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Thought For the Day: Be Thankful For Those Who Rekindle the Inner Spirit
“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” – Albert Schweitzer, … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Schweitzer, Burst, Encounter, Everyone, Flame, Human Being, Inner Fire, Inner Spirit, Lifee, People, Rekindle, Thanful, Thought For the Day
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Paddington Opens the Street Fair
Love this classic story. Paddington Opens the Street Fair by Michael Romani Pop up stories Filled with glories Hold there place Like a warm embrace A life’s perfection Is found in that connection Where a single book Provides the hook … Continue reading
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Tagged Alright, Applause, Bear, Belief, Children, Connection, Decent, Drivel, Embrace, Expect, Find, Fire, Glory, Goodness, Hire, Hook, Human Being, Kind, Paddington Bear, Paws, Perfect, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Polite, Pop Up Book, Shrivel, Street Fair, Suspect, Tickle, Truth, zoo
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First Principles: Our Republic Is A Government Under Law Not Rulers
“They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men.” – John Adams (1775)
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Tagged Boston Gazette, Define, First Principles, Government, John Adams, Novanglus Letters, Republic, Under Law
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Thought For the Day: In the Sight of God There Is No Color Line
“[I] resolved that I would permit no man, no matter what his color might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. … I pity from the bottom of my heart any individual who is so … Continue reading
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Tagged Booker T Washington, Cultivate, Degrade, God, Hate, Heart, Narrow, No Color Line, Pity, Race Prejudice, Resolve, Soul, Spirt, Thought For the Day, Up From Slavery
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Samson VI
Further attempt to depict the story of Samson and Deliah from the Book of Judges: Samson (VI) by Michael Romani VI An uncertain meeting at the granary Speaks of that wistful bit of insanity A servant girl separating chaff from … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Judges, Calling, Chaff, Dazzle, Distraction, Falling, Granary, Love, Own, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Samson, Servant Girl, Smile, Sparkle, Spin, Sweet, Throne, Time, Touch, Wheat, Whisper, Win, Words
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Felt (The Loss of Shangri-la)
It’s interesting. This poem started of with the intention of being a lighthearted look at the sort of a person who would look at Shangri-La an think that all it’s missing is a casino. By the time, my pen hit … Continue reading
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Tagged Bliss, Blues, Break Up, Breath, Burden, Burn, Cost, Darkness, Dream, Easy, Embrace, Eyes, Face, Feel, Felt, Flow, Forbidden, Forever After, Happiness, Hurt, Kiss, Laugh, Laughter, Lifetime, Light, Lonely, Loss, Lost, Man, Minute, Miss, Moment, Once Upon A Time, Pain, Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Rhyme, Rising Star, Rite of Passage, Shake, Shangri-La, Silent, Sleepless Night, Solitary, Soul, Star-shine, Step, Surprise, Thought, Touch, Treasure, True, Wake, Wonder, Word, World
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First Principles: The President Is To Periodically Report On the State of the Union Along With His Recommendations
“He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” – Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution … Continue reading
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Streets Made of Marmalade
A truly wonderful story for children of all ages. This is my small tribute to a tale that I probably love more than I should. Streets Made of Marmalade by Michael Romani Rather small Rather sneezy As you’ll recall It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alone, Bear, Chance, Dance, Dream, Easy, Family, Far, Fate, Fond, Friends, Fur, Further, Glory, Heaven, Home, London, Look, Love, Marmalade, Memory, Paddington Bear, Poem, Poetry, Recall, Rolling Skates, Scrapbook, Small, Sneeze, Somewhere, Square, Star, Story, Streets, Wish
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