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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Partner
She slays my dragons And those she doesn’t She keeps as pets … My partner, best friend, love of my life And in one form, maybe soon another, my wife
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Tagged Ally Romani, Best Friend, Daily Prompt, Partner, Photograph, Wife, Wordpress
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First Principles: A Republic Is the Only Government Not At War With Man
“The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.” —Thomas Jefferson (1790)
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Tagged First Principles, Government, Intrusive, Republican, Thomas Jefferson, War
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Thought For the Day: Look For the Apples In One Seed
“Any fool can count the seeds in an apple. Only God can count all the apples in one seed.” – Robert H. Schuller We spend so long looking at the finite that we often forget to look for the possibilities. … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Be, Become, Dream, God, Positive, Possibility, Robert H Schuller, Seed
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Aeneid – Virgil
Arma virumque cano – Virgil “I sing of arms and of a man…” Virgil’s masterpiece, the Aeneid is a Latin epic poem widely regarded as one of the greatest master works of that genre. It is a retelling of the legend of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeneas, Aeneid, Epic, Harvard Classics, Latium, Rome, Trojans, Troy, Virgil, Wandering, War
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Microcosm
Microcosm by Michael Romani Small things make the connections The little rituals of invocation What is a morning with coffee? Each wake up kiss is its own memory Every step take with good intention Move beyond the places of convention … Continue reading
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Tagged Choices, Connection, Future, Generation, Humanity, Intention, Memory, Microcosm, Photographs, Poetry, Reverberation, Voices
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A Prayer of Fellowship
A Prayer of Fellowship by Michael Romani Looking around I see This is not where I belong I sit here praying quietly Listening to the singer’s song This is not my home But, I am not alone Praying without ceasing … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Christianity, Communication, Connection, Faith, Fellowship, God, Home, Intercession, Poetry, Prayer, Presence, Present, Rest, Righteous, Self Affliction
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WordPress #Daily Prompt – Symphony
Transposed Score For a Broken Symphony by Michael Romani There in the notes is the sound Seen for all that it might be Taken around and around In a score for a broken symphony …
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Tagged Broken, Daily Prompt, Music, Photo, Poem, Score, Symphony, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: The Sea Holds Wonder Forever
“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” – Jacques Cousteau The day before yesterday, I took the girls to see the dolphin show at the Indianapolis Zoo. It is something that my … Continue reading
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Tagged Enchantment, Eternal, Jacques Cousteau, Ocean, Sea, Spell, Wonder
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Great American Songbook II: Further Standards to Live By
Part II of the playlist of the Great American cannon that I had previously put up for the enjoyment of all. 50 more to enjoy on your quiet evenings.:
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Tagged Cannon, Composers, Great American Songbook, Jazz, Playlist, Pop Singers, Standards
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First Principles: The Establishment Clause Served to Prevent A National Church
“The real object of the Amendment was, not to countenance, much less advance Mahommedianism, or Judaism, or infidelity, by prostrating Christianity; but to exclude all rivalry among Christian sects, and to prevent any national ecclesiastical establishment, which should give to … Continue reading →