Trini

By Trinidad Rodriguez

Trini, My Life of Poems is a story of determination, courage and unyielding faith. Each poem is a chapter in a life filled with a single moms struggles and perseverance. Breathe in each line and share those experiences, viewing them through the windows of her eyes. Some poems allo

• Language: English
• Publisher: Authors' Tranquility Press
• Release date: Oct 3, 2022
• ISBN: 9781959453536

Trinidad Rodriguez

Trini has spent over 40 years in practice as a licensed therapist guiding her clients through their needs and helping them to determine what the next step is on their journey forward. Her experience as a psychotherapist has connected her to people from all walks of life. Together with her educational training, Trini pulls in her own personal experiences as a wife, then a single mother to three putting herself through school.She knows all the comforts and discomforts that life can bring; her resilience to persevere in spite of them is what transforms this book into an illumination for your own life.

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Copyright © 2023 by Trinidad Rodriguez.

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Publisher’s Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author’s imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or locales is completely coincidental.

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Trini/ Trinidad Rodriguez

Paperback 978-1-959453-52-9

Ebook 978-1-959453-53-6

Designer and Coordinator: Jim Baker Typeface: Times New Roman

This book and contents are the property of Trini Rodriguez

The only way out of the cocoon, Is to move ahead into the unknown.

Forty years of fascinating prose and poetry finally united in these pages!

Contents

INTRODUCTION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

FOREWORD

Life is Like the Dark, Dark Sea

Mirrors … Mirrors … Mirrors

Woman Know Thy Limit

Each Time I Cried

Please tell us about yourself Part 1

My Beautiful Butterfly

Memories

Spoiled by the Universe

My Self Esteem

Puppets

Upon Your Head I Placed a Crown

Shadows

My Grief

Amazing, Amazing

Please tell us about yourself Part 2

I Heard It!

Barrier

Death

Tell us about yourself Part 3

Waiting

That Pitiful Part of Me

My Reflected Self

Ingrate

I Dare Not Go Back

Tell us about yourself Part 4

Ed

Didn’t I Bury You?

Love

Silent Words

Tell us about yourself Part 5

Daughter Dear

Twilight of My Years

You

Love Again

The Question

At Last

Most Fortunate One

Hoofs

Lord, Don’t You See That You Have To Wait?

Please tell us about yourself Part 6

Please tell us about yourself Part 7

The Thirteenth Disciple

2/21/02

Saturday Night Treat

About the Author

INTRODUCTION

By: Jim Baker

Trini’s poems tell the story of her life. Each poem is a chapter about struggles, joys, and relationships. As we breathe in each line we are sharing her experiences, viewing each one through the windows of her eyes. We feel her pain, her joy, and her determination as a woman, a minority, and a very intelligent individual. Some poems allow us to soar like a butterfly, enjoying the freedom of a first flight, while others bring an ache to our hearts. Experience her longing for a loving and caring partner and her devotion to her three children. Find yourself a quiet corner and share a life in prose we are seldom privileged to visit.