Suzanna Chevalier Biography

Being born on April 18th I am the defender of the underdog. I write poems about the planet like saving the plant kingdom, our oceans, and wildlife. Being 4th generation First Nations of Canada I have an affinity to the Gaia –Mother Earth and her creatures.
Christina Sunrise is one of my alias’s. Christina means follower of Christ. I write about Jesus and his word and life. I wrote a poem entitled “When Jesus Spoke” and it is on www.poemhunter.com. Sunrise in Slavic is Zaria and means “Morning Star”. I wrote a poem that praises our Earth’s morning star in “We Praise You Mother Earth and Sister Sun”. I come from Slavic descent and one of my cartoon characters names is Suzaria and she has her own solar system named after her. I have written poems to help to make a change in people’s thinking, for I feel we are all change agents.
Below is a poem about the poet named Christina Sunrise. I hope you enjoy this poem and the one that follow in this anthology.
CHRISTINA SUNRISE
Christina means the follower of Christ,
I write poems admiring him and his life.
Now I believe we are all change agents,
I write poems that rant with tangents.
Born in the spring on April eighteenth,
I defend the underdog to the nine degree.
I even wrote a Peeve poem comparing
someone’s actions to a dog’s flea.
Being 4th generation Native American,
I dance to “Cherokee Nation Will Return” again and again.
Now I write poems to bring awareness and change,
to help people see another standpoint that’s not the same.
The name Sunrise is Zaria in Slavic meaning Morning Star,
I write a poem to worship our Sun on Earth from a far.
I used to live on the Street named Sunrise,
middle name Christina came together with it just fine.
Written by Suzanna Chevalier on October 10,2011