Publisher's Synopsis
"A JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE with Wisdom to Share" is a special collection of powerful poems and prose about, Wisdom, Human Rights, Freedom, Peace, Friendship, Civil Rights, Love, Romance, War, and Human Conditions, created from deep within the mind and soul of Nohemí Molano Lewis who writes Prose, Free Verse, Narratives, and Sonnets. Her powerful poetry reflects wishes for freedom among countries, nations, and people. She describes and analyzes the many roles a woman plays in her life as Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother, and Friend. Also, Nohemí writes about Ideas, Dreams, Issues, and Wars. Through her poetry, the famous author conveys the tenderness she feels for her children and all those she loves, whether they are family or friends.Nohemí offers the reader an opportunity to experience her innocent, sincere, and profound work as a Latin-American Poet Laureate. She comes with a tremendous reputation for being an outstanding writer and novelist (Colombina Searching for Happiness). Her poems provide a mirror for the reader to reflect and contemplate. Also, enjoy a few of her poems in French and Spanish.Her poetry surprises us with the mother-son question about the mystery of motherhood in her poem "WHERE, SON, DID YOU COME FROM" and his special questions from his inner child, concerning the unknown and mysterious. In her poem GOLDEN BUTTERFLY his inner child observes a chrysalis transforming to a Golden Butterfly. Nohemí expresses: "Dear son, we perceive, in some moments of our lives, when something dies or finishes, there is an Untouched Life, Full of color, returning us Golden Peace." In her poem WITHOUT TEARS to her very lonely brother, Nohemí wrote, "Make an effort, dear brother, Smile... Raise your blue eyes, toward the forest, the prairies, and the sky. Go and sing with the birds!" ALL I NEEDED WAS FAITH - as a mother encouraging her daughter to have faith by helping her understand the fact that "Changes in life are necessary to grow."SPECIAL POEMS ABOUT WISDOM: Civil Rights - YES, I KNOW, BUT - In this poem, the author talks about learning experiences from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ideals about Civil Rights, avoiding Hate and Fear, and Truly Love. Freedom/Liberty/Justice - BEGINNING OR ENDING - A wonderful poem about Mahatma Gandhi from India, who ended the war between the British and India, and peacefully returned the land to Indian hands, giving them Justice, Freedom, and Liberty. Human/Constitutional Rights - AWARENESS - The author, explains in this sentimental and wonderful poetry, about Corporations as artificial persons, and humanity's efforts to reclaim Human Rights. My Freedom/Speaking - Up MY VOICE - In the poet's own life, she talks about her freedom and rights as a woman, as a wife and, as a mother. Peace and Freedom - GRIEVING FOR PEACE - Sentimental poetry about her previous country, Colombia and GRANT ME THE CHANCE a poem, expressing her feelings about Peace and Freedom, proclaiming liberty for Colombian's husbands, daughters, and sons. The Peace Movement - MY LITTLE LIGHT - Poetry, about the Peaceful Occupy Movement, marching down Broadway with Pete Seeger's voice, reclaiming Peace. These sentimental poems remind us about the different occasions in life when human beings have the right to speak up for Peace, Freedom, and Human Rights.SPECIAL POEMS ABOUT WAR: Nohemí sadly expresses PAIN and HOPE in her poem, MY HERO, to her son, regarding the confusing war, with sentimental thoughts and hope toward him. In this poem, you hear her voice on war when her son was in Vietnam. War poetry is universal. Our greatest poetic masterpieces from Homer's Iliad to several of Shakespeare's plays are, essentially War poems. SPECIAL POEMS ABOUT LOVE: In Nohemí's SOLSTICE, you do not see a beginner poet's technique using passionate outpouring. Instead, Nohemí's poetry immerses you into the living experience with tenderness and control of energy.
