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Monthly Archives: April 2017
First Principles – The Importance of Character
“In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate — look to his character.” —Noah Webster (1789) One of the most important traits of a good leader, be it … Continue reading
Thought for the Day – Kindness & Wisdom
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. –Theodore Rubin, psychiatrist and writer (b. 11 Apr 1923) I’ll have to take slight exception to this. The beginning of wisdom is respect of … Continue reading
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Tagged Compassion, God, Kindness, Theodore Rubin, Wisdom
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Long Way To Tomorrow (Through Yesterday)
It’s the eleventh day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo and all I got for it was this tee shirt and a case of Bop! What’s Bop you might ask? So… did I….. Poet Afaa Michael Weaver created Bop as a hybrid of sonnet and … Continue reading
Rhupunt X 2
I attended a short form poetry workshop tonight and as usual burned off two poems. This time it was in a traditional Welsh form called the rhupunt. Obviously, not my best poems but these are them: Four Line Rhupunt x … Continue reading
God’s Table
God’s Table by Michael Romani Struggling through my day to day Pushing on in my own way Just as well as I am able Finding my place at God’s table An icon of subtle magnificence Quietly speaks volumes of diffidence … Continue reading
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Tagged Abrahamic, Communion, Fellowship, God's Table, Hildegard, Rhineland, Rublev, Sacred, Struggling, Tangine, Trinity, Worship
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Daddy
It’s Day 10 of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2017. The challenge for today is to “write a poem that is a portrait of someone important to you”. In a slight twist, my offering is about being important to someone else. To be precise, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bushido, Calculus, Compromise, Daddy, Jugular, Nightmares, Princesses, Trust
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Thought For the Day – Joy Brings Beauty
Joy is the best makeup. -Anne Lamott, writer (b. 10 Apr 1954) Anne Lamott is an artisan of a genre called literary particularism. Her works are filled with the many details of life that bring love, life and laughter. To … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lamott, Beauty, Details, Honest, Joy, Literary Particularism, Makeup
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First Principles – Undue Foreign Influence
“But if we are to be told by a foreign Power … what we shall do, and what we shall not do, we have Independence yet to seek, and have contended hitherto for very little.” —George Washington (1796)
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Tagged First Principles, Foreign Power, George Washington, Independence
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Transformative Nine
On the ninth day of the month long challenge, the goal is a nine line poem of any kind. Here’s mine: Transformative Nine by Michael Romani Numerology says there’s a power to nine If there’s a power, I want to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Greeks, Door, Nine, Numerology, Transformation, Zero
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Everything Is the Beginning of A Poem
Day eight of the NaPoWriMo/GloPo challenge has arrived. The challenge for today? I am to write a poem that relies on repetition. After a day of zoo, butterfly garden, White River State Park and Star Trek: Beyond, it’s a bit hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginning, Impressions, Poem, Revel, Stream of consciousness
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 