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First Principles: Peace Is Better Than War, War Is Better Than Tribute
“It is a principle incorporated into the settled policy of America, that as peace is better than war, war is better than tribute.” – James Madison (1816)
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Tagged America, Better, First Principles, Incorporate, James Madison, Peace, Policy, Settle, Tribute, War
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Short Form Poetry: In Your Name
From the short form poetry workshop last night. It is a form called anaphora. These are the notes from the first notecard explaining the concept: “Anaphora is a poetic technique. From the Free Dictionary The first definition for anaphora is … Continue reading
Taking Stock
The Summer of 1969 was a defining moment in the life of America. The currents that led to it swept away many of the traditions of the past in that season of our discontent. Taking Stock by Michael Romani Bethel, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1969, America, Art, Assassination, Bethel, Better, Beyond, Bobby Kennedy, Brotherhood, Change, Choice, Clear, Defer, Different, Disaster, Discontent, Disillusion, Dream, Edge, Flood, Generation, Groove, Happening, Ignore, Illusion, Know, Lght, Loud, Music, Nation, Notoriety, Pain, Parents, Peace, Photograph, Pilgrim, Plan, Play, Poem, Poetry, Possible, Proud, Rain, Reverent, Revolution, Satisfy, Scream, Society, Storm, Strife, Summer, Tears, Thought, Transform, Vietnam, Voice, Wrath
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Ozone Care
Another of the Earth’s little protective systems is that fragile shield call the ozone layer. Ozone Care by Michael Romani Gliding through the ozone with good care Minding the healing of this protective layer The Earth, she is a living, … Continue reading
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Tagged Better, Care, Chain Reaction, Dry Land, Earth, Embrace, Glide, God, Heal, Human Race, Invisible Hand, Land Life, Layer, Mankind, Offer, Oxygen, Ozone, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Protect, Truth
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Thought For the Day: Be Yourself
“Be yourself — it’s the one thing you can do better than anyone else.” – Ethel Merman
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Tagged Anyone, Be, Better, Else, Ethel Merman, One Thing, Thought For the Day, Yourself
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Entanglement
Some folks talk about degrees of separation. Others of an overarching oneness. Entanglement by Michael Romani In entanglement we find our connection Though the miles apart make it hard for detection There is inside of you the very heart of … Continue reading
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Tagged Better, Big Bang, Celebration, Connection, Divine, Energy, Entanglment, Faith, Heart, Oneness, Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Science, Separation, Sublime, Synergy, Together
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Father’s Day With My Daughters 2019
Two hours isn’t nearly long enough, but, at least it was some time. https://flic.kr/p/Qz7KFk Father’s Day With My Daughters (2019) by Michael Romani Some dads find it fine to have bragging rights In that they’ve done in spending sleepless nights … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, Angel, Better, Bragging Rights, Cherish, Daddy, Daughters, Dream, Empathy, Father's Day, Gift, Hug, Human Being, Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Questions, Sleepless Nights, Trouble, Ultra Sound, Voice
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Thought For the Day: Make the World A World A Little Better For Our Presence Through Tolerance, Charity, Temperance, Peace and Kindliness
“I should dearly love that the world should be ever so little better for my presence. Even on this small stage we have our two sides, and something might be done by throwing all one’s weight on the scale of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, Beast, Better, Breadth, Charity, Count, Kindliness, Man, Peace, Presence, Small Stage, Temperance, Thought For the Day, Tolerance, World
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Much To Do With Everything
Day 28 of Na/GloPoWriMo 2019… and what’s the goal.. to write a poem about poetry and poets and who is this what is that and does it have any meaning or is it only seeming or.. wait.. that could be … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Friend's Girlfriend, Better, Blowing In the Wind, Brass In Pocket, Casual, Close Exam, Danger, Dust, Employ, Enjoy, Everything, Family, Grew Up, Leather, Long, Much, Music Died, Na/GloPoWriMo, Nights In White Satin, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poets, Pretenders, Rainbow, Simple Rhymes, Song, Space Cowboy, Stranger, Think, Times, Van Gogh, Words
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Memory Inspires the Future
Slavery is wrong. It was wrong in the past. It is wrong in the present. It’s a wrong that will go into our future. That is until we stand together to vanquish this evil. I cannot stress enough that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Apology, Atrocity, Better, Consequence, Crimes Against Humity, Cultural Amnesia, Dignity, Dwell, Equa;ity, Evade, Forgive, France, Fratenrity, Free, Freedom, Future, Grievance, Guadaloupe, History, Humanism, Inspire, Isle, Legacy, Les Colons, Memory, Moving Forward, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reconciliation, Sidestep, Slavery, Slight, Stain, Sugar Factory
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