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Thought For The Day: Wishing For Peace Doesn’t Make It So
“It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.” – William R. Inge
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Tagged Peace, Sheep, William R Inge, Wolves
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To Sierra, On Turning Eight
To Sierra, On Turning Eight by Michael Romani There with your sweet, twinkling eyes Playing with thoughts in your dazzling mind You always seem to find new surprise While leaving no teddy bear behind You, with your Shirley Temple grin … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday, Celebrate, Daughter, Eight, Father, Journey, Photographs, Poem, Poetry, Shirley Temple, Sierra
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First Principles: America’s Foundation Depends On Our Moral Precepts
“A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy.” —Samuel Adams (1779) Our American republic depends at its foundation on the moral precepts on which it … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Liberties, manners, Principles, Samuel Adams
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Thought For the Day: Love Makes the Happiness of Another Essential
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own…jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, … Continue reading
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Tagged Happiness, Healthy, Immature, Jealousy, Love, Robert A Heinlein
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Soldier On
Soldier On by Michael Romani In the riches of my embarrassment I think that I’ve lived enough To now know just what you meant When you said that I wasn’t tough Tough enough to somehow claw back To the surface … Continue reading
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Tagged Apart, Claw Back, Embrassassment, Heart, Poems, Poetry, Soldier
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Glass Mirrors & Light
Glass Mirrors and Light by Michael Romani Somewhere in the ether There lies a jaded nether The collage confuses As the actor refuses In a mirrored division With odd allusions of precision Joined to create a suspended feeling That leaves … Continue reading
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Tagged Chagall, Collage, Creation, Glass, Light, Mirrors, Stained Glass
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First Principles: Government Is A Necessary Evil At Best
“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” – Thomas Paine
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Tagged Common Sense, Government, Intolerable, Necessary Evil, Status, Thomas Paine
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Thought For the Day: Things Unwise In A Family Are Unwise For A Nation
What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.” – Adam Smith There is a lot to be said for this quote from Adam Smith. If things would be wise … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Smith, Family, Nation, Thought For the Day, Unwise, Wisdom
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Verbis Diablo
The following was written as part of an ongoing series that attempts to capture the essence of the old Victorian Age penny dreadful style stories in the form of a poem. In this particular instance, it is based on an … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Devil's Tongue, Diablo, False Choices, False Peace, Penny Dreadful, Poem, Poetry, Second Life, Stygian River, Verbis, Victorian Age
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… And Still She Waits…
…And Still She Waits… by Michael Romani Struck up conversation A flashed smile’s invitation Struck a pose as something curious Dazzled with beauty and mysterious Drawn toward bedroom’s intimacy With a sparkled hint of fancy She whispers hints of being … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Blind, Dreams, Lost Romance, Midnight, Mysterious, Poetry, She, Waits
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 