52 Week Reading Challenge

I was behind on getting this going, but I found it on a forum earlier this year.  I revised it for my goals.  Many are very challenging but I think they will be fun!

ENJOY!

52 Week Reading Challenge (one for each week of the year):
1. A book by your favorite author.
2. A book by an author whose work you haven't read previously.
3. A book released in the year you were born.
4. A book released in 2018.
5. A book released in 2008.
6. A book released in 1998.
7. A book released in 1988.
8. A book released in 1978.
9. A book released in 1968.
10. A book released in 1958.
11. A book released in 1948.
12. A book released in 1938.
13. A book released in 1928.
14. A book released in 1918.
15. A book released in the 20th Century [outside the years above].
16. A book released in the 19th Century.
17. A book that has had a movie or TV adaptation.
18. A book written after a movie or TV.
19. A female author.
20. A male author.
21. A graphic novel.
22. A fiction.
23. A romance.
24. A fantasy.
25. A sci-fi.
26. A suspense/paranormal.
27. An action/crime/adventure.
28. A war.
29. A thriller.
30. A mystery.
31. A historical fiction.
32. A Native American.
33. A young adult book.
34. A western.
35. A literature classic.
36. A non-fiction.
37. An author's debut book.
38. An author from your state/province/country.
39. A book originally published in a language other than English.
40. A book by an African author.
41. A book by an Asian author.
42. A book by an Australian author.
43. A book by a European author.
44. A book by a North American author.
45. A book by a South American author.
46. A book set in Africa.
47. A book set in Antarctica.
48. A book set in Asia.
49. A book set in Australia.
50. A book set in Europe.
51. A book set in North America.
52. A book set in South America.

Ol' Friend

By M.D. Robinson

Hello, ol' friend,

It’s been a while, I know,

But here you are again,

Greeting me, just as before.

Hello, ol' friend,

I’ve returned, it’s true,

I know I left without goodbye,

I left mostly because of you.

Hello, ol' friend,

There you are again,

Embracing me, welcoming me,

As if I never left.

Your enfolding embrace,

Brings such memories,

Such a wellspring of feelings,

Of a life not many know.

You were with me as a boy,

Being constantly there,

Watching me grow and play,

Always near yet far.

You were there again,

As I went to college,

Torturing me with your fierceness,

Unforgiving with your love?

Later as a man,

You embraced me on any day,

Not really aware of my mood,

Just there for the reminder.

Now having left,

I have returned,

And found that I missed you,

Your icy chill refreshing all the same.

Many curse you, you know,

You’re not liked by any,

I have found though,

That you carry my memories.

You remind me of my childhood,

My years of love, and pain,

You were there as I grew,

From a boy to a man.

There aren’t many who'll admit,

But having returned to Wyoming,

I have found my ol' friend, once again,

I missed you, your embrace, your rush.

Now, I have returned,

Things seem so right,

I know my purpose,

As well as yours.

Many still curse you,

But not I,

I know you,

My ol’ friend, WIND!