An 80-year-old man named Robin shares his love for writing poetry and his unique fashion sense.
“And look!” Robin laughs, pulling up his red pant leg from his red shoes to reveal red polka-dot socks. “Matching socks!” The festive fashionisto was planning to wear a matching shirt under his red jacket too, but he chose black instead, to accentuate his accoutrement — a necklace made from Christmas lights attached to a silver Christmas tree.Robin lost his beloved Kit four years ago. But not before she helped him find a love for writing poetry when he was 70 years old.
“Whenever our hands are touching and you squeeze a little bit more,” Robin begins reciting one of his recent works. “I can feel the love within you and it’s all I can do not to roar.” Now 80 years old, Robin writes a poem a day, which he regularly sends to his friends to express his gratitude for them.One of the greatest expressions of love Robin has experienced was delivered in a letter he received 75 years ago, during the winter he was battling for his life in hospital. “I could see the concern in my parents' faces when they came in,” Robin sai
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