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Faced With Temptation
Tonight’s sermon was based on Matthew 4:1-3. This poem is based on the sermon at the beach: Faced With Temptation by Michael Romani Jesus was led by the Spirit To face the Devil’s temptation Still He would not hear it Given … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessed Assurance, Bonfire, Church, Devil, Divinity, Faith, Holy, House of Prayer, Offered, Practical, Sacramental, Spirit, Temptation, Theology, Trust
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WordPress #Daily Prompt – Tea
Tea At First Light
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Dawn, Photograph, Second Life, Tea, Teahouse, Wordpress
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A Short Poem For You
A Short Poem For You by Michael Romani Time goes on Then today is gone Friends come and go Some fast, some slow The best of these stay To explore and play Through the good and bad Memories happy then … Continue reading
First Principles: Better Too Much Liberty Than Too Little
“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.” — Thomas Jefferson (Letter to Archibald Stuart – 1791)
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Tagged First Principles, Founding Fathers, Inconvenient, Liberty, Necessary, Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: Lead By Example
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing.” – Albert Schweitzer
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Tagged Albert Schweitzer, Example, Influence, Lead, Teach, Thought For the Day
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Short Form Poetry Workshop – Happenstance
Happenstance by Michael Romani Chanced Happenstance We found our own peace Though the wars blaze all around God Finds His own ways to shine on through Mankind seldom is Kind enough Pray (c) July 25, 2017 All Rights Reserved … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Happenstance, Mankind, Mirror Oddquain, Oddquain, Poetry, Pray, Short Form Poetry, War
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Short Form Poetry Workshop – Flamed Zen
What is a Mirror Oddquain • One of the types of Oddquain • Short poetry style very similar to the Cinquain • Name comes from the odd syllable count per line • Five lines per stanza • two stanzas • … Continue reading
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Tagged Anger, Flame, Mirror Oddquain, Oddquain, Short Form Poetry, Stanza, Workshop, Zen
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Great American Songbook
The musical canon of important and influential popular and jazz standards from early to mid-20th century is known as either the Great American Songbook or alternatively simply the ‘American Standards’. This cannon is loosely defined but contains the most enduring songs … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs (1876) is an epic Icelandic poem of over 10,000 lines translated by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson. It is essentially an English retelling of the Volsunga Saga and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Eirikir Magnusson, Elder Edda, Harvard Classics, Saga, Study, Volsunga, William Morris
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WordPress #Daily Prompt – Traditional
Traditional Okinawan Dancer – Neko Style
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Dancer, Neko, Okinawa, Photograph, Second Life, Traditional, Wordpress
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 