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Palm Sunday 2018
Palm Sunday 2018 by Michael Romani In the mindset of the times A saint’s acts could be crimes But even the king had come To learn of the coming Kingdom Wall to wall in observance Passover spoke of perseverance To … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Belong, Crime, Cross, Donkey, Grace, Humility, King, Kingdom Come, Monarchy, Observance, Palm Sunday, Palms, Passover, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Saint, Sin, Tyranny, Wash Away
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Swallow
It is just simply amazing All the memories tracing Down so many trails Dragonflies and swallowtails Just a few of the photos Those we’ll always know Tells its own kind of story Showing a bit of God’s glory Walking so … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Amazeing, Daily Prompt, Days, Daze, Dragonflies, God's Glory, Memories, Miles, Photographs, Smiles, Swallow, Swallowtails, Trails, Wordpress
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First Principles: Be Vigilant Of Our Rights Against Even Those Political Leaders We Least Suspect
“[T]he people are always most in danger when the means of injuring their rights are in the possession of those of whom they entertain the least suspicion.” – Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 25, 1787 If anyone has any doubt about … Continue reading
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Endangered, Federalist No. 25, First Principles, Politicians, Rights, The People, Vigilance
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Thought For the Day: You Cannot Shake Hands With A Clenched Fist
“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” – Indira Gandhi, prime minister of India (1917-1984)
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Clenched Fist, Handshake, Hope, Hostility, Indira Ghandi, Individuals, Love, Peace
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#Pennies For Dollars
#Pennies For Dollars by Michael Romani There is something off Hollow and desperate In the context collapse That keeps the music separate From the artistic soul And given to the corporate behemoths Who steal the control While trading pennies for … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Artists, Authenticity, Corporate Greed, Culture Clash, Exploitation, Money, Music Business, Photograph, Poem, Poetry
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Faceless
Have you ever woken up feeling a bit like maybe yesterday Is something that shouldn’t have happened no how, no way? Where when all the good intentions have led to a mistake And even as you make it, you have … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Apology, Blunder, Cut and Paste, Daily Prompt, Faceless, Forgive, Mistake, Sleepless, Wordpress, Yesterday
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Thought For the Day: The True Heroes of This World Share Responsibility For Caring For Our Children
“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say “It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.” Then there are those who see the need and respond. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Community, Fred Rogers, Heroes, Issues, Problem Solvers, Responsibility, Responsive, Thought For the Day, World
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First Principles: From Youth We Must Strive To Be Learned and Virtuous
“A good moral character is the first essential in a man, and that the habits contracted at your age are generally indelible, and your conduct here may stamp your character through life. It is therefore highly important that you should … Continue reading
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Character, Conduct, Effort, Endeavor, Essential, First Principles, George Washington, Habits, Indelible, Learned, Life, Moral, Virtuous, Wise
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Daddy’s Girl
Daddy’s Girl by Michael Romani To be marginalized and oppressed Cannot be ever overestimated To be considered less than Had left her endlessly frustrated It didn’t make it any better To be considered part of the family Not in the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Amusement, Brain, Contribution, Conversation, Daddy's Girl, Davastation, Deeply Rooted, Experience, Family, Found Nickel, Frustration, Institutional, Integrity, Marginalized, Negligence, Oppressed, Patriarchy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Preference, Racism, Respect, Sexism
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Foreign
Sworn to fight against enemies Both foreign and domestic It’s hard to tell the frenemies And quite often erratic You want to give that chance But when you do that You dance that deadly dance It’s just where it’s at … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Daily Prompt, Endless, Enemies, Foreign, Fort Hood, Friends, Honor, Military, Wordpress
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