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    Days of Daze
    Days of Daze
    Days of Daze
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    Days of Daze

    By Paula Baysinger Morhardt

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    Part one of two of a poetry collection born out of tremendous personal loss, this volume focuses on everyday life and living with grief.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFox Pointe Publishing, LLP
    Release dateMay 16, 2020
    ISBN9781393100348
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      Days of Daze - Paula Baysinger Morhardt

      Dedicated to Grandma Arlene Brinkmeier and my mother, Mary Baysinger. Neither one of you ever gave up on me. I know you are looking down on me, cheering me on. I hope you are proud.

      Copyright © 2020 by Paula Baysinger Morhardt

      All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Fox Pointe Publishing, LLP.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher.

      www.foxpointepublishing.com/author-paula-morhardt

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Baysinger Morhardt, Paula, author.

      McDowell, Peggy, illustrator.

      Farr, Chelsea, designer.

      Days of Daze. - First edition.

      Summary: Part of a collection of poetry born out of tremendous personal loss, this volume focuses on everyday life and living with grief.

      ISBN 978-1-9525678-8-9 (hardcover)

      1. Poetry. 2. Philosophy. 3. Grief & Healing.

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2 0 2 0 9 0 8 2 1 1

      Printed and bound in the United

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