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Once Upon a Route

Gas is expensive

About what?

If the city ever sleeps

The Telluride Post Card

The Healer

Welcome Home

Family Tree

The Going

You sound like the ocean

Between gullible and yearning there is me

Liquid Sand, Riddle Man

Ziggy

Enter an Ocean

Ambition

Salt.

Perfume

Vanilla

that’s the thing about poets

Good Year

Real

  • When the eyes speak louder…

    by Stephanie Alfaia September 23, 2014

    Brown blinking handsome Irresistible genuine smile.  His eyes suddenly shut tight, Inner battle  Avoiding the…

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  • Behold, a Strong Little Lamb

    by Stephanie Alfaia July 13, 2014

    Dark pale eyes stared  blankly at an end she expected long ago. A half smile …

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  • You.

    by Stephanie Alfaia July 2, 2014

    In a world where history  repeats itself,  where streets are decorated  with the past,  arcs of…

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  • The Rainbow

    by Stephanie Alfaia June 1, 2014

    walking on water  miraculously pots of gold for shoes leprechaun turned sailor treasure somewhat taboo…

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  • Letters to the Present

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 30, 2014

    the sun rises yet again! a love note to a new day a chance to…

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  • As the Journey Ends

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 29, 2014

    It comes as quickly as it goes  the sun can only shine  it’s beauty for…

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  • The Journey and Her XVI

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 29, 2014

    It was no surprise… hope is but a green little bug keeping you up at…

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  • Sessions II

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 28, 2014

    “What is it you are searching for?” “Ah, you are mistaken. I do not search,…

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  • The Journey and Her XIII

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 28, 2014

    Despite reassurance constant replay of love sent remarks here still lies fear  of misreading friendship…

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  • The Journey and Her XII

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 28, 2014

    she sat in silence in complete darkness a pandora box filled with affection weary of…

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  • Sessions

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 27, 2014

    “Turn the handle,” she said.  “Go into the room… …tell me what you see.” It…

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  • The Journey and Her XI

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 25, 2014

    if I were an instrument I’d be your Spanish guitar fine tuned to your fingers…

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  • The Journey and Her X

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 24, 2014

    Driving aimlessly  down a one way road  hoping this feeling  is never ending your face…

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  • The Journey and Her IX

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 22, 2014

    Letters become words Words soon sentence All within the heart Cavity tenses Vowels start to…

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  • The Journey and Her VIII

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 21, 2014

    “When did you realize that?” – he asked. Frozen, words were incapable of forming a…

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  • Letters to the Future

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 21, 2014

    To the man I will love unconditionally, In a perfect world nothing else would matter,…

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  • The Journey and Her VII

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 11, 2014

    A blank page May seem intimating Until your face  Drowns my thoughts with hope.  Every…

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  • The Journey and Her VI

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 2, 2014

    Red sheer colored canopy Velvet keeps her safe She lies within Imagining a clouded Carpeted…

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  • The Journey and Her V

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 2, 2014

    A glance into the past When his eyes gleamed For her affection A shy smile …

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  • The Journey and Her IV

    by Stephanie Alfaia March 16, 2014

    Red as the color In a box reflecting the  Rainbow A child’s little fingers  Selects…

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  • The Journey and Her III

    by Stephanie Alfaia March 16, 2014

    Insensitive jokes Morbid comparisons Delusional thoughts Of the future Sad moments of hope  Through bipolar…

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  • The Journey and Her II

    by Stephanie Alfaia March 16, 2014

    Stuck in a black hole With the blinding pain Twisting, trembling Suffocating Is this reality?…

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  • On my way to Ithaca, I found Circe…

    by Stephanie Alfaia March 13, 2014

    The battle has ceased as the best prevailed The journey home, now a long far…

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  • Forgotten Letters

    by Stephanie Alfaia March 13, 2014

    June 17, 2013 Waking up feels good again. I feel whole and I don’t understand…

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  • As a Hopeless Romantic

    by Stephanie Alfaia March 13, 2014

    Think of meWhen the sun risesThink of all the hopeI have to see your faceSoon…

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  • The Journey and Her

    by Stephanie Alfaia March 13, 2014

    The lobby, crawled with patronsBut she wandersIdly in search for companyAn exchangeOf words to quiet…

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  • Present Tense

    by Stephanie Alfaia February 14, 2014

    Night falls and brings an end to another day. Days fill lives with routine and…

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  • The Ultimate Gift

    by Stephanie Alfaia February 10, 2014

    Dark paintings, somber, hang on wallsOf a house described from its outside halls.She lies and…

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  • On Poem: Ithaca Hides Behind Irony

    by Stephanie Alfaia February 5, 2014

    Children grow to believe a lie They are fed words that describe Emotions, feelings, the…

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  • Merchant of Changing Seasons

    by Stephanie Alfaia December 6, 2013

    Concrete path, firm road engraved; Now softens and melts, no longer paved. To follow that…

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  • On Yesterday…

    by Stephanie Alfaia September 17, 2013

    Monday nights bring with it a fog of dread, as it’s the sad beginning of…

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  • On Wanderlust

    by Stephanie Alfaia September 10, 2013

    To fight the urge to pack and leave, To go against the expected of me.…

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  • On a Drink…

    by Stephanie Alfaia August 21, 2013

    And suddenly you’re sitting at a bar at 6pm. Unable to walk home. Unable to walk…

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  • On a Hug…

    by Stephanie Alfaia August 21, 2013

    Brown sediments inhaled the crisp air. Overwhelmed with roots, they moved slowly following the breeze’s…

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  • On Poem: In Front of the Moon, I Cry

    by Stephanie Alfaia August 18, 2013

    The brilliance of the moonlightShines upon your face.Tears glisten on your cheeks,And disappear without a…

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  • On Poem: Life in Portuguese

    by Stephanie Alfaia August 18, 2013

    Por mais que eu tente,Eu nao consigo entender,A vida e tao simples,Porque dificil ela parece…

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  • On Poem: The Fruit of Love

    by Stephanie Alfaia August 18, 2013

    Love is like a fruit that slowly awakens,Once nature sprinkles its seeds of passion,It blooms…

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  • On Poem: I Am an Unpainted Canvas

    by Stephanie Alfaia August 18, 2013

    Ordinary.One simple word; most complicated aspect.Defines normal, regular, common, and accepted.Yet it lacks the answer…

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  • On Poem: Inspired by Judith Guest’s Ordinary People

    by Stephanie Alfaia August 18, 2013

    As Conrad lays sleepless in bed, he writes: The clock is ticking,Now eleven twenty six.The…

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About the Author

About the Author

Hi! My name is Stephanie Alfaia and I write poetry inspired by my travels. As a Brazilian American and citizen of the world, my goal is to inspire you as our planet has inspired me.

I'm an avid dreamer, a hopeless romantic and an occasional optimist who wanders the globe in search of lessons, connections and stories to tell. My work dances, twirls and skips between the lines of fiction and non-fiction as our minds and hearts do, embellishing upon our memories. Some characters are completely fictional while others, are locals who have inspired or helped me in my travels. Read through and see if you can decipher the enigmatic world of words! Thank you for stopping by.

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Popular Posts

  • 1

    Enter an Ocean

    May 28, 2019
  • 2

    Between gullible and yearning there is me

    August 2, 2019
  • 3

    Ambition

    April 8, 2019
  • 4

    Not All Traveled Grounds Run Smooth

    November 18, 2014
  • 5

    Family Tree

    April 27, 2021
  • 6

    that’s the thing about poets

    January 29, 2019
  • 7

    Is My Take-Out Ready?

    July 2, 2019
  • Furniture is nothing but a commodity 

    May 17, 2017
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    Perfume

    February 21, 2019
  • 10

    Ziggy

    June 26, 2019

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