“17 and a Half Lessons” is a gentle collection of poems that holds the heart like a quiet evening breeze—soft, sincere, and unexpectedly healing. Each poem is a fragment of growing up, a whisper of courage, and a reminder that even the smallest emotions carry entire worlds inside them. Across seventeen poems—and one delicate half-lesson that lingers between endings and beginnings—the book explores love, loss, healing, self-discovery, and the tiny miracles hidden in ordinary days. These verses travel through broken moments and blooming ones, through fears that tremble and hopes that rise again. With simple language and honest emotion, this collection invites readers to pause, breathe, and look within. It is not just a book of poetry—it is a companion for anyone learning to trust themselves, to let go, to grow, and to find meaning in the quiet corners of life. “17 and a Half Lessons” teaches not through answers, but through feelings— the kind that stay with you long after the last page is turned.