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Monthly Archives: June 2017
Prayerful Contemplation
Based on Matthew 26:40 Prayerful Contemplation by Michael Romani Hard to imagine, Father How you suffered For your sons and daughters There in the garden When the anguish hardened No holiness buffered The pain felt inside From which He could … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems, Second Life
Tagged Bible, Contemplation, Holy Spirit, Lord, Matthew, Prayer, Presence, Reflection
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Carnival On Wheels
Watch for a coming feature on Second Life’s Fourteenth Annual Birthday Bash. It’s coming soonish to a blog near you. Oh, wait a minnit.. this one:
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Second Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Bash, Birthday, Fourteenth, Photographs, Pics, Second Life
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Lensed Path of Clarity
Lensed Path of Clarity by Michael Romani There is a path from the beginning A wonderment that is never ending From the pain of scale to fenestration Laying bare our deepest penetration It’s a creation of fine majesty Dressed up … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems, Second Life
Tagged Clarity, Imagery, Lense, Path, Photographer, Photos, Poet, Second Life, Simplicity
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First Principles: Perseverance Is Essential To Victory
“I have not yet begun to fight.” – John Paul Jones The story behind this quote as a retort in a battle that seemed all but lost and yet was turned around into a victory is told here: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/johnpauljones.htm As … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle, Determination, Essential, Fight, First Principles, John Paul Jones, Perserverance, Victory
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Thought For the Day: Doing Wrong Can Be All Too Comfortable
“We do not err because truth is difficult to see. It is visible at a glance. We err because this is more comfortable.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Novelist, Nobel Laureate (1918-2008)
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Tagged Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Comfortable, Err, Nobel, Novelist, Sin, Thought For the Day, Truth, Visible, Wrong
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Short Form Poetry Workshop: Pleaides – Conserve
The Short Form Poetry Workshop this evening pertained to a New Zealand form of poetry called a Pleiades. What is a Pleiades? • Invented in 1999 by Craig Tigerman, Sol Magazine’s Lead Editor. • a single seven-line stanza. • Only … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems
Tagged Balanced, Common Sense, Conserve, Pleaides, Poem, Reason, Short Form Poetry, Stewardship
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Short Form Poetry Workshop: Pleiades – Stewardship
The Short Form Poetry Workshop this evening pertained to a New Zealand form of poetry called a Pleiades. What is a Pleiades? • Invented in 1999 by Craig Tigerman, Sol Magazine’s Lead Editor. • a single seven-line stanza. • Only … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems
Tagged Cooperation, New Zealand, Pleiades, Poem, Short Form Poetry, Stewardship
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Daily Prompt: Wheel
via Daily Prompt: Wheel Ferris Wheel of Decadence
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Second Life
Tagged Carnival, Decadence, Ferris Wheel, Second Life
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Francis Bacon’s Of Envy
As First Viscount St. Albans, Francis Bacon lived his mortal life from January 22, 1561 through April 9, 1626. This outstanding figure from history was a philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and is credited as being the scientist who … Continue reading
Collaboration
https://flic.kr/p/staybs Collaboration by Michael Romani Sitting for the portrait photo Is too often a case of touch and go The best are a sort of collaboration Where each feels a mutual fascination Thirty seconds within each frame Draws out the … Continue reading
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Tagged Collaboration, Encounter, Frame, Impersonate, Poetry, Portriat, Unveiled
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 