I want to write a book of experiences and dreams, I don`t just want to leave sheets of paper that will never be seen. I would like the book to be like a mind alive on a shelf, From which my voice could go out and, hopefully, help others to find themselves. Once I was lost, now I am free - this is the overriding theme of this collection of poetry. Charting the many times that things have been difficult in her life, Margaret Steggles explains how she found her own way, the people that helped and all the things she saw along the way. Whether you have suffered loss, indecisiveness, low self-esteem or simply felt like you were in the wrong place in your life, one of these poems is sure to speak to something in you and help you find your own way. Author biog. Born in Essex in 1943, I grew up always wanting to be a nurse. I qualified in London in 1964 and worked within the profession until retiring in 2003. I started writing after moving to Devon in 2006 as a way of laying to rest ghosts from my past.