Thanks for your patience

Hello Students

It's been a long while since I posted anything for that matter. Tight work pattern kept me astray. Now back on board. Hope, I can get along. Thanks for your patience, thanks for your sincere requests.

I will now post much needed poetry section. Depending on your requirement, I'll decide the next course.

To resume, here comes a summary of "When You Are Old" followed by two more poems from the mid-term exam portions and methods and techniques of writing good answers.

Regards

SBT

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