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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Tempest – William Shakespeare
Written between 1610-1611, The Tempest is thought by many to be the last play that William Shakespeare wrote alone. The plot is set on a remote island on the rightful Duke of Milan, Prospero (a sorcerer) seeks to restore his daughter, … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, Miranda, Play, Propero, Romance, The Tempest, Tragicomedy, William Shakespeare
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Ordinary Times Blues
Based on Wednesday Night’s Sermon and in Honor of All Saint’s Day Ordinary Times Blues by Michael Romani No respect given for the average Joe Looking for some more flash to show That’s the society that we’re living in Getting … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Average Joe, Christainity, Communion, Disobedience, Extraordinary, Flash, Joy, Obscurity, Ordinary, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Preparation, Salvation, Stewardship, The Lamb
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Mystery
The Godly perspective is steeped in mystery Older than anything subject to chronology More factual than any earthly mythology And deeper than any manmade spirituality As a consequence of this being true There is a calling for me and for … Continue reading
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Tagged Chronology, Daily Prompt, God, Majesty, Mystery, Myth, Prayer, Relationship, Spirituality, Truth, Wordpress, Worship
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Thought For the Day: The Universe Is Under No Obligation To Us
A man said to the universe: “Sir I exist!” “However,” replied the universe, “The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.” – Stephen Crane, writer Mr. Crane’s lasting legacy is largely found in one work, The Red Badge … Continue reading
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Tagged Exist, Man, Obligation, Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane, Thought For the Day, Universe
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First Principles – A Republic Must Guard Against Undue Foreign Influence
“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government.” – George Washington … Continue reading
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Tagged Corruption, First Principles, Foreign Influence, Free People, George Washington, Government, Republic, Vigilance
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Halloween – Robert Burns
In 1785, Robert Burns wrote a poem for Halloween. It is included within the the Kilmarnock volume. At 28 stanzas, it is one of Burns’ longer poems and mixes Scots with English. It was written in response to the 1780 poem for Halloween … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween, Havard Classics, Kilmarnock, Poem, Poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland
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Blackest Night
Blackest Night by Michael Romani There are evil spirits Even in heavenly places Though we don’t want to hear it I’ll tell you to your faces We’d be best off to fear it And run from these traces There are … Continue reading
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Tagged Darkness, Dread, Evil, Fear, Halloween, Night, Penny Dreadful, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Shadows, Spirits, Vice
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Ghoulish
It’s a ghoulish night at the curve of the street All the boys and girls are going trick or treat Costumed in and as their latest aspiration Filled with joy, candy and their inspiration There’s a trick here to getting … Continue reading
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Tagged Candy, Childhood, Costumes, Daily Prompt, Ghoulish, Ghouls, Goblins, Gravestone, Halloween, Photograph, Poem, Trick or Treat, Werewolves, Wordpress
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