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Featured Poetry

Cristina Legarda – Mary

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Cristina Legarda's tender poem "Mary" is written from the viewpoint of the mother of Jesus Christ, as she looks back with a heart full of love and sadness at moments with her divine child.

Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Christianity, jesus, loss, love, Mary, miracles, motherhood, parenthood, Poem, Poetry, SadnessLeave a comment
Giotto - Nativity
The Bible

Born in the City of David

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020 Vanessa Able

The story of the Nativity is told briefly in two books of the Bible, Matthew and Luke, where it is sparse next to the rich details and imagery of the countless retellings it undergoes each year.

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Bathtub Bubbles
Way-Seeking Mind

The Rose-Pink Porcelain Bathtub

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Vanessa Able

BY CHARLENE MOSKAL At around age seven I'd lie in tepid water in the rose-pink porcelain bathtub. I would look down the skinny length of me, close my eyes, imagine I was Jesus.

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- BOOK BITS -

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  • Alan Watts
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    The psychology of acceptance and the understanding 'that there is only one ultimate reality or source of activity in the universe.'
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- POETRY-

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  • Kahlil Gibran
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  • Will Simescu – Agrapha
    Will Simescu's "Agrapha" reveals a search for holiness, contrasting the gritty details of reality with imagery from the life of Christ.
  • Emily Fernandez – Please begin
    The Dewdrop's first Featured Poem of 2023, is an offering from poet Emily Fernandez. It serves as a perfect introduction to the year.
  • Naomi Shihab Nye – Burning the Old Year
    Naomi Shihab Nye's poem for the New Year is reminiscent of the tradition of 'Año Nuevo' in some Latin American countries.
 

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