Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

Intimacy of Connection

Intimacy of Connection by Michael Romani There in the camera’s click Is that silent subtle trick It rests in an intimacy That to be put quite delicately Is an intimacy of connection Brought by the artist’s dedication A dedication of … Continue reading

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Freedom 1776 – 2017

Freedom 1776-2017 by Michael Romani In thinking on America’s revolution In the quest for sweet freedom’s contribution Each man willing to die to be free I confess puzzlement at this mystery That a people who sought so hard for liberty … Continue reading

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Daring To Provoke

Daring To Provoke by Michael Romani To dare to provoke Is to dare to invoke By pushing society’s buttons on Giving up images to think on It’s a one way ticket for humanity As a guiding light beyond tragedy Pacing … Continue reading

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Prayerful Contemplation

Based on Matthew 26:40 Prayerful Contemplation by Michael Romani Hard to imagine, Father How you suffered For your sons and daughters There in the garden When the anguish hardened No holiness buffered The pain felt inside From which He could … Continue reading

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Lensed Path of Clarity

Lensed Path of Clarity by Michael Romani There is a path from the beginning A wonderment that is never ending From the pain of scale to fenestration Laying bare our deepest penetration It’s a creation of fine majesty Dressed up … Continue reading

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Short Form Poetry Workshop: Pleaides – Conserve

The Short Form Poetry Workshop this evening pertained to a New Zealand form of poetry called a Pleiades. What is a Pleiades? • Invented in 1999 by Craig Tigerman, Sol Magazine’s Lead Editor. • a single seven-line stanza. • Only … Continue reading

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Short Form Poetry Workshop: Pleiades – Stewardship

The Short Form Poetry Workshop this evening pertained to a New Zealand form of poetry called a Pleiades. What is a Pleiades? • Invented in 1999 by Craig Tigerman, Sol Magazine’s Lead Editor. • a single seven-line stanza. • Only … Continue reading

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Collaboration

https://flic.kr/p/staybs Collaboration by Michael Romani Sitting for the portrait photo Is too often a case of touch and go The best are a sort of collaboration Where each feels a mutual fascination Thirty seconds within each frame Draws out the … Continue reading

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A Better Man

… A Better Man by Michael Romani When we believe in our little lies Reason gives way to our alibis Until we soon give up the truth That we fought so hard for in our youth Caught up in all … Continue reading

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Camera’s Eye

The Camera’s Eye by Michael Romani A camera is a tool of simplicity Through its eye the world takes shape Images taken form the world for me A connection of feelings we can’t escape There in a combination of spirit … Continue reading

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