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    Journeys into the Red Zone: 54 Poems for 2021
    Journeys into the Red Zone: 54 Poems for 2021
    Journeys into the Red Zone: 54 Poems for 2021
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    Journeys into the Red Zone: 54 Poems for 2021

    By Lawrence Butts

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    As 2020 ended last year, my mind became focused on what I considered to be the coming Red Zone of my life.  2021 was to be the year I would be turning 70 years old.  This crossing the 60s to the 70s demarcation would shake me to the core, but it seemed to also give me a profoundly mature perspective from which to view my life.  In the second week of January 2021, the words started to emerge from me.  Nine months later, 54 Journeys into the Red Zone of my life appeared for me and now for you. Join me as I look at the world through the prism of my deeply held philosophical beliefs about the world and our connection to it.  

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLawrence Butts
    Release dateSep 29, 2021
    ISBN9798201396114
    Journeys into the Red Zone: 54 Poems for 2021
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    Lawrence Butts

    I am a retired technical writer who writes poetry and science fiction.

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