AURELIA RINJEA –Postface–VELVET STEPS- English-

Postface

The elegance of life through the word of poetry

I invite you on a spiritual journey through Mihaela CD’s book, Velvet Steps, an internationally recognized personality through her literary and artistic activities. She stands out for her dedication to significant projects within the literature, art, and culture magazine for Romanians everywhere, “Poezii pentru sufletul meu” (Montreal, Canada, 2018), as well as her role as an editor at Globart Universum Publishing (Montreal, Canada). She collaborates with various publications and serves as an editor-coordinator for anthologies.

The poet extends an invitation into a magical autumn, gracefully stepping with the delicacy of a woman who gathers her joys in her heart, always keeping them close, in an intrinsic ballet, in velvet steps.

The book is structured into 17 chapters, guiding the reader through various stages of life, reminiscing, reliving, and restoring their brilliance, experience, and sentimental value, all under a celestial imprint.

In Chapter 1, Stepping through life, life is a “chain of feelings” for the poet. It begins with a beautiful dedication to baptismal godparents, considered by Romanians as their spiritual parents.Naturally, the poet invites us, like a breath, through one autumn and another… “the law of fate does not forgive”… an autumn where you “count the leaves that condemn you”… the leaves you caress because they belong to you, where you gently step on them with velvety touches… in a sublimity that only some can see and assume as a gift, a gift bestowed by divinity, the meaning of which is to give love ceaselessly [Life is a chain of feelings]. The poet sees herself as a balm of longing, collecting “immortalities in the soul” among the faces of chance and God, who creates them all, and before whom, your conscience dictates.

Here, an idyllic atmosphere with silky nights, a love nest piercing the darkness with rays, embraces you.

In Chapter 2, Among memories the poet sees youth as a proud “bird of longing” in a “symphony of fate” where mother is the “beautiful fairy” alongside the grandmother’s affection on the paths of the heart, sprinkled with moments of happiness. A sensitive and profound poem at the same time.

In Chapter 3, Childhood, dreamland teleports me even to my childhood, to the “porch of memories”. We continue with the “Hourglass of life”, where longing is raw, and “Old, orphaned children/ In silence, we mourn and sight/ Because fate, in years is written/ We will all go into the light” [Old orphaned children], followed by Chapter 5, Riots from the Pandemic an overwhelming chapter, especially for me, as I write these lines after 14 days of hospitalization, during which my entire conception of life and its meaning was reset… not yet physically recovered, but leaving it in God’s hands… where the poet now takes my hand: “All that we have left is hope” [Revive us, Lord].

Next is Love from the heart where the poet listens to her heart, a gentle murmur of a violin, Poetic living where the poet positions herself somewhere closer to the sky… where she writes her experiences painted with love and fullness, and in Heart, if only you knew how to say the poet sees herself as the “the prisoner of my own thoughts,/ Time passes through an unwritten fate/ A tear quivers amid the lines, in knots/ And my heart dances at a vibrant rate” [Sad abyss].

Chapter 9, a memorable one, is a Tribute to the departed poets, in which the poet prays: “Watch over their souls, Lord, hear our calling/ In the eternal slumber, let them rest/ They’ll write angelic poems of longing/ In the immortal realm, may they be blessed!” [All our poets are departing]

Next are Soul gifts among which Friendship is a gemstone followed by Receiving the life’s lessons: patience, respect, humanity, hope, where we are the carriers of our own ancestral code. A beautiful chapter is Romania, land of longing in which the poet emotionally addresses God: “Grant them, Lord, goodness, and more,/ Wisdom, generosity, a generous yield,/ So, they may share blessings, as before!” [God bless the Romanians], and like a cry of pain: “Our ancestors today call out from the past:/ Awake, Romanians, from your slumber!/ The nation’s destiny doesn’t rely on being cast!/ Rebuild the country, let it be more than a number!” [Our ancestors are calling us]

The seasons of life elegantly and poetically bring us back to the seasons of the soul, to autumn with a sweet sunset, “Autumn came too early, uninvited/ Invading the windows of my mind/ Yet spring comes, and I feel delighted/ By its enchanting bird songs refined!” [Autumn in the soul], followed by The sorrows of the soul in the poem Missing my father also overwhelmingly emotional for me, in a silent resonance, the poet tells us movingly: “I’d turn myself into a branch, a stream,/ And a bird in flight I would become,/ For your longing, like a golden dream,/ A wheat ear that whispers and stays calm.// I’d become the shadow of a tree/ To shield you from the summer’s heat,/ And the wind, untamed and free/ Just to see you again, even fleet”.

The joys of the soul rise apoteotically in a Spring seduction or in Beautiful life, Fata Morgana.

When Christmas knocks on the door, childhood echoes, along with joys, meanings, and memories written on the soul.

In the final chapter, Petals of thoughts in a lyrical and confessional color, the poet reflects: “Verse is my longing, cradle, and delight/ To the sovereign word, I offer it with grace/ Bound with the hues of rhyme so bright/ I gather stanzas from life’s destined embrace” [Lyrical color] and beautifully presented in the poem with the same title, Artist soul: “The poet gives his soul as a loan/ Burning emotions generously imparts/ And the wax that melts in silence, alone/ On the pages of a book leaves its marks// Judge him not, for you have no right/ The poet is a demigod, devotion so true/ Don’t lock him, don’t armor him tight/ He writes even beyond the step, too// The poet is a lyre in the stream’s sound/ A soul of an artist in the endless seas/ The poet is a bird on wings of longing bound/ Made of heat and of gentle breeze…// This is the poet with an artist’s soul/ Enchanting the world with every verse/ With words etched by the brush’s flow/ Penned at night in dreams and in day’s traverse…”, the book ending in an intertwining of “buds of hope”, which the morning brings to the souls of both the poet and the readers.

In this volume, we encounter a mature and harmoniously developed writing style, defining the profile of the poet. It dissipates like velvet steps, and through them, it gathers into a self-discovery, transforming into self-giving. In fact, that is what the poet does: she gives herself through the word of the poem, following her creed with dignity! The book is written in warm tones, sprinkled with aesthetic constructions that invite reflections. It is a confessional poetry that induces a state of grace in the reader, that of true feelings, of elevated emotions, in a creatively imaginative therapy through the Word, which settles like peace on the soul. A poetic universe with its own rhythm, with ineffable experiences, with a special emotional load, with states that bring hope and tranquility. A universe where people mean and sow love, and Poetry is a fulfilling love, sometimes even salvific. Surely, Poetry is not of earthly origin; it is cosmic, divine in nature. It is a gift offered to humanity in this hostile and unknown universe. It defines the human spirit, nourishes it, and helps it survive. Beyond being an existential state, Poetry, through this volume, is a way of living in a high and affective manner, where words themselves transform into emotions, into the intimacy of silence, into a time overflowing with feelings, where intuition carries us through the poetess’s time, to find the essences in the heart of the great Invisible. This angel, Poetry, which clothes our being, helps us once again to know and integrate ourselves into this universe so much covered in mystery. If you happen to pick up a book by the author, it tempts you from the beginning, just like this one. You find in it sparks, revelations, pain, and love. You feel its vibration, and in the end, you resonate with it. In her poems, you find an emotional charge, a beauty, a modesty, a dignity that gives the author poetic identity in relation to others and to existence itself. The book is constructive, it is the icon of the poetess’s soul, a path to light, a path to God. We thank the writer Mihaela CD for this wonderful gift and for existing in our lives! A wonderful person, a poetess to measure, who, in resonance with the poets of the world and readers, raises a Temple from Poetry. We wish a long life to the book through its readers and eagerly await the next editorial appearances!

Prof. Aurelia Rînjea

Member of the World Poets Association Romania

The book will be published in Montreal, but it will be available for worldwide order through our online bookstore. What’s new in the bookstore? You will also find order buttons at the bottom of this page for both electronic and printed versions (please scroll down to the bottom of the page). Thank you!

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DESPRE CARTEA VELVET STEPS/ About the book VELVET STEPS

Publicata/Publisher: la Editura  Globart Universum din Montreal, Canada,   2025/ Globart Universum Publishing House Montreal, Canada, 2025 

Editor/Senior Editor: Johnny Ciatloș Deak

Cuvântul editorului/Editor’s word: Johnny Ciatloș Deak

Prefață/Preface: Al Florin Tene

Cuvânt înainte/ Foreword: Victor Manole

Postfață/Postface: Aurelia Rinjea

Cuvânt de încheiere/ Closing word : Victor Manole

Impresii/Impressions : Violeta Butnariu

Lansata la/Launching at:  Montreal, Canada  

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Recenzii si cronici  PASI DE CATIFEA:

• Al Florin Tene-Spiritul liric in poezia Mihaelei CD-prefata Pasi de catifea 2021
• Prof Victor Manole -critic literar-recenzie -Despre cartea Pasi de catifea-2021
• Prof Victor Manole critic literar-Introd Despre scriitoarea Mihaela CD-2021
• Prof Aurelia Rinjea -Eleganta vietii prin cuvant de poem -postfata 2021

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