About the author
     This sequel to Ahlam Shalhout's book Recovering Stolen Dreams continues along the path of the heart. It portrays the inevitable fruit of self-empowerment gained through diligent self-awareness. Echoing self-love, Shalhout demonstrates her art of making dreams come true, harmoniously and co-creatively, in dynamic universes through transcendence of fear. In epic form, she has captured the essence of divinity through trinity by illustrating the marriage of the spiritual dance with the physical verse. She speaks of "the wonderful things in store for humanity when all recognize each other as one. Reaching out across the lands we hold each other's hands as Sages of new birth bring gifts of joy." She announces to all: "In your solace you thrust a world of peace in which there is no need for greed [because] eternal knowledge avails itself to all those who CHOOSE to see." She shares her visions of the future through "nature's screens of sight": "I've seen the majestic roses take a bow before the heavy rains. The winds and rains are here to cleanse our ways of darker days." Her nostalgic roots spread endlessly in 'St. Thomas My Beloved' . AHLAM SHALHOUT was born and raised in St. Thomas, U S Virgin Islands. Her parents re- located to Connecticut during the latter part of her childhood. Her first name Ahlam means "dreams" in Arabic. Her poems are inspired by her dreams and meditations.