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Daily Prompt – Ripples
Mother Ocean lives out her stories Filled with enough of her own glories Washed ashore on ripples of her power Mankind’s presence felt like seconds to her hour It’s said that most of this world is water Making humanity the … Continue reading
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Tagged Consequence, Daily Prompt, Fear, Glory, Goodness, Home, Mankind, Mother Ocean, Ripples, Sons and Daughters, Story, Sublime, Time, Water, World
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First Principles: It Is Preposterous To Attempt Separating the Law of Nature From the Law of Revelation
“The law of nature and the law of revelation are both Divine: they flow, though in different channels, from the same adorable source. It is indeed preposterous to separate them from each other.” – James Wilson, of the Law of … Continue reading
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Tagged Channels, Divine, First Principles, Inseperable, James Wilson, Law of Nature, Law of Nature (1804), Law of Revelation, Source
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Thought For the Day: Greatness Is Made of Simplicity, Goodness and Truth
“There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.” – Leo Tolstoy, novelist and philosopher (9 Sep 1828-1910)
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Tagged Goodness, Greatness, Leo Tolstoy, Simplicity, Thought For the Day, Truth
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First Principles: National Defense Is A Cardinal Duty
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams, 1815
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Tagged Cardinal, Defense, Duty, First Principles, John Adams, National, Statesman
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Thought For the Day: You Have Turned All the Corners Left When You Run Into Yourself
“When you turn the corner / And you run into yourself / Then you know that you have turned / All the corners that are left.” – Langston Hughes, poet and novelist (1 Feb 1902-1967)
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Tagged Corner, Knowledge, Langston Hughes, Left, Run, Self, Thought For the Day, Turn
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Remnants of Dysfunction
Everyone likes a good ghost story, right? Remnants of Dysfunction by Michael Romani To tell a great ghost story Requires moving past gory But nothing strikes this passion Like a dilapidated mansion Remnants of dysfunction Are held in the conjunction … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Bells, Carillon, Conjunction, Door, Dread, Dysfunction, Edifice, Ghost Story, Gory, History, Jump Up Scare, Loss, Mansion, Passion, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rattle, Remnant, Suspense
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The Bass Line
In a continuing look at music that has helped shape our modern world, it seems to me that breaking this down into relevant works might be a good way of getting a good feel for this. My youtube.com channel has … Continue reading
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Tagged Bass, Fusion, Heart and Soul, Music, Popular Music, Rock, The Bass Line, Thought For the Day, Universal Language
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Ways of Freedom
From time to time, it seems necessary to think on choices made and principles kept. Ways of Freedom by Michael Romani “Times march on”, says the old soldier Remembering back on times bolder But some things are best and better … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Ashes, Blood, Chains, Freedom, Heritage, Kingdom, Legacy, Liberty, Masses, Old Soldier, Patriot, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Price Paid, Progress, Regression, Security, Tears, Tradition, Tyranny, Violence
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Thought For the Day: To Move Most Freely, It Is Best To Be Deeply Rooted
“To move freely you must be deeply rooted.” – Bella Lewitsky, dancer (13 Jan 1916-2004)
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Tagged Bella Lewitsky, Dance, Deep, Free, Life, Move, Roots, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: We Should Trust In God Not Political Manipulation
“Their arts may be more dangerous than their arms. Let us then renounce all treaty with them upon any score but that of total separation, and under God trust our cause to our swords.” – Samuel Adams (1776)
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Tagged Arms, First Priniciples, God, Live Free Or Die, Manipulation, Politics, Reliance, Renounce, Samuel Adams, Separation, Trust
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