: About Me

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My Name is Margaret Clare Sanders.
I am a retired registered nurse living in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. I was born in Prestatyn, Wales, UK and grew up in Liverpool, UK. I trained as a nurse at Putney Hospital, London, UK, where I met and married my sweetheart Keith and we have been married for 42 years this coming September. I have two adult children, Anita and Colin and one adorable 3 year old granddaughter, Joycelyn.
I love writing verse and read constantly.
I would love to write a novel but I am not sure that I have the discipline it takes.

My passion is ...

Reading crime fiction and writing verse

I know too much about ...

Bedpans

My parents always told me ...

To turn off lights when I left a room

My childhood ambition ...

To be a figure skater

My favorite memory ...

My wedding day

Why I write ...

Because I love the English language

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

A book called 'The older the fiddle the better the tune"

My first job ...

Clerk in a ladies dress shop

My best moment ...

Holding my babies when they were born

My inspiration ...

My husband Keith

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Life's paths

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Retirement Cold days, with snow sparkles on the ground. Soft as a bird's white feathers. Oak trees, leafless, barren and at rest. Dreaming of Springtime after Winter's rest. Retirement was a necessary thing. So why do no birds sing? There was a time it seems, that February brought me many dreams of what I'd do when Summer warmed my skin, and heat would elevate the joy within. But now each month is nothing more than what can be an everyday chore. Oh yes, retirement gives me many choices, to look outside and think about the voices of friends who aided me in February's darkness, whose smiles ...

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