Reflections of a Woman's Soul
a book of poems
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A phone call squabble. Yesterday, my husband, we spoke on the phone Me here and you there Confused that my intelligence would not tame My overwhelming emotions That my reasoning would not shut off those dreams. Sleepless nights heat my brain Charge my body with youthful energy I tread for miles Pump the weights Hoping that my body will tire And connect with my brain To whisper sleep Think with a clear mind And open the flood gates of emotion Watch its gushing waters rush cool Cascade down steep rocks And crash in a tumultuous pool. Disagreement over petty change Love cramped in borrowed coldness You hang up, your silence amiss You caress a passionless numbness. But, I my love, remember our kiss.
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About the Book
If you listen to my soul you will hear your own heart. Indulge in the images both in words and pictures taken in Zanzibar, Goa, Germany, and the USA.
About the Author
Notes on the poet Alina Mildred Treis (Pereira) born in Zanzibar is of Portuguese and Indian descent. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School, where she completed her Senior Cambridge High School and then went to Goa India to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and French. She came to the States in February 1971 as an exchange student at St. Rose College, Albany, NY. She married Terry Treis on May 1st 1976 and has two children Richard and Tania. In 1981, as a young mother, she earned a Masters degree with University at Albany, NY. In 2004, she completed her PhD in English Literary Theory from the same university. Her dissertation is on Rebecca Harding Davis. She has been a professor of English and literature since 1990 and is now working as a full time Associate Professor in Humanities at Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY. Over the years, Treis has had several publications of her individual poems in Anthologies. The poems compiled in this book are written over a period of several years and reflect emotional ties in Zanzibar, Africa; Goa, India; and New York, US. Treis writes emotional poems embedded in nature.