Echoes of Embers

<p>Echoes of Embers is a quiet heartfelt collection of poetry that reflects on growth memory and personal transformation.</p><p>It traces the journey of a boy raised in the African Savannah; through humble beginnings silent hopes and everyday life struggles into the becoming of a young man learning to honor where he comes from and where he is going.</p><p> </p><p>These poems are drawn from lived experiences: Walking long distances to school going to bed unsure of the next meal watching parents work without a salary but full of dedication and growing up in a home where love and perseverance mattered more than material wealth.</p><p> </p><p>With gentle honesty Omondi Brian Ouma writes about family fear dreams mentorship and places that shaped him: His mother's strength his father's wisdom his siblings sacrifices and his own slow but steady journey toward growth.</p><p> </p><p>These are poems for anyone who knows what it means to wait to try again and to carry forward even when the way is unclear.</p><p> </p><p>The writing is soft intentional and deeply rooted in gratitude.</p><p> </p><p>Rather than aiming to impress the poems invite reflection and a calm presence. They speak to the reader as a companion might;</p><p>Gently</p><p>Softly and without pressure.</p><p> </p><p>If you've ever carried quiet questions ever had a hunger for more with the feeling that your beginnings might not be enough this collection is for you.</p><p>It reminds us that even in ordinary lives light exists. And even in struggle there is a story.</p><p> </p><p>Echoes of Embers don't promise answers it offers: a place to breath a moment to look back with kindness and a way to honor the journey you are still on.</p><p> </p><p>It isn't loud it's real and sometimes that's all we need.</p><p> </p><p>A 2022 thoughtful journaling brought to life in one single file.</p>