About this ebook
Poetry is a powerful way to express emotions and thoughts, as it shows everything from everyday moments to the most transcendental ones.
In this collection, you will find verses that reflect the different facets of human existence, from joy and love to sadness and pain.
The author uses simple but profound language, full of images and metaphors, to express his feelings and thoughts about the world surrounding him.
The book is aimed at all those who seek a connection with their own life, with their dreams and their fears, with their achievements and their mistakes. "Life in Verses" is a book that celebrates poetry as a way of understanding and transforming reality.
This book is an invitation to reflect on life and find beauty and meaning in its simplest and most complex moments.
Rafael Lima
Brésil, 1989 Diplôme d'associé en administration et M.B.A. en gestion de projets stratégiques au Centro Universitário UNA. Chrétien par la grâce de Dieu. Passionné par l'écriture (allemand, anglais, espagnol, français, italien, portugais), poète et romancier. Un poète et écrivain qui partage ses pensées à travers les vers de poèmes et à travers les chapitres de romans. J'écris également en anglais et en espagnol pour que mes écrits atteignent plus de personnes dans plus d'endroits. Dans mon temps libre, j'aime les jeux vidéo, les films et les séries. J'ai pensé au jour où l'un de mes livres servirait de base à l'une de ces productions…
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Life in Verses - Rafael Lima
Life in Verses
Rafael Lima
Published by Rafael Lima, 2023.
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.
LIFE IN VERSES
First edition. December 6, 2023.
Copyright © 2023 Rafael Lima.
ISBN: 979-8223184461
Written by Rafael Lima.
Copyright © 2023 Rafael Henrique dos Santos Lima and RL Literary productions
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without prior permission from the copyright owner of this book.
For permissions contact: rafael50001@hotmail.com / rafaelhsts@gmail.com
About the Book
The poems have been written for the author to participate in the Jara Carillo Humor Contest and the 42nd Ciudad de Badajoz Poetry Prize, both in 2023.
Unfortunately, the author was not the winner.
Table of Contents
Silent Witnesses
Routine
Red and Blue
Chaos
Undesired Changes
Hard to Work
Those Days
Memories
Ever Present
Emotions
The House of Mind
From Seed to Tree
Seeking Wisdom
Smile
Admiration from a Distance
Passion
That Too Will Pass
The Weakness
Motivation to Work
The Price of Dream
Possible Dreams
Mighty Smells
Silent Witnesses
Like birds, you fly,
Above all and everyone, you pass by.
You spread like veins on all sides,
You are found on all sites.
You pass over houses, fly over trees, and cross rivers,
Wherever we are, we are watched by the wires.
There are no limits to where you can reach,
You are even in the farthest city.
Through your strength, the electricity is running on,
The electricity illuminates life and turns all things on.
Human lives would stop without electricity,
Nothing would work in our daily lives and activities.
Besides electricity, you also bear the information,
You allow