Fred W. Herman / Fred WHerman / W. Herman Fred W. Herman / WHerman Fred WHerman
Librería Samer Atenea
Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
Kálamo Books
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Librería Elías (Asturias)
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Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
If the function of poetry is to harmonize the sorrows of the world, then, Brazilian Tears and Other Poems reflects memories from distant lands: the poverty, the struggles, the aspirations, the endless wars, and the elusive hopes for a better world, often beyond reach. Never AgainWhen people tend to bend with the wind,They will often let go to be scatteredLike dry autumn leaves or a sly bandOf thieves to some far away spotWhere an unkind fate will just leave them to rot.But how can a boy forget the furiousWinds of the war, or the soldiersWith their endless shouting, their officious spouting,And their boots stomping on the floorUntil, like the wind, they were gone once more.And what good are the weighty words of the wiseIf they’re just as fleeting as the wind,When the boy, later that dreary night,To add to his plight, found his motherWith the lifeless body of his only brother.Yet the boy will never forget the fearAnd the oppressive darkness outside,And the all-pervading stench of deathWhen he held this breath as he fled in turn,Convinced that he would never return.
