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Fired Up and Melted Down
In our society, there is a lot to be said for customer service. When it’s great, that’s really nice. When it’s not? Well… Imagine a power outage that somehow triggered a fuse box issue. Now imagine, that as you hear … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Burning, Carbon, Customer Service, Fired Up, Fuse Box, Melted Down, Poetry and Prose, Power Outage
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Opportunity and Cost
Opportunity and Cost by Michael Romani Door opened; door closed Dreams happened and supposed Often extraordinary Choices and opportunity Fidget with your time Wrestle with the lie This is your chance Go back or advance Shoved into elbow room Needed … Continue reading
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Tagged Chance, Cost, Dreams, History, Memories, Nurture, Opportunity
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Anaphora: Walk the Walk
Anaphora – The first definition for anaphora is “The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs”: —- Walk the Walk by Michael Romani You talk your talk That you don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Anaphora, Deliberate, Raging Out Your Peace, Repetition, Riot, Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk
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Anaphora Form: My Forever Love
Tonight at the Short Form Poetry workshop we got acquainted with a poetic device called the anaphora. To paraphrase, we learned that “anaphora” comes from Greek for “a carrying up or back’. It refers to a type of parallelism created … Continue reading
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Tagged Ally, Anaphora, Forever, Greek, Love, Psalms, Short Form Poetry
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The Journey
Much to about nothing but everything at the same time. The Journey by Michael Romani Yesterday, Is so far away Tomorrow’s further still I know that I must go on But, I wonder how I will The journey Has been … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Be the Light
“Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships.” -Charles Simic, poet (b. 9 May 1938) Born into a world filled with vile cruelty and more than a share of tragedy, the world … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Simic, Choices, Glass Bottle, Lighthouse, Ships
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Reflections On Van Gogh
The IMA had a live actor presentation pertaining to Van Gogh. Thinking on the talent and troubles of his life arrived at this: Reflections On Van Gogh by Michael Romani Dizzying in the audacity Of your painting and your poetry … Continue reading
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Tagged Brilliance, IMA, Indiana Museuem of Art, Madness, Painting, Poetry, Starry Night, Suicide, Theology, Tincture, Van Gogh, Words
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Paint By Number Plans
I was watching a documentary about creativity and abstract illustration when it occurred to me. There are certain similarities between being a parent and an artist. So many elements happen just as they might despite your best efforts toward control. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abstract Ilustration, Artist, Creativity, Family, Paint by Number, Parent, Surreality
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First Page News
Inspired by the sermon today based on the Book of Matthew: Page One News by Michael Romani Meeting here on every Sunday Hoping in some simple way To celebrate His Resurrection Making through prayer that connection Back To our very … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Canging Bells, Choices, Devil, Disciples, Discouragement, Encouragement, Faith, Gospel, Great Commission, Jesus, Page One News, Poetry, Prayer, Prophecy, Resurrection, Sacrificial Lamb, Scars Into Stars, Sin, Sin of Omission, Stumble, Sunday, Tautology, Theology
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