Stormy Sunshine: The Poetry Experience of a Lifetime

The debut poetry book by Regina Medina Alvarado. Dives into life's uncertainties, mystery, hope, and triumphs. Memorializes prolific issues and events that grip America, and society at large, with a path toward healing. Savors the splendor of a poetic dawn and a revealing of hope for mankind. It is both a conversation starter and a keepsake to be shared. This book will stand as a time capsule for our generation, as seen only through the eyes of a poet. Get a front-seat view to this moody, emotional rollercoaster ride that comes full circle into poetry's renaissance. (Sample excerpts below) More about this book: Written in a variety of forms: lyrical, freeform, prose, mini-stories, and ponderings.Reality poetry in an easy-to-read format.CHAPTER 1: Discontent. Anguish. Injustice. Incarceration. Alcoholism. Homelessness. Poverty. Rioting. The pandemic. Violence. Misogyny. Fort Hood. Karma. The California fire in Paradise. Aging. Death.CHAPTER 2: Change. Acceptance. Forgiveness. Hope. Transformation. Infused with the wisdom of age and experience.CHAPTER 3: The beauty of renewal, earth's delights, creativity, reinvention, and second chances. Celebrates the renaissance of poetry we are currently experiencing.Paperback prints in black and whiteSAMPLE EXCERPTS: From "A Place to Call Home""...The shortest straw, bank overdraw, the bag of coal, hard winter's cold, expired goods, ill health, no wealth, tumbleweeds, hunger's greed, life's never-ending needsWas left for you and meA constant yearning for a place of our very ownWithout a non-stop mortgage drainTo see the end of spending painIn a home where children take refuge and feastThen leave you empty-nestedHome converts to final days of restingAwaiting the imminent path of life's finalitySeems we were always put through the wringer>From "Mercury Reserved""...STOP," I yelled at the cop."Please think before you shoot.Stop and look at me--your target: A member of the human groupThis is not the OlympicsNot the time to take first placeNo quick draw-you'll get the short strawPlease put away the maceNo gold medal for legalized killersGo instead, play your video game thrillersYou're intelligent; please learn, discernDon't fall into disgrace."