Harmony - Softcover

Reverend Henry C. Frascadore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692388443 ISBN 13: 9780692388440

Publisher: BeyondtheWeepingWillowTree.org, 2015

Synopsis

Harmony is the brilliant culmination of a trilogy of inspired poetic collections of Fr. Henry C. Frascadore, written during the retirement years of this exceptionally gifted Catholic priest following his more than half a century of devoted service. In his elegant style of poetic simplicity, "Harmony" and his earlier collections, "Beyond the Weeping Willow Tree," (2011) and "Conversations After Sunset" (2013), emerge as delightful yet deeply moving poetry that opens hearts and minds to a new sense of significance of each and every member of God's universe. No introductory words can match the rich rewards of reading "Harmony" itself, verse by verse, recounting the adventures and observations of the lively daily walks of the author and his devoted canine companion, Ramsey. Together, they observe, inspect, (sniff in Ramsey's case), and reflect on all that they see on the city streets: the regulars walking to the bus stop and those coming off the bus; the occasional stranger; the park with its oak, elm and even an ugly pine tree; the welcome crocus, robin and splashing sounds of a fountain in early spring; the pond with its goldfish, eleven ducks sitting on the pond's edge and the heron lurking patiently in a nearby branch of a tree. The chronicled passages of man and dog are joyfully interspersed with stories of the parables and good news of the Gospel of Jesus, reaching beyond the credible to the miracles of faith. The descriptions of the sights, sounds and sensations of the wind, rain, a snowflake, a roaring wave or the waxing and waning of the moon arouse renewed appreciation of nature, thus awakening us to the presence of God as we notice a squirrel stepping on a fallen twig, a soaring eagle and the special place of every other member of creation on our magnificent planet. In the final analysis, the sheer beauty of "Harmony" stands on its own, allowing each of us to be drawn to our own particular insights, leaving no need for further introduction beyond the enlightening experience of turning each page of a visionary's exquisite artistry. E. Richard Fortunato

About this title

About the Author

Henry C. Frascadore has been a priest of the Archdiocese of Hartford for over 50 years. After a long career as a high school teacher, a school administrator, and a pastor, he began to express his reflections on his wealth of experience in light of the Gospel.

Edition details

• Publisher: BeyondtheWeepingWillowTree.org
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0692388443
• ISBN 13: 9780692388440
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 134
• Editor: Gerri Naples