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Morning Dew
Morning Dew by Michael Romani She smiled as she sweetly told me Telling me, it wasn’t to scold me That there is a sad sense of cliché In nearly every thing that I say I smiled back that there was … Continue reading
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Tagged Cliche, Heart, Memories, Mettle, Morning, Morning Dew, Petals, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Say, Scold, Season, Smile, Sunrise, True, Twinkle
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Path of Opportunity
John 12:12-16 Path of Opportunity by Michael Romani Meandering on down the narrow road Doing things now as I’ve been told All of this, my path of opportunity Taken as it is revealed to me Riding in on a triumphant … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Chaos, Christ, Discernment, God, Meandering, Militancy, Moment, Narrow, Opportunity, Path, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Resurrection Day, Revealed, Sin, Soul, Torment, Triumphant Memory
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Poem For the Healing
Poem For the Healing by Michael Romani Looking from a distance for clarity I offer this prayer in all sincerity That whatever troubles bind you Are not enough to ever blind you That resting inside God’s healing hand Is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Angels, God's Healing Hand, Healing, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer
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Quiet Time
Genesis 32:32-34 Quiet Time by Michael Romani Taking a little time to be alone In a devotional heart like stone Just the Lord and little ole me Taking moments so quietly Alone in the Word in devotion Getting right in … Continue reading
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Tagged Atone, Attitude, Contemplation, Devotion, God, God's Will, Lord, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Quiet Time, Quietude, Reflection, Sin, Snippets
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Dancer’s Guillotine
Dancer’s Guillotine by Michael Romani It’s a denunciation of distinction A singularity calling out its fascination The deepest feeling, reeling in my heart The point from which surrealism departs This world is a chaotic scene of violence Shown to you … Continue reading
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Tagged American Tragedy, Benevolence, Broken Window, Compassion, Dancer, Empathy, Experience, Guillotine, Impact, Introspection, Irony, Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Singularity, Soul, Sway, Tyranny, Violence
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American Sentence Poetry Workshop
How to write an American Sentence Poem: • One sentence, 17 syllables, end of story. • Minimum words for maximum effect. • It makes for a rush of a poem, and if you’re trying your own hand at these and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Sentence, Courage, Fear, Haiku, Modernized, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Poetry Work Shop, Primaries, Tides
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Getting Out of My Way
John 12:23-28 Getting Out of My Way by Michael Romani Every day, I ask God to change my heart To please do away with my worse parts To please make me the sort of ever true That is closer to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversary, Battle, Carnality, Clay, Confession, Cross, Glory, Gratitude, Hindrance, Holy, Humility, Knees, Mold, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Potter, Prayer, Redemption, Resurrection, Satan, Self Correction, Self Denial, Service, Son of Man
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A Witness of Fireflies, Parts I & II
A Witness of Fireflies by Michael Romani I Formless and void in the darkness The spirit of God removed the harshness God said let there be light – and there was light Seeing the good; He separated day from night … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Chile, Complexity, Conscience, Deception, Deep Space, Fireflies, Formation, Formless, Galaxy, Gravity, Light, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Science, Shine, Telescopes, Truth, Void
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