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Unconquerable Legacy
Unconquerable Legacy by Michael Romani Undivided We are unconquerable That doesn’t mean We don’t need to be flexible We, the people Are a team Each of us part Of that All-American Dream There have been times That we have forgotten … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged America, American Dream, History, Legacy, Liberty, Liberty Tree, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Providence, Together, Unconquerable, USA, We The People
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Neighbor
Rumors have it that to have good neighbors, depends on good fences I believe these rumors to be at the very best really bad pretenses To the best of my recollection of the life I’ve lived in experience Is that … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Admit, Daily Prompt, Defenses, Experience, Fences, Friend, Love, Neighbor, Preference, Pretense, Separation, Wordpress
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First Principles: Promote the Well Being of Your Community
“I have always, from my earliest youth, rejoiced in the felicity of my fellow-men; and have ever considered it as the indispensable able duty of every member of society to promote, as far as in him lies, the prosperity of … Continue reading
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Community, Duty, Felecity, First Principles, Happiness, John Hancock, Mankind, Nation, Overcome, Prosperity, Rejoice, Society, Thrive, Well Being
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Thought For the Day: Foreign Affairs Do Not Always Conform To Our National Desires
“This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.” – James Reston, journalist (3 Nov 1909-1995 Who would have guessed that at one time the New York Times was actually … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliances, Conform, Diplomacy, Foreign, Foreign Affairs, Influence, James Reston, Thought For the Day
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Sonic Gems: Miles Davis – Live Evil
Released on November 17, 1971, Live Evil is a mix of live and studio recordings by American Jazz musician Miles Davis. Part of this album consisted of edited, lengthy jams in a Fusion/ jazz-rock style from a concert at the Cellar … Continue reading
Posted in Thought For the Day, Uncategorized
Tagged Cellar Door, Fusion, Hermeto Parcoal, Jam, Jazz, John McLaughlin, Live Evil, Miles Davis, Sonic Gems
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Adrenaline Rush
Adrenaline Rush by Michael Romani Don’t think Just do it Don’t sink Nothing to it To be alive Free dive Into the deep Like tears we weep Hanging in the skies As we flow and glide Revealed before our eyes … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Adrenaline, Alive, Dive, Do It, Hanging, Impression, Mystery, Obsession, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reveal, Rush
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Divine Comedy – Dante
Aloha Promises Forever has previously discussed both Dante and his major work The Divine Comedy. Please refer back to these previous postings to gain a greater understanding of this work. On this post, we will discuss thematic concerns. Thematically, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Allergory, Canto, Dante, Harvard Classics, Holy Trinity, Mathematics, Numerology, The Divine Comedy
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Simmer
A simmering of beautiful wisteria Brought about the hysteria Of a summer’s day in the Old South So the tale is told by word of mouth It seems the rains kept on its falling Never stopping despite the calling The … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Calling, Daily Prompt, Hysteria, New Orleans, Old South, Photograph, Simmer, St John, Storyteller, Summer, Swelter, Wisteria, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Socialism Leads To the Even Distribution of Misery
“The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery.” —Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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Tagged Capitalism, Distribution, Misery, Prosperity, Socialism, Thought For the Day, Vice, Winston Churchill
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First Principles: An Energetic Executive Branch Is Good for the Country
“Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against foreign attacks; it is not less essential to the steady administration of the laws; to the … Continue reading
