“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” – Thomas Jefferson, in The Declaration of Independence
Everyone wants to be heard, no one wants to really listen.
Wish That You Would Listen by Michael Romani You come on strong But you got it all wrong And I wish that you would listen Just wish that you would listen You say you have it all worked out And that you've removed all doubt But I wish that you would listen Just wish that you would listen Telling me that I'm all wrong I guess listening takes to long You only want to be heard telling Seems it's always you doing the yelling Telling me that I am addicted to lies Girl, I think it's time you open your eyes No man in his right mind puts up with this Unless it's a man who knows what he misses Telling me that I offer nothing but fake You know that's really hard to ever take Especially from someone who said she loved me Especially from someone who I know saved me You come on strong But you got it all wrong And I wish that you would listen Just wish that you would really listen You say you have it all worked out And that you have removed all doubt But I wish that you would maybe listen Just wish that you could maybe listen My story is one that's a hard luck story Striking out every time that I try for glory You say that you've seen that I've loved before So how in the world could I really love any more You act like you're the only one who knows But I see your insecurity and it truly shows Yes, I know better than most of my heartbreaks I have felt the fire of the cold dawn soul shakes You come on strong But you got it all wrong And I wish that you would listen Just wish that you would listen You say that you have it all worked out And that you have removed all doubt But I wish you could maybe listen Just wish that you would maybe listen It should be evident I always put you first Trying so hard to give what might quench your thirst You hand me things to read and I happily read them You tell me who you want me to be and I try to be him You know we used to joke about needing your own way Every time you broke up, I'd let you back that day When you said you wanted me to learn to speak compassionate I put aside my needs for feelings more passionate You come on strong But you got it all wrong And I wish that you would listen Just wish that you would listen You say that you have it all worked out But that's truly something that I doubt I pray to God that you might listen Knowing that you never ever listen (c) July 3, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
“It isn’t how you die. It’s what you live for.” – Daniel Boone
“Guard within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.” – George Sand [pen name of Amantine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin], novelist (1 Jul 1804-1876)
The world needs a lot of oxygen to breath. We take it for granted. Most of us. Some of us get exposed to toxicity that makes us know just how precious that oxygen is. But, where does it come from? What’s it’s journey, right?
On the Importance of A Diatom by Michael Romani It's in the strangest of coincidences That the Godless deny the hand of providence As dust from the Sahara races Across the ocean on the wind's embrace And with the greatest of surprises On that defies the mystery before our eyes Eventually settles onto the Amazon To become the fertile soil life thrives on From there as life put on it's floral show Oxygen knows abundance as the jungle grows Sold on the idea of the rainforest as it is As the lungs of the planet manages to miss That all the oxygen it makes it also uses Showing once again how popular science confuses Things that it thinks life readily shows As more really than what we really know It's the river flowing up high in the sky That brings us to the truth of our best surprise Clouded over into somewhat of a recent mystery Is the story of climate's amazing true history Water sucked up high into the branches of the trees Starts its global journey on a tropical breeze A flying river that curves around the world Begins as clouds that flow as the weave and are curled Hitting hard against the Andes into rain As constant and deep as a symphonic refrain That makes itself felt inside the ocean's deep For precious diatoms to feed on and to keep... As a secret to the world's oxygen supply And this is the beginning of where the truth lies (c) July 2, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
A little something that I just felt onto paper before putting here.
I’m Not Saying…
“Where you have no religion, you are sure to have no government, for as religion disappears, anarchy takes place and fixes a compleat Hell on earth till religion returns.” – Daniel Morgan
Our Father is always there, present to answer our prayers consistent with the greater good.
To my neighbors to the North and the one always on my mind and in my heart! Happy Canada Day!!
So, what exactly is Canada Day about?
I’m very glad you asked. Formerly known as Dominion Day, Canada Day celebrates the effective date of the Constitution Act that joined Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into on Dominion within the British Empire. On that date Canada became, in effect, its own kingdom within the larger empire.
This led to increasing independence and autonomy that led to the 1931 passage of the Statute of Westminster. Then finally, the Constitution Act of 1982 gave Canada it’s full independence as its own country with its own Constitution.
At least, that’s my understanding. I did not know until just recently that O Canada did not become the official anthem until 1980.
Thank you, Canada, for being our beautiful neighbor to the North!
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