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    Out of the Kiln: Vessels of Hope
    Out of the Kiln: Vessels of Hope
    Out of the Kiln: Vessels of Hope
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    Out of the Kiln: Vessels of Hope

    By Wendi Romero

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    Out of the Kiln: Vessels of Hope is a collection of poetry embodying a journey of personal transformation, from the emptiness of loss to the light of hope. Seventy-five poems are contained in three parts; wholeness, brokenness, and opennessconveying shifts in the movements that shape our lives. Wholeness is the essence of the soul, while brokenness and openness are changing seasons of the heart. These poems are reflections of the fullness of life, as well as the challenges that give reason to pause; and at times, bring about turnings in different directions, and sight, into new ways of seeing.
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    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateMay 23, 2013
    ISBN9781481736718
    Out of the Kiln: Vessels of Hope
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    Wendi Romero

    Wendi Romero is passionate about writing, photography, art, and travel. She is a graduate of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La. She developed her creative writing skills and poetry word-smithing under the tutelage of Iowa Poetry Prize winner and photography historian, Dr. John Wood. Two poems, I Learned What I Could Not Say (2008) and Broken Wide Open (2011) were published in Listen, a publication for Spiritual Directors International. In 2012, her poem, Reminder, was published in Presence, a journal for Spiritual Directors International. Also in 2012, Beyond the Barbed-Wire Fence was first published in the newsletter for the non-profit organization, Truth Be Told, which provides transformational tools for women behind and beyond bars. From 201l to the present, she has been a weekly contributor to State of Appreciation, an e-newsletter dedicated to helping other live authentically from their own inner power. Her first book of poetry, Pilgrimage to Self: Leaving, Walking, Returning was published in the spring of 2010 (Xlibris), followed by Clear A Path for the Season of Advent (Lulu Press), in 2012. She was the editor of and photographic contributor to Carmelite Sister B. DeRouen’s book, Glory to Glory (Lulu Press) released in 2012. She and her husband make their home in rural southwestern Louisiana near the majestic oaks of historic Grand Coteau.

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      Book preview

      Out of the Kiln - Wendi Romero

      Out of the Kiln

      vessels of hope

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      poetry of transformation

      by

      Wendi Romero

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      1663 Liberty Drive

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      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2013 by Wendi Romero. All rights reserved.

      Interior art by Keith Romero

      Author photo by Allie Jenks

      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 05/21/2013

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-3672-5 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-3671-8 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013906029

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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      Contents

      About the Book

      Preface

      Part One

      Wholeness

      From the Kiln

      By Design

      Always There

      Where the Sun Shines

      Sacredness

      Unfolding

      Grandmother’s Bowl

      Always More

      Now

      The Presence of Everything

      Vibrations

      Earth Lessons

      Do What You Must

      No Words

      Let Me Never Be

      Bells

      Home for Silence

      Witness

      What I Hold

      Fish Bowl

      The Fifth Direction

      Zen Garden

      Enough

      How Do We Give Thanks

      Part Two

      Brokenness

      Rise Up

      The Wound is the Way

      Beneath the Bark

      Broken Wide Open

      Chapel of Your Soul

      Release

      At Rest

      Turns

      Waiting

      Broken Fences

      No Second Chance

      Reminder

      Whatever Comes

      Beauty of a Barren Tree

      The Day After

      Beyond the Barbed-Wire Fence

      In the Seed

      One Day to the Next

      Can’t Hurry the Healing

      Don’t Lose Sight

      Visitor

      Blessing and a Curse

      Petals

      On the Edge

      Part Three

      Openness

      Hollow Me Out

      Look Beyond

      Song of the Soul

      Of the Stars

      On the Path

      Absence

      Simple

      Ascension

      Just Sit

      Embers of Love

      This Life

      Secrets at Dawn

      Endless Wonder

      Keeper of Secrets

      A Different Peace

      My Blessing Cup

      Shining

      In the Bud

      What Has Never Changed

      From Grit to Grace

      Expansion

      Open All the Way

      In the Midst

      Vessel of Hope

      Acknowledgements

      About The Author

      Woven into the tender words of this deeply feminine poetry is the gentle instruction of a seeker on the path, one who is walking forward, discovering new gifts, and delving deeply into her own spiritual process. Brew a cup of tea, and relax in a comfortable chair… don’t rush through this collection; savor it one poem at a time. You, who wish to go deeper, follow the voice of this skillful poet. You will soon recognize that you, yourself, are a precious vessel of the sacred.

      Lyn Holley Doucet

      Author of

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