Tag Archives: Belief

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Inheritance

Day after day, it’s all the more in ready evidence That some things are a matter of simple Providence Among these are matters gained by inheritance Like never realizing the fullness of my impertinence But, instead insisting that I have … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Theory

From time to time throughout mankind’s history We have found ourselves bound to things of theory Today’s rage is to posit a Theory of Everything While at the same time admitting that we know nothing Now how about that, isn’t … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Believing the Best Saves Trouble

“I always prefer to believe the best of everybody; it saves so much trouble.”  — Rudyard Kipling A purportedly complete collection of his poems may be read here: https://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/kipling_ind.html      

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – One Way

I told the elf that it was really kind of neat He was willing to show me down the polar street He told me to hop on aboard the back of the sleigh Because there was only one way, only … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Ascend

Even from darkness, an angel ascends How you might see this just depends On which side you are standing on Or, whether you can believe in once upon Sometimes, life is funny like that isn’t it Confidence that light can … Continue reading

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First Principles: Americans Should Always Remember Our Blessings

“Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Believe

From the moment that I began to think and conceive That there was more to life and began to believe That just maybe there was a little more to live for I found a curious habit of opening up every … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Thoughts (Pensees) – Blaise Pascal

“If there is a God, He is infinitely incomprehensible, since, having neither parts nor limits, He has no affinity to us. We are then incapable of knowing either what He is or if He is….” The Pensees (“Thoughts”) is an unfinished … Continue reading

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A Prayer of Fellowship

A Prayer of Fellowship by Michael Romani Looking around I see This is not where I belong I sit here praying quietly Listening to the singer’s song This is not my home But, I am not alone Praying without ceasing … Continue reading

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The Big Tall Wish

In the continuing project for my beautiful and beloved eldest daughter, Twilight Zone Season 1; Episode 27 reconceived as a poem and on wish that she might always believe in the magic of love in a young girl’s heart: The Big … Continue reading

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