Mutual Mentoring

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Baby eagle
| March 12, 2023

Mutual Mentoring

wrapped in the down of age,

the down of youth like a baby eagle,

looking to be fed.

Feed all and you will be fed.

John W. Sweazey retired Emeritus from the University of Washington at fifty, having mentored a number of students, his baby eagles, many who visited at his home, many who ate there, and a few who were welcomed to use sleeping bags/yoga mats/couches in the living room. PS Many continued to visit after his retirement.

SHARING STORIES is a weekly column for and about the 50 plus crowd living in the Puget Sound region. Send your stories and photos to ariele@comcast.net. Tell local or personal stories; discuss concerns around aging and other issues; share solutions, good luck, and reasons to celebrate; poems are fine too. Pieces may be edited or excerpted. We reserve the right to select among pieces. Photos are always a plus and a one-sentence bio is requested (where you live, maybe age or career, retired status, etc.).

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