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Echoed Reflections
Saw a movie that inspired some beautiful thoughts, I think maybe? The thought of being so joined that you could see the world through the eyes of the one you want to share life with anyhow might be kinda very … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Burn, Candle, Cherry, Connection, Echo, Fake, Ghosts, Half, Hearts, Inspire, Joke, Light, Mess, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Repetition, Sight, Simplicity, Smart, Stay, Steal, Synchronoicity
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Fallen Through Time
Life continues its lessons, it seems. Fallen Through Time by Michael Romani Sometimes it’s an alien world In which my flag is unfurled Bravely proclaiming my stance Feeling the sting of each lost chance Beckoned into the 21st century I … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st Century, Alien, Apology, Bother, Burn, Confession, Destination, Fall, Heartbreak, History, Hurt, Learn, Lesson, Life, Out of Control, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Soul, Soul Shake, Stance, Sting, Sublime, Time, Train, Whisper
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Sometimes Better Than the Memories
Six guns out and blazing was the dream …. maybe a little too much time thinking on the West these days? Sometimes Better Than the Memories by Michael Romani Sometimes I can’t remember The things that I’ve done Sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Picture Show, Begun, Best, Burn, Chill, Cry, Die, Echoes, Good Boy, Government, Heart, Hell, Hurt, Kill, Know, Man, Meant, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reality, Remember, Six Gun, Soul, Things Done, Time, West, Why
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In Remembrance of Notre Dame
In memory of the burning of Notre Dame 04/2019 and as originally posted on my Flickr account: In Remembrance of Notre Dame by Michael Romani Standing there in the center of the ancient cityGloriously symbolic in its early beloved pietyThe … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Poetry Is the Evidence of Life
“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.” – Leonard Cohen
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Tagged Ash, Burn, Evidence, Leonard Cohen, Life, Poetry, Thought For the Day
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The Whiskey Priest
Based on Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory.. seemed suitable for Lent on the dark side.. Read the novel to see why more accurately…. The Whiskey Priest by Michael Romani Anger has replaced ambition With the drive to drink Even … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambition, Anger, Awe Inspired, Brink, Burn, Caught, Cleansing Moment, Contemplation, Contrition, Daily Devotion, Drink, Edge, Gluttony, Graham Greene, Greed, Jungle, Ledge, Lent, Light, Morality, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Point, Priest, Redemption, Repent, Struggle, The Power and the Glory, Tired, Transcend, Truth, Unlearned, Vestige
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Tapestry of Change and Joy
Based in part on 2 Cor.: Tapestry of Change and Joy by Michael Romani Praising our Lord and God in song and dance Loving the happenstance of our second chance Our God of second chances always there and willing To … Continue reading
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Tagged Anoint, Bright, Burn, Challenge, Change, Crawl, Daily Walk, Dance, Day, Do, Dsiplay, Faithfulness, Fear, Fight, Give, Glory, God, Gospel, Guiding Light, Heal, Hope, Humble, Jewel, Joy, Knees, Lord, Love, Move, Need, Night, Outward, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Praise, Prayer, Reliance, Resurrection, Salavation, Second Chance, Shake, Shelter, Song, Strength, Struggle, Talk, Tapestry, Triumph, Truth, Wisdom
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Samson VIII
Continuing in an effort to put a version of the Samson and Delilah story from the Book of Judges into verse, I present Part VIII. Perhaps, I should have made this shorter? Samson (VIII) by Michael Romani Amidst un-princely questions of … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, Adversary, Appease, Beg, Blame, Book of Judges, Broken, Burn, Consequence, Contest, Daughter, Design, Desire, Dishonor, Driven, Embrace, Enemies, Enemy, Enmity, Family, Fire, Flee, Folly, Forgiven, Gain, God's People, God's Will, Good, Heresy, History, Impure, Jew, King, Knees, Lion, Loss, Love, Nazarite, Peace, Persevere, Philistine, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Price, Pride, Providence, Purity, Rage, Riddle, Samson and Delilah, Sanctuary, Seek, Shame, Sign, Steeple, Strife, Taran, Tears, Tunic, Two Peoples, Vain, Vow, Wager, Wisdom, Wolf, Wood, Worship, Wrath, Zion
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Felt (The Loss of Shangri-la)
It’s interesting. This poem started of with the intention of being a lighthearted look at the sort of a person who would look at Shangri-La an think that all it’s missing is a casino. By the time, my pen hit … Continue reading
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Tagged Bliss, Blues, Break Up, Breath, Burden, Burn, Cost, Darkness, Dream, Easy, Embrace, Eyes, Face, Feel, Felt, Flow, Forbidden, Forever After, Happiness, Hurt, Kiss, Laugh, Laughter, Lifetime, Light, Lonely, Loss, Lost, Man, Minute, Miss, Moment, Once Upon A Time, Pain, Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Rhyme, Rising Star, Rite of Passage, Shake, Shangri-La, Silent, Sleepless Night, Solitary, Soul, Star-shine, Step, Surprise, Thought, Touch, Treasure, True, Wake, Wonder, Word, World
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A Family
There is family by biology. Then there is family by choice. In many instances who is to say which is the deepest tie. Biology and kinship are interesting in their perspectives, aren’t they? A Family by Michael Romani When life … Continue reading
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Tagged Build, Build Again, Burn, Celebrate, Choice, Deep, Dig, Dignity, Dreams, Enough, Family, Humanity, Inch, Large, Live, Love, Perspective, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Raging Fire, Seems, Tear Down, Tough, Turn, Vanity, Win
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