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Breaking the Chains
Wednesday’s Sermon was based on: Deuteronomy 5:9-10 NIV: 9 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Breaking the Chains, Deliverance, Deuteronomy, Generational, Sermon
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God Given Liberty
Based on the American Revolution and John Jay’s reflections on same: God Given Liberty by Michael Romani There before my eyes As I look And with really no surprise I see the words of John Jay Who was heard to … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, God Given, John Jay, Liberty, Tyranny
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Take Five, #3: Recognizing the Enemy
The third poem from tonigh’s short-form poetry workshop relied on the following words: Take Five, Part 2: 1 – defenestration the action of throwing someone or something out of a window. the action of dismissing someone from a position of … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Colaphize, Defenestration, Emetic, Hapax, Lucifer, Marx, Poetry, Republican, Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky, Short Form Poetry, Take Five, Tax, Vicissitude
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Take Five, #2: I Come Seeking Wisdom
The second poem from tonight’s short form poetry workshop relied on the following words: Take Five, Part 2: 1- Pedagogy The discipline that deals with the theory and practice of education 2 – senescence the condition or process of deterioration … Continue reading
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Tagged Bajulate, Gregorian Chant, Mendicant, Pedagogy, Repent, Senescence, Short Form Poetry, Take Five, Theology, Truculent, Wisdom
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Take Five, #1: The Serpent
At tonight’s short form poetry workshop, we engaged in a sort of game of poetic wordplay. The goal of the game is to take five selected lesser used words and quickly form a dash of poetry from these words. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Ebullience, Garden of Eden, Ineluctable, Lethean, Naked Simian, Perfidy, Short Form Poetry, Sibilant, Take Five
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Foot Ware
In a continuing theme that I have been exploring lately, I have been looking at the fine art of design, abstract and otherwise. Today’s poem is a play on designing footwear. Despite a lifetime of running, working out and competition, … Continue reading
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Tagged Competitive Response, Design, Foor Wear, Olympian, Poetry
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Mother’s Day 2017, Part III
Mother’s Day 2017, Part III by Michael Romani As rare and true as a mother’s love Only second to that of God above Is a gift that has blessed each of us Given to each as a just because That’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Balloon, Caring, Closeness, Embraces, Fountain, Gift, Higher, Mother's Day, Nurture, Prayer, Words of Love
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The Purple Testament
My daughters want to be writers. In talking about this along the way, I was asked who I thought were the best of the writers that I had come across in my life. Well, I thought of course of all … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Philippines, Poetry, Promises, Rod Serling, The Purple Testament, Twilight Zone, War Stinks, World War II, Writers, Writing
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Mother’s Day 2017, Part II
Mother’s Day 2017, Part II by Michael Romani I miss my mom That’s no surprise I think as I stare at the screen Through sleepy eyes My earliest memory Is that of her role In what was usually – In … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor, Family, Home, Memories, Military Brat, Mom, Mother's Day 2017, Sleepy Eyes
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Mother’s Day 2017, Part I
Yesterday, I photographed part of what a friend had set up as a build on a Virtual Reality platform called Second Life. She had built this on her “land” in celebration of Mother’s Day. Her parcel is set … Continue reading
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