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We Who Damn Ourselves
Halloween Poem #19: We Who Damn Ourselves by Michael Romani We damn ourselves To our own private hells Dwelling on all Of the tiniest details In a world grown cold We lose all hope All of our dreams bought and … Continue reading
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Tagged Beg, Bought and Sold, Cling, Cold, Contrary, Damn, Deserve, Desperate, Detail, Dreams, Dwell, Easy, Elusive, End of Day, Evidence, Evil, Eyes, Forgive, Found, Halloween, Hang, Heresy, Hope, Ignore, Implore, Learn, Mercy, Monster, Ourselves, Pay, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Price, Private Hell, Reach, Rope, Say, Through, Way, We, Words, World, Worthy
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The Love of One So Good
Learning again and again the difference between fool’s gold and real gold when it comes to the heart. In this case, I believe the proof is in the deeds done and love shown gracefully time and again. The Love of … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Deeds, Deserve, Difference, Done, Echo, Embrace, Fool's Gold, Goodness, Grace, Heart, Infinity, Journey, Kindness, Learn, Lessons, Little Gestures, Love, Meant, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Return, Satifaction, Show, Sweet Words, Tender, Treasure, True Gold, Understood, Wish, Words, World
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Meanders At the Oxbow
Na/GloPoWriMo 2019, Day 29 and the challenge is to write on the after thoughts about a strong emotion and its results. This is my attempt to clarify thoughts I had just yesterday about the days prior and the future that … Continue reading
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Tagged Adore, Ahead, Always, Banks, Behind, Bends, Best Friend, Better or Worse, Bridge, Cautious, Cherish, Churn, Commonality, Cool Creek, Creek, Crime, Demand, Deserve, Different, Duck, Eyes, Feel, Flow, Forget, Fresh, Frown, Hike, Kiss, Laugh, Living, Love, Meander, Memory, Mud, Na/GloPoWriMo, Need, New, Obnoxious, Oxbow, Photograph, Photographs, Poem, Poetry, Remind, Reverence, Rise, Safe, Secure, Similar, Simple Man, Slosh, Smile, Speak, Stand, Startle, Surprise, Sweetest Love, Swerve, Talk, Think, Thoughts, Times, Today, Tomorrow, Touch, Turn, Turns, Twist, Walk, Water, Wish, Words, Yesterday
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Scorpion’s Sting
Danger is the stranger that leaves us curious enough to look closer… Scorpion’s Sting by Michael Romani We stain our souls In our house of pain Nothing left to console As we flail against the strain Venom of the scorpion … Continue reading
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Tagged Blunder, Broken, Case, Console, Curious, Danger, Deserve, Embrace, House of Pain, Looking Glass, Observe, Outgun, Outplay, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Scorpion, Shatter, Shun, Soul, Spoke, Sting, Strain, Stranger, Trap, Truth of Claws, Vein, Venom, Wonder
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Fixed Focus
Based in part on 1 John 3: Fixed Focus by Michael Romani Having learned that I cannot serve More than the one that I deserve Defining the character of Christianity Far exceeds any pride or vanity It is the four … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Agape, Bible, Blind, Book of John, Brotherly Love, Character, Cheap, Christian, Close, Close To the Heart, Command, Define, Deserve, Divine Power, Do Right, Doubt, Fix, Focus, Give, God, God's Eyes, Hand, Hour, Love, Love Each Other, Mystic, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Price, Pride, Relevance, Sacrifice, Sanctity, Satisfy, Scripture, Serve, Signaled Virtue, Significance, Simple, Thought, Truth, Unkind, Vain, Whirlpool
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Thought For the Day: Butterflies Lead You To the Sunny Side of Life
“Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine.” – Jeffrey Glassberg
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Approachable, Beauty, Butterflies, Deserve, Enchant, Grace, Jeffrey Glassberg, Life, Small, Sunny Side, Sunshine, Thought For the Day, Varied
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Thought For the Day: Murder Is Murder; Every Undocumented Infant Deserves A Chance At the American Dream
“Please stop killing undocumented infants who are trying to cross the border of the birth canal in hopes of a better life. Every undocumented infant deserves a chance at the American dream.” – Matt Walsh Reproductive rights, my tush. If … Continue reading
Strange & Eternal
Not a law firm but a continuing theme…. Strange & Eternal by Michael Romani Strange and eternal We walk into the infernal Nightmare of crimson skies Mist rising before our eyes Walking alone down a dirt road Remembering lessons learned … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraxas, Absrasive, Alone, Believe, Blasphemy, Crimson, Cruel, Dark, Death, Deceive, Demons, Deserve, Dread, Eternal, Haunted, Hope, Infernal, Lessons, Light, Mist, Mock, Other, Panpipe, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Red Skies, Ritual, Secret, Serve, Silence, Solitude, Strange, Strories, Violence
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First Principles: Live In Moderation and Avoid Extremes
“Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.” -Benjamin Franklin
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Avoid, Benjamin Franklin, Deserve, Extreme, First Principles, Forbearance, Injury, Involve, Resent, Teach, Tell, Think
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The Beauty of A Closed Door
Not every answered prayer is best answered with a yes. Still, there is a lot to be said about persistence, isn’t there? The Beauty of A Closed Door by Michael Romani Standing at the crossed paths of life There are … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Chorus, Christmas Season, Closed Door, Crossed Path, Dance, Deserve, Discern, Gratitude, Handel's Messiah, Heart, Learn, Lessons, Life, Loss, Madness, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Presistence, Questions, Rain, Reason, Recognize, Serve, Sing, Sit, Smile
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