The ache of healing!: 105 sonnets of love and contemplations!

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105 sonnets divided into four categories: Roses and prickles, Spirits and souls, Places and Contemplations. "Roses and prickles poems" portray different types of romance and all the blissful and sad emotions that love brings with it. "Spirits and souls poems" describes personalities such as the greatest man alive, the altruistic, orphans, mothers, fathers, abusers, dreamers, children, enemies, childhood friends, old age "Places poems" define several themes such as hometown, mother nature, full unknown, immigrants "Contemplations poems" picture the ache of healing, trust, jealousy, hunger, endless glory, love, hate, marriage, music, fear of silence, self-doubt, being lost, life and deathI dedicate this book to the soul of my father who died in war when I was three years old. To the spirit that I didn't have the chance to know while growing up. To my mom who raised four children alone, who is an impressive role model on how to be strong no matter what life throws at you and who never gave up on life or on us. To my two wonderful children, this book is written as a proof for you to believe in your dreams, in yourself and to do what you love to do. To the readers of this book, I hope you will be able to relate to those poems and I hope they will be an added value to your life. A writer's dream is to reach as many hearts as possible and to deliver a significant message to change people's lives for the better. I hope I'm able to do that. To humanity, I'm happy to leave a small trace in this world and make a small difference. Last but not least, to our heavenly father, I love you no matter what.

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Christine Maalouf Abi Najm is an award winning poet, singer, songwriter, published author, and journalist! She started writing poems and plays for her school at the age of 10! Christine is fluent in English, Arabic, and French and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Marketing, as well as a Master's Degree in Journalism! Having been affected by her father's death during the war in Lebanon Christine wrote and published a book called Arajeeh in Arabic, which means Swings in English. Arajeeh is a compilation of poetry and prose, describing a girl named Nour, who grew up facing war, hardship, and love. The book was sold out in three months and won an award of achievement for outstanding poetic writing from the World Lebanese Cultural Union. Christine Abi Najim went on to become the President of the WLCU years later and currently holds this title. Early in her career Christine wrote a weekly column for a magazine and for the Al Mouhajer online newspaper, located in New York! Ms. Abi Najim moved to the United States in 2006. She now resides in Northern Virginia with her husband and their two children.Having a passion for music drew her to play piano and she wrote her first song with her piano teacher Erick Nickerson. She released many songs that include three award winning songs! This Pure Love won an honorable mention, Lots Of First Times won Top 5 pop song, and semi finalist for My Ignorant Heart in the Song Of The Year songwriting competition! Mrs. Abi Najm is an active member of the Songwriters Association of Washington, DC. Christine is a philanthropist and involved with multiple organizations, such as St. Jude's Research Hospital for healthier kids, Moawad Foundation for children's education worldwide, and St. George for quality healthcare.