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Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/</p> <p class="author-bio-link"> <a href="https://www.biographies.net/search/Wayne%20Blair">Complete biography of Wayne Blair »</a> </p> </div> <div> <p class="fans-cnt" data-term="Wayne Blair" data-key="34919" data-page="poet"> <button class="btn btn-counter s " data-votes="10" data-pid="34919" data-uid="" data-target="#login-modal" title="click to add your vote"><i class="fas fa-star" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span>Follow</span></button> <span class="fans rc3" onclick="location.href='/poet-fans/34919';">10 fans</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="adunit-middle adunit-middle-2col clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6071864913982699" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block; text-align:center;" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" 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href="/poem/154256/poem-by-billy-collins:-the-lanyard.">Poem by Billy Collins: The Lanyard.</a></h5><ul class="genres-list"><li><a href="genre/Celebration">Celebration</a></li><li><a href="genre/Family">Family</a></li><li><a href="genre/Humorous">Humorous</a></li><li><a href="genre/Life">Life</a></li></ul></td><td class="tal vam bl"><span style="color:#555;"><i class="far fa-eye"></i> 46 Views</span><div class="p-added">added by <a href="/user/301461/dougb.19255"><strong>dougb.19255</strong></a><br>2 years ago</div></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-poem-prefix">Rate it</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="154256" data-title="poem-by-billy-collins-the-lanyard" data-guest="1"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal vam"><h5 class="flex-title"><a href="/poem/158881/the-“i-am”-elaborates">The “I Am” Elaborates</a></h5><ul class="genres-list"><li><a href="genre/Celebration">Celebration</a></li><li><a href="genre/Family">Family</a></li><li><a href="genre/Inspirational">Inspirational</a></li><li><a href="genre/Life">Life</a></li><li><a href="genre/Love">Love</a></li><li><a href="genre/Religion">Religion</a></li></ul></td><td class="tal vam bl"><span style="color:#555;"><i class="far fa-eye"></i> 46 Views</span><div class="p-added">added by <a href="/user/301461/dougb.19255"><strong>dougb.19255</strong></a><br>1 year ago</div></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-poem-prefix">Rate it</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="158881" data-title="the-i-am-elaborates" data-guest="1"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal vam"><h5 class="flex-title"><a href="/poem/155358/susan-boyle">Susan Boyle</a></h5><ul 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href="/poem/154387/leonard-cohen,-seventy-four,-not-a-prophet,-oh-no.">Leonard Cohen, seventy four, not a prophet, Oh No.</a></h5><ul class="genres-list"><li><a href="genre/Friendship">Friendship</a></li><li><a href="genre/Inspirational">Inspirational</a></li><li><a href="genre/Life">Life</a></li><li><a href="genre/Loss">Loss</a></li><li><a href="genre/Love">Love</a></li><li><a href="genre/Melancholy">Melancholy</a></li><li><a href="genre/Nature">Nature</a></li><li><a href="genre/Romantic">Romantic</a></li></ul></td><td class="tal vam bl"><span style="color:#555;"><i class="far fa-eye"></i> 28 Views</span><div class="p-added">added by <a href="/user/301461/dougb.19255"><strong>dougb.19255</strong></a><br>2 years ago</div></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-poem-prefix">Rate it</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars vote-allowed" title="rate it" data-pid="154387" data-title="leonard-cohen-seventy-four-not-a-prophet-oh-no" data-guest="1"><span class="se"></span><span 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