Poetry Rendering from the Heart: A Timeless Collection of Poems

By Rose Commisso-Lazzari Lavender Rose

Poetry Rendering from the Heart is full of impassioned, spiritual, and emotive poetry that transcends time. It has an intense variety of poetry and real-life moments that can bring tears to your eyes, and make you smile at that same time too, along with joyful reminders of the peace in knowing the greatest comforter of all, Jesus. _ is book will surely touch your mind, heart, and soul with the poems of love and loss entwined with real-life tributes, fantasy, and a bit of humor to whet your appetite as well.

These poems span over forty years, with writings from the heart of a youth, as in the poem At Night (1976) to the present time. Thus, it reveals the poets spirit through poems like About My Love, Broken Jesus, and Reflections of a Life Well Lived. In a world filled with modern technology, fears, and uncertainty, this unadorned poetry book will keep you focused from within the quiet promise of faith and hope. With a common message that shines throughout the darkest and brightest of poems, the poems are inspired by love, nature, family, and friends. And the authors personal prayer is that the book of poems will fill you with inspiration, blessings, and delight. Thank you, Lavender Rose.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Aug 27, 2016
• ISBN: 9781532005633

Rose Commisso-Lazzari Lavender Rose

Rose, the author, currently works at Macy’s and has three previously published poems: “Finding Summer’s End” (included in the book Stars in Our Hearts, 2012) and “Morning Magic” in Who’s Who in American Poetry 2013, and finally, “Hearts Afire,” also published in Who’s Who in American Poetry, 2015. All three poems are included in this book of poetry too.     Besides writing, she loves to garden and sing with her husband, Gino, in their acoustic duet (Rosewood St) and quartet (Peacin’ Time). They live in Michigan with their amazing Westie rescue dog, Maxwell, and their new puppy, Bailey Rose, another adorable West Highland White Terrier.

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ISBN: 978-1-5320-0562-6 (sc)

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iUniverse rev. date: 08/27/2016

Contents

Introduction

In a Lonely Night Called Yesterday

See beyond the Words

The Love Cocoon

Deluded by the Dreariest Day

Jesus Tapped Me on the Shoulder

Angel Skyway

Goodwill Truck Coming

Life’s Path

I Wish That Every Day Was Sunday

In the Stillness of a Summer Day

Where Do All the Socks Go?

The Teary, Tired, Sleepy-Eyed Blues Song

In the Midst

To Be Free (1977)

I Wrote a Poem but Knew Not Why (1977)

A Butterfly’s Breath

Smitty

Undercover Agents for God

In My Thoughts (1975)

Day in the Life of Winter Morn Born

I Don’t Ever Want to Leave Tonight

The Endless Flight (1976)

Yesterday’s Last Dance

Friends Forevermore

Inside an Ordinary Day

A Simple Gift

At the Gates of Heaven

Our Gardens of Change

Let Me Live

Nevertheless

Strength

Timeless Thought

House of Rooms

Broken Jesus

Toxic Train

Vintage Gown

The Stairway to the Sky

Claustrophobic Funk

Letter to Myself

Say It Aloud

Unspoken

Finding Summer’s End

Window of Life

Monet Moments

The Eye of Poetry

I Smiled at Death Today

Beside Me

Time Passages

At Night (1976)

Arise, My Love

Paper and Pearls

The Laundromat

The Robin’s Song So Clear

Memory Lane

Unread, Unknown, Unwanted

About My Love

Path to Your Heart

Hearts Afire

Standing at the Ocean’s Edge

Morning Magic

Sliver of Lightless Radiance

Inside My Grief

Reflections of a Life Well Lived

Among the Angels (2016)

Thoughts by My Best Friend, Gino E. Lazzari

Introduction

Poetry Rendering from the Heart is very intimate to me, and I would like to dedicate it to the love of my life, soul mate, best friend, and husband, Gino, who inspired me to write this book of poetry. I met my beloved by chance after a turbulent time in my life when I had almost given up on love altogether. I will never forget my little sister Anna’s words during that dark time in my life. Simply put, she said, Rosie, always remember this: God has a plan for you. I believe that now with all my heart, because just a few years later in November 2000, as destiny would have it, I met Gino.

I happened to be singing karaoke in a nondescript place on Gratiot Avenue called Cracker Jacks. That night I found the surprise that changed my life forever, and now my dream has come true. Finally I can put together my writings in this, my very first published book.

This passion to write poetry for me seems to have started from my earliest poem, called Spring, which was chosen to appear in the Kaiser Elementary