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    Pilgrim: Poems for the Journey
    Pilgrim: Poems for the Journey
    Pilgrim: Poems for the Journey
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    Pilgrim: Poems for the Journey

    By Mary Tarantini

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    Thank you God for poetry
    For lines molded, refined like afternoon tea

    Thank you God for stanza and rhyme
    For order and depth and beauty sublime
    So begins this distinct collection of poetry, exploring universal themes of faith, dreams, nature, truth and beauty, love, and self-discovery. Lyrical and imaginative, these poems take the reader through a vibrant field of sunflowers, into the simple silence of a pebble, and within the fanciful dreams of nature. Discover the sound of the color of white, feel the loneliness of Jesus, and see the world through the kaleidoscope eyes of a child with autism. The author sculpts words with texture and rhyme to create poems at once eloquent, intimate, and accessible.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherResource Publications
    Release dateSep 27, 2022
    ISBN9781666753073
    Pilgrim: Poems for the Journey
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    Mary Tarantini

    Mary Tarantini is a high school English teacher. Pilgrim is her debut collection of poems. Individual poems have been published in the online literary journal, Bez and Co., in the New Jersey Bard Poetry Review 2022, and in the online newsletter The Franciscan Times. Ms. Tarantini is a professed member of The Third Order Society of Saint Francis (TSSF). She lives in Burlington County, New Jersey, with her husband and sons.

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      Pilgrim - Mary Tarantini

      Thank You God for Poetry

      Thank you God for poetry

      For lines molded, refined like afternoon tea

      Thank you God for stanza and rhyme

      For order and depth and beauty sublime

      Thank you God for meaning and words

      For truth so raw that it wrangles the nerves

      Thank you God for voices that sow

      Remembrances of lives lived long long ago

      Thank you God as I put pen to paper

      And offer these words as love’s greatest labor

      God Moved Into the Neighborhood

      God moved into the neighborhood

      I opened my front door

      A surge of swallows swept down the street

      And shook me to the core

      I followed to the ocean shore

      A dove with silver wings

      Flew past me with a knowing smile

      On her way to crown the King

      A wave reached up and blessed the sky

      And then returned to me

      Enveloping my soul in bliss

      Then flowed north with the sea

      My feet sank deep into the sand

      My spirit lifted free

      A voice as lonely as the wind said—

      Come and follow me

      I Found It in an Old Wardrobe

      I found it in an old

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