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First Principles: Republics Are Created By the Virtue, Public Spirit and Intelligence of the Citizens
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, … Continue reading
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Tagged Banish, Betray, Citizens, Create, Dare, Fall, First Principles, Flatter, Honest, Intelligence, Joseph Story, Profligate, Public Councils, Public Spirit, Republic, Reward, The People, Virtue, Wise
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Standard of Gold
There are a lot of reasons to have gratitude toward things learned and passed on through the generations and a lot to be learned and then go on to grow into our own future. This is a sixth poem in … Continue reading
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Tagged Address, Bless, Blows, Bluster, Build, Complex, Considerate, Dare, Decent Man, Dedicate, Difference, Discern, Dream, Faith, Find, Firm, Future, Gain, Generation, Gold, Good, Good Father, Gratitude, Ground, Grow, Harmony, Hour, Humble, Indicate, Insecurity, Learn, Lessons, Mission, Necessity, Pass On, Path, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Preference, Question, Quiet, Reach, Restrain, Road, Said, Selfish, Standard, Stars, Strong, Talk, the Word, Understood, Walk, Young
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Season of Fear
Halloween Poem #26: Season of Fear by Michael Romani Queue the creepy music For the just the right vibe Dare to step inside And then you decide As an indulgent prattle With wicked stories told Bones shake and start to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alarm, Bones, Bump, Cold, Creepy, Dare, Dark, Decide, Delight, Enough, Fear, Goose Bumps, Halloween, Haunt, Horror, Music, Night, Old, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Prattle, Rattle, Scary, Season, Shrill, Sold, Soul, Story, Stuff, Thrill, Time, Vibe, Wicked, Witching Hour, Year
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In A Monster’s Waltz
Halloween poem #7 In A Monster’s Waltz by Michael Romani May the lost souls be found No matter how or how unsound Too long happiness has been elusive For those rejected and now reclusive Frankenstein each of us in our … Continue reading
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Tagged Calamity, Castaway, Dance, Dare, Dark, Dignity, Dream, Elusive, Eyes, Frankenstein, Fright, Halloween, Happy, Humanity, Legacy, Lies, Lost Soul, Mephistopheles, Misfortune, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reclusive, Reject, Stormy Night, Waltz
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Dracul’s Prey
The real Dracul was as deadly perhaps as the Bram Stoker monster. But what if they were one in the same? Dracul’s Prey by Michael Romani The clan of the dragon Is one founded in corruption Dracul meaning the dragon … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandon, Blood, Blood Bath, Bram Stoker, Century, Conception, Corrupt, Dare, Darkness, Deception, Die, Dracul, Dragon, Drain, Empire, Evill, Find, Hunt, Isolation, Killer, Light, Live, Monster, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Predation, Prey, Seduce, Tale, Tell, War, Wicked
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Lessons From Thomas
Based in part on John 20: 24-31: Lessons From Thomas by Michael Romani Oh my God, I have so much doubt Always wondering what it’s about Expectations so seldom feeling met Too many turns that I sadly regret Sometimes, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Book of John, Care, Conceive, Dare, Demand, Discern, Doubt, Doubting Thomas, Expectation, Eyes, Faith, Faithless, Fear, Feeling, God, Grow, Integrity, Know, Learn, Met, Need, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Point, Proof, Regret, Right, Serve, Shadow, Sight, Teach, Turn, Wonder
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Retribution For Frailty
Sadists like to kick people when they’re down. Turn to multiple forums from Facebook to otherwise and you see people constantly tearing at each other and doing this for the good of the other. Interesting how we convince ourselves … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse, Broken, Brutality, Cave, Comfort, Community, Corrupt, Cruelty, Damage Done, Dare, Desire, Desparation, Down, Eyes, Fester, Frailty, Good, Humilation, Kick, Know, Lie, Menace, Pain, Photograph, Piety, Poem, Poetry, Power, Pride, Punish, Refuse, Repressed, Retribution, Sadist, Savage, Save, Sting, Suffer, Torture, Truth, Vain, Vengeance, Vulnerable
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Thought For the Day: Embrace Life and Live Everyday With Passion
“The best thing in life is to go ahead with all your plans and your dreams, to embrace life and to live everyday with passion, to lose and still keep the faith and to win while being grateful. All of … Continue reading
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Tagged Belongs, Best, Charlie Chaplin, Dare, Dream, Embrace, Everyday, Faith, Grateful, Insignificant, Keep, Life, Live, Lose, Passion, Plan, Pursue, Short, Thought For the Day, Win, World
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