We all seek love.
Discover a journey into our profoundest passions and heartbreaks.
From the earliest stirrings of a new romance through the grief of loss and separation, the human experience takes us along soaring highs and deep lows. Nowhere is this more breathtakingly realized than in romantic poetry, where the mere power of words evokes feelings that cross cultures and divides. In this array of poems drawing on the natural elements all around us, you’ll bask in the light and darkness of life’s most intense events.
Valerie Nifora’s simple poetry span over a decade of memories of emotional ups and downs. From the tingling elation of first loves to the crushing pain of breakups and loss, her beautiful lyricism will immerse you in sensuality, desire, and innocence. With Nifora’s delicate touch, you’ll relive those passionate minutes that stretched into hours and the tormented days that felt like years, coming out at the other end cleansed and with your spirit open to possibility.
I Asked the Wind is a sweeping adventure into our most basic drive for intimacy. If you like raw primal emotions, touching scenes, and joyous celebrations, then you’ll adore Valerie Nifora’s exploration of the soul.
Table of Content
A Note to You – The Reader . . . . . . xxi
Part I
I Love You. Eternal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Swing Me Round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
This Perfect Thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
If Ever Pure Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
If This Is Nothing but a Dream . . . .10
Let Me Lie Here a Little Longer . . . 11
Quiet Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
When You Place Your Hand Upon My Chest . . . 14
The Laces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Twirl Me Round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Kiss Me Gently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Upon Your Leaving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Touch Me Gently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Let’s Run Our Fingers in the Sand . . 23
Let the Clock Hand Keep its Time . . . 25
Come Hold My Hand Love . . . . . . . . 27
Part II
The Sadness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Love Hide Not Your Face from Me . . . 33
I Do Not Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
I Sit Here Silently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
It Is Not Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
It Will Not Be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Wind That Blows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Do You Know How Slowly? . . . . . . . . 39
Leave Me in My Sorrow . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hostility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Anger Fill the Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Do Not Mock Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Not A Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Your Silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Pounding Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Part III
I Cried for You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
I Did Love You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Broken Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Look Not at Me Wickedly . . . . . . . . . 58
Circles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Don’t Worry About My Tears . . . . . . . 60
A Little Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
So Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
To Bicker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
The Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Silent Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Burn My Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
I Asked the Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
A Fool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Unsaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
The Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Grave Misfortune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Dance upon the Aisle . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Why Do You Tortue So? . . . . . . . . . . 78
How Does It Feel? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
You Ask Me If I Loved You . . . . . . . . 80
Pen To Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
If I Were to Whisper to the Wind . . . . 84
I Die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Did You Love Me? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Epilogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Your Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 90
Afterword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
About the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Photo Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
About the author
Valerie is a first generation Greek-American born in New York. Her beautiful and powerful voice immediately calls forth a time of leather-bound books and invites the reader to find a comfortable chair and begin their journey through the powerful human emotion of love.Valerie holds a B.A. in Communications from Emerson College and an M.B.A. from Fordham University. She is married and the mother of two amazing sons.
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