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    Epiphany: A Selection of Poems
    Epiphany: A Selection of Poems
    Epiphany: A Selection of Poems
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    Epiphany: A Selection of Poems

    By Stephen Mendonça

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    The poems in this collection explore the way we perceive and celebrate the world around us. Many recall the innocence of childhood, or glimpses of nature along the bayou, or memories captured from a trip somewhere. There are vignettes drawn from experiences in Spain, Mexico, and the Far East.

    Does one search for the epiphany or does it present itself in an unguarded moment? Whether by choice or by instinct, I found myself pondering mundane events with the inward eye that Wordsworth calls the bliss of solitude.

    Running through these meditations is a grateful sense of wonder about lifes possibilities, the quiet mystery of ordinary life, and the guiding hand that shapes our destiny.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateFeb 28, 2014
    ISBN9781491867525
    Epiphany: A Selection of Poems
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    Stephen Mendonça

    Stephen Mendonça is a lifelong lover of literature, philosophy, music, and the humanities. After two decades in the corporate/marketing/technology world, he now divides his time between college teaching, consulting, and publishing. He holds faculty positions at the University of Phoenix, Devry University, and Lone Star College, Texas. Having raised four brilliant children, Stephen and his wife enjoy la dolce vita in Houston, Texas.

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      Epiphany - Stephen Mendonça

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      © 2014 Stephen Mendonça. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 2/27/2014

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-6753-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-6752-5 (e)

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      Contents

      Foreword

      1       Spirit

      2       A Beginning

      3       Counterpoint

      4       Is Chaos Winning?

      5       Elegy for the Children

      6       Winnowing

      7       Cuernavaca

      8       Parable

      9       Galveston

      10     Rehearsal

      11     Hope

      12     Distraction

      13     Elixir

      14     Sky

      15     Heaven

      16     Claire de Lune

      17     The Dancer

      18     Fresco of the Heart

      19     Haiku

      20     Why Does It Rain?

      21     Solace

      22     Art’s Bounty

      23     Variations on a Theme

      24     On First Seeing the Ocean

      25     The Heron

      26     Look Within

      27     Their Last Words

      28     The Hillside Resort in Summer

      29     The Morning Visitor

      30     Sleep

      31     Moon over Versailles

      32     Fourth of July

      33     Passages

      34     Fresh Catch

      35     Infusion

      * * *

      For Peggy,

      Sarah, Julia, Steve, and Lesley,

      whose love inspires me

      * * *

      "We are not human beings having a

      spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings

      having a human experience."

      Teilhard de Chardin

      Foreword

      Any collection of poetry is a gift offered on bended knee to readers in the hope that at least some poems will stir curiosity or touch the heart with delight. In a first collection like this one, the risk felt is palpable. I constantly remind myself that writing poetry is

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