Most days, people overlook how fortunate they are with the life they actually lead. They wander through ideas about changing direction, listening to voices that urge them to step outside comfort zones or to take risks. Crises remind us that change isn’t always for the better, yet they also teach gratitude for whatever we have, because an orderly life remains a hidden gift, whether it feels abundant or modest. Gratitude, in everyday moments, can endure as a blessing.
This poetry collection, brought into the world by a renowned Spanish press and introduced with a foreword by a respected critic, presents a candid, unadorned voice. It reads as a heartfelt letter of thanks not only to people but to life itself. The opening poem, written in a mode of intimate recollection, pays homage to the poet’s mother, recounting a moment of practical need—asking for a car, then translating that moment into a larger reflection on responsibility, aging, and the stubborn certainty that life asks more from one as time goes by. The verses reveal the author’s inner landscape with honesty and tenderness, avoiding artificial ornament. There are no fireworks here; only fears surfaced, missteps admitted, and guilt acknowledged as a driving force behind every attempt to grow. The book’s own summary speaks to a shift in perception: ideas expand the mind, never shrinking it back to its former size. In this sense, sin becomes a catalyst for reimagining life and love, approached from fresh angles. Love appears in its most open form, sometimes brushing against eroticism or touching on the edge of transgression when one uses the image of stones on a board to examine choice. The text invites readers to view poetry as a path to salvation and to recognize how fear, truth, and beauty can coexist when poetry is breathed with honesty and passion.
Love songs populate the collection, underscoring the idea that love is a central force for most poets. A particularly striking piece contemplates a “connection” and the idea that relationships can be temporary yet leave an imprint: a loan of moments that could endure a lifetime. The overarching suggestion is a call to seize every fleeting second and to live with intention, as implied by the perennial motto to seize the day.
Born in a Spanish town in 1983, the author studied advertising and public relations and taught foreign languages at a university level. Pursuing social welfare and inequalities academically, she also draws from a life spent near the sea, where dawn and twilight walks shape the cadence of days. A long-standing passion for poetry emerged early, winning competitions during school days before finding a broader audience. Active in amateur theatre and recognized for contributions to a local ensemble, the poet has balanced creative work with teaching English, all while embracing a future that could lead her toward new horizons and perhaps distant classrooms, as if a deeper call guides the path forward.
In these pages, the poet stands as a bold voice, clearly articulating personal convictions through the written word. Love remains the engine of expression, since without it, life would lose much of its color. The lines close with a powerful vow of return and endurance, echoing the timeless sentiment that love persists beyond absence and even beyond death. Readers are invited to watch this journey unfold—to feel the pull of memory, the gravity of choice, and the enduring light of affection that keeps a life whole.