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Seventeen Years To This Day

Posted on September 11, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

On 9/11/2001, cowards struck and killed many innocent people for wrongs mostly imagined, some perhaps real. But, none of these directly attributable to 99% who died that day. Let’s never, ever forget this. Seventeen Years To This Day by Michael … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt – Grimace

Posted on September 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The chains that bind us to our dark embrace Are the chains that make me stop and grimace Is there even a ghost of a chance at second glance Bringing all of this back into some balance? Tell me now, … Continue reading →

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The Bass Line

Posted on September 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

In a continuing look at music that has helped shape our modern world, it seems to me that breaking this down into relevant works might be a good way of getting a good feel for this. My youtube.com channel has … Continue reading →

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Ekphrastic Workshop – Sparkle Dim

Posted on September 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Tuesday night short poetry workshop tonight has to do with the Ekphrastic form of deriving a poem based on a work of art including digital art/photographs. From this I came up with the following: Sparkle Dim Ekprhastic by Michael Romani … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Principle of Association Guarantees Everyone the Right To Free Exercise of Industry and the Right To the Fruit Acquired

Posted on September 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt – Alarm

Posted on September 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

It was with some alarm that I Found myself perched in a tree High up in the darkening sky How I got there you wouldn’t believe me I whispered to the resting raven I was feeling more than a bit … Continue reading →

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Eichmann’s Finale

Posted on September 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

For some crimes there is never enough justice. That Eichmann attempted to make the case that simply following orders somehow exonerated his deeds has always struck me as horrific. Eichmann’s Finale by Michael Romani Shattered echoes fill the mind … Continue reading →

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Conflict Of Civilizations

Posted on September 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

There is a conflict in the West that draws down deeper than radical Islam versus West. It is Leftism versus Tradition. I think it’s pretty clear which side of this divide I am on. https://flic.kr/p/28vWo91 Conflict Of Civilizations by Michael … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The First Duty of An Educator Is To Teach That Life Must Unfold Freely

Posted on August 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“To stimulate life, leaving it free, however, to unfold itself, that is the first duty of the educator.” – Maria Montessori, educator (31 Aug 1870-1952)

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Imagine Life If You Will

Posted on August 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Psalms 90:12 Imagine Life If You Will by Michel Romani Numbering our days in adoration Gaining wisdom in our fascination Deep within our hearts it seems Is the keeper of our best dreams Imagine your worse nightmare Come to light … Continue reading →

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