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Tag: Mary

Featured Poetry

Shanley McConnell – Mary sings a lullaby to her baby God

June 19, 2022June 17, 2022 Nicholas Trandahl

Gently illuminating a story long important to civilization, poet Shanley McConnell grants readers a glimpse of Mary and the birth of her son.

Tagged Christ, Christianity, loss, love, Mary, motherhood, Poem, poet, PoetryLeave a comment
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, Sadness1 Comment

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