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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Na/GloPoWriMo Day 30: A Lover’s Quarrel
The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 30 challenge is the last one for this year. The basic concept is to write a poem based around facts. Being that it’s the last day of poetry month, I think maybe there is no more fitting … Continue reading
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Tagged Lover's Quarrel, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pulitzer Prize, Robert Frost, Scholar
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Astonish
Looking on, it is astonishing how the hands of God spread And all the destinations on which they’ve quietly led The world is filled with so much of what we call beauty That I feel, in part, it is my … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Artistry, Astonish, Beauty, Christian Duty, Daily Prompt, God, Hands of God, Journey, Mastery, Nature, Pageantry, Photography, Tapestry, Witness, Wordpress
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First Principles: Executive Nominees Are Subject To Congressional Approval To Weed Out the Bad Seed
“If the president alone was vested with the power of appointing all officers, and was left to select a council for himself, he would be liable to be deceived by flatterers and pretenders to patriotism.” – Roger Sherman, to John … Continue reading
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Tagged Appointees, Cabinet, Congress, False Patriotism, First Principles, John Adams, President, Roger Sherman, Secretaries
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Thought For the Day: Humor Is Emotional Chaos Remembered In Tranquility
“Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.” – James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961)
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Tagged Chaos, Emotional, Glare, Glow, Humor, Illuminate, James Thurber, Light, Obscures, Remember, Thought For the Day, Tranquility
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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 29: On the Dark Path of Plath
The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 29 challenge is to “write a poem based on the Plath Poetry Project’s calendar. Simply pick a poem from the calendar, and then write a poem that responds or engages with your chosen Plath poem in some … Continue reading
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Tagged Black, Cinical Depression, Confessional Poetry, Darkness, Depression, Na/GloPoWriMo, Oven, Photograph, Plath, Poem, Poetry, Suicide, Ted Hughes, Voice Like God's Thunder
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Tantrum
We’re all truly mad to be here I heard whispered as if in fear Right in the middle of the doldrum I heard the hatter throw a tantrum Blaming it all on, well, all the others Like a spot of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blame, Contemplation, Daily Prompt, Drinking, Fear, Feeling, Mad, Signs, Smother, Tantrum, Thinking, Voices, Whisper, Wordpress
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First Principles: To Have A Reputation for Weakness Destroys A Nation’s Credibility
“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.” – George Washington, Fifth Annual Message, 1793
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Tagged Credibility, First Principles, George Washington, Rank, Reputation, Weakness
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Thought For the Day: Our Word Choices Show Our State of Mind, Disposition and Character
“In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.” – Plutarch, biographer and philosopher (circa 46-120)
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Tagged Character, Choices, Disposition, Mental State, Plutarch, Revelation, Thought For the Day, Words
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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 28: Swimming With Iguanas
The Day 28 challenge is to write a prose poem. I have chosen to use growing up on the Naval base in Cuba for a while as the base of the poem. Swimming With Iguanas by Michael Romani We were … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuba, Extended Family, Friendship, GTMO, Iguanas, Kids, Ohana, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prose Poem, Swimming With Iguanas, Windmill Beach
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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 27: Tarot Under the Law
The challenge for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 27 is/was one that I do not find myself happily doing. I have no idea what is up with this year’s series of challenges. But, this one is perhaps the worse ever. I believe as … Continue reading
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