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When It’s Gone
My Plan B poem for the poetry month event. It wasn’t necessarily meant to be the poem dealing with the passage of time. But then, as the words flowed, it’s exactly about that isn’t it? When It’s Gone by Michael … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday, Busy Days, Childish, Chin Up, Concentrate, Conform, Costs, Cut, Daughter, Details, Dream, Drive, Fact, Fitting In, God, Gone, Kill, Leave, Life, Love, Meaning, Mind, Nothing, Passage, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rail, Recall, Reunite, Rites, Rules, School, Shine, Snowfall, Teach, Thrill, Time, Understood, Uniform, War, Wood
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Heartbreaks Forgiven
I wrote this poem just now. Please forgive the typos. It’s sort of a word flow thing…. Heartbreaks Forgiven by Michael Romani I watched you kill your child today I held your hand and did not look away You told … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, Answer, Beautiful, Call, Child, Christian, Conspiracy, Cry, Daughter, Despite, Different, Fogive, Forgive, Forsake, Forty Years, Found, God's Plan, Goodbye, Grateful, Halo, Hand, Hard, Heartbreak, Heathen, Hell, Horrible, Hours, Hug, Hurt, Laugh, Left, Life, Live, Looking Out, Love, Man, Mistake, Morning Light, Patience, Phone, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Prayer, Project, Promise, Reason, Regret, Remember, Right, Risk, Satan, Season, Secret, Shake, Shoe, Silent, Smile, Soul, Sparkle, Stay, Taught, Tears, Time, Tonight, Watch, Wild Man, Years, You, Young, Your Way
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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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Windblown Ways of Small Town Living
The city nearly always seems to think itself superior to the country. Yet, as I look back on my life, it seems that the country has equally as much or more to offer. Windblown Ways of Small Town Living by … Continue reading
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Tagged Big City, Blend, City, Country, Crime, Daughter, Father, Forgive, Gentle, Healing, Kerosene Lamp, Key, Little Miracles, Living, Love, Magic, Modern Medicine, Mother, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poverty, Small Town, Smile, Snow, Soul, Spell, Technology, Tradition, Trust, Universe, Windblown, Window
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Broken Down Shuffle Off
In a movie I was watching tonight, there was a bit of reflective dialog that caused me to think. Judging people without knowing where they’ve been is often the wrong choice. Broken Down Shuffle Off by Michael Romani Scarred face … Continue reading
A Young Girl Becoming
In thinking of my eldest daughter as she starts edging her way toward adolescence: A Young Girl Becoming by Michael Romani Sometimes her world is mind numbing As a young girl busily becoming Everything that she’s meant to be In … Continue reading
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Tagged Comes Off, Connection, Daughter, Distress, Emotions, Empathy, Excitement, Father, Gone, Helpless, Hoping, Hurt, Interaction, Life's Song, Limitlessness, Making Her Way, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pre-Adolescent, Senses, Served, Shimmer, Shy, Social Media, Sympathy, Wisdom, World, Young Girl
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Thought For the Day: Nothing Is Dearer To A Father Than His Daughters
“To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides, playwright (c. 480-406 BCE)
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Tagged Daughter, Dear, Elder, Euripides, Family, Father, Father's Day, Love, Thought For the Day
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To My Youngest On Reaching Nine
To My Youngest On Reaching Nine by Michael Romani To my youngest on reaching age nine What can I say, sweet angel of mine But that I am proud of you each day As I watch you grow up in … Continue reading
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Tagged Age Nine, Angel, Brave, Cheese Cake, Choice, Daughter, Growing Up, Love, Memory, Moments, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Proud, Romance, Strong, Surprise, Thinking Voice, Thoughts, Treasure, Yesterday, Youngest
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