Tears and Stars: Poems

By Doru Marcel Baltateanu

What if tears could become stars-and longing could become a form of light?

Tears and Stars is an intimate collection of poems about love, absence, forgiveness, and the quiet courage of a soul that refuses to stop hoping.

In a world of skies, seas, white roses, changing seasons, angels, and distant stars, Doru Marcel Bălțățeanu gives voice to a profound and deeply personal longing. The beloved becomes more than a memory: she is a presence of tenderness and light, a spiritual horizon toward which the heart continues to travel.

These poems speak openly and without irony. They explore the ache of separation, the persistence of memory, the passing of time, and the fragile miracle of forgiveness. Tears are transformed into signs of tenderness; stars become points of orientation in the darkness; and love emerges not simply as desire, but as responsibility, mercy, prayer, and inner transformation.

Translated from the Romanian by Anamaria Poenaru and Vasile Poenaru, Tears and Stars preserves the sincerity and emotional intensity of a poetic voice rooted in the timeless tradition of the love lyric.

A book for readers who still believe that even through grief and distance, the soul can choose light-and that love, hope, and tenderness may endure beyond time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H8K1F5XD
• ISBN13: 9798186824251
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"