Tag Archives: Beauty

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Essays and English Traits – Emerson

On Sept. 9, 1832, Ralph Waldo Emerson retired from ministry.  But, he will never retire from the literary tradition and memory of Western Civilization.  Among his many famous essays is that which is called Nature. In 1836, Emerson set out in the … Continue reading

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Spring Thing Fling

From the Short Form Poetry Workshop on Weather Genre Poetry Spring Thing Fling by Michael Romani Waking from the cold winter’s snow It’s time for me to get into my flow Blooming flowers across my stage Painting the future across … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Love of Beauty and Reverence for Tradition Make for the Best of Art

“The scientific spirit, the contempt of tradition, the lack of discipline and the exaltation of the individual have very nearly made an end of art. It can only be restored by the love of beauty, the reverence for tradition, the … Continue reading

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A Passage For Trumpet

In the continuing effort to keep my promise to my eldest princess, this poem is based on The Twilight Zone, Season 1: Episode 32: https://flic.kr/p/uzJxST A Passage For Trumpet by Michael Romani Somewhere beyond that mystic infinity A trumpet swells out … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Priceless

An old song meandered in on a thought About how the best of life cannot be bought Like the precious and few moments spent Those that a loving God has lent Even to a sinner like me Days of beauty … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – On the Sublime and the Beautiful – Edmund Burke

The full title for Edmund Burke’s philosophical exposition on separating the beautiful and the sublime into separate categories is A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and the Beautiful.    This major work was studied by … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Ugly Duckling – Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish poet and author who lived from 1805 to 1875.  One of the stories he wrote is the classic The Ugly Duckling (Den Grimme Aelling).  This is the tale of a seemingly homely little bird who … Continue reading

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Chasing Coral

Chasing Coral by Michael Romani Drawn to the magic of the oceans The divers film from their emotions It feels like time has slowed down In wetsuits and flippers worn like a clown An alien world on our own planet … Continue reading

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Destiny (Heart Found)

Destiny (Heart Found) by Michael Romani I hear your fears Comforting your tears Bound in hand and in heart Bound as we’ve been from the start Now, nothing can keep me away I have found my home And here I … Continue reading

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Creekside Bridge

There is a lot of beauty to be found in Second Life.  I spend a lot of time photographing it. it.  In my real life, my ex-wife destroyed over 14,000 photographs as we divorced.  It’s a shame.  But, it is … Continue reading

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