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Throughout my life, from a young man to an old fart, there have been many times that I gained insight and knowledge from conversations with a variety of people.

Often those folks that were older than me.

As I crossed the 80 year mark it became clear that I am now the old guy and so PERHAPS some people may gain something from things I share from my life.

That was the impetus behind creating ALMOST 80.

Every week we take a walk through ideas and a piece of the forest.

Amid the fertile hills of Southern Oregon, in the Applegate Valley, is an independent film team creating a documentary about eco savvy end of life planning. We follow one man’s journey, as he’s approaching 80 years old, planning for an environmentally friendly burial.

All my life I’ve written poetry but never gone public.  I lost all the material things in my life in 1979 when my house burned down but I kept writing poetry for myself.  About a decade ago I found that I could actually share my work and did so with the Grayback Salon, a small group of Applegate poets and appreciators who all read poetry together.  Then a few years later, I realized I could go public with my poetry and put together a collection of 148 poems. Here it is!

The works of G. Greeley Wells Jr.