User:Guerilla author/Cherry Blossom (book)

Synopsis
Cherry Blossom is a compilation of poems that span many different topics. Some of the themes described in the book are: Love, Poverty, War, Religion, and Injustice.

Biography
Isidro M. Alvarez is a citizen of the world. Born in very humble surroundings, he learned very early what struggle means and how pervasive poverty and suffering are throughout the world. At an early age he traveled to the United States and has spent most of his life on the east coast. Having traveled extensively throughout the world and having met the different peoples that inhabit these lands proved to be a very strong catalyst for the writer. One of the primary lessons learned is that knowledge can free a person, hence this attempt at communicating with the reader. Some of the other lessons learned are: It is only when we step out of our shells and empathize with our fellow man that we grow as a person. Only when we challenge ourselves do we conquer anything. Only when we champion the weak and voiceless are we ourselves strong. When we challenge our own society, if it is in the wrong, we act honorably. Only when we live each moment are we alive at all.