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Poem by Anne Coffey: "Peace and Renewal"

Artwork above by Judy Biron 

April 23, 2025:  In honor of national poetry month, MyhometownBronxville.com is featuring poems every week of April written by Bronxville poets.  Below is a poem by Bronxville resident Anne Churchill Coffey.

Peace and Renewal

Peace is an anchor which holds us together
Calms us
Motivates us
Centers us
Helps us
Strengthens us
“Buddhas” us
Brings us together

Gives freedom to others

Peace welcomes us to listen, heal, radiate, cleanse, create, align.

Peace guarantees a one way ticket to heaven, nirvana and enlightenment.

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Concordia Conservatory, a preeminent center for music education in Westchester County, is a welcoming community where children and adults find lifelong inspiration and joy through learning, performing, listening to, and participating with others in music. Concordia Conservatory, a community outreach division of Concordia College, offers top quality music programs for early childhood, youth, adults and seniors. The Conservatory's vision is to enrich the lives of the people in our community through music.

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