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First Principles: The End of Our Republic Is Heralded By People Voting Themselves Money
“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” – Benjamin Franklin
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Discover, End, First Principles, Herald, Money, People, Public Trough, Republic, Vote
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All the Beauty Heaven Bears
Probably one of the single most sad moments possible in a parent’s life is surviving the death of a child. All the Beauty Heaven Bears by Michael Romani Against all sense In a world grown dense A child’s life has … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Bear, Beauty, Belief, Brave, Child, Child's Life, Crumble, Death, Dense, Dream, End, Everything, Grief, Heaven, Incandescent, Moment, Nothing, Out Live, Pain, Parent, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Sad, Sense, Sorrow, Stardust, Stars, Stumble, Surreal, Tomorrow
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World of Poetry Haiku
Like the thud of a well earned door.. today is Na/GloPoWriMo Day 30 and like many good things, the month comes to its end. Both in short order and short form (per the dictates of the challenge given). World of … Continue reading
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Tagged End, Haiku, Magic, Month, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Spent, Well, World
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The Very Best of Something
Out there in the Hundred Acre Woods, there are a lot of tales to be told. Some happy and filled with joy. Some are bittersweet such as the feelings that come at childhood’s end… The Very Best of Something by … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Foot, Best of Me, Bittersweet, Bouncy, Childhood, Childhood's End, Complete, Cry, Daydream, Doing Nothing, Dream, End, Enthusiasm, Family, Family of Choice, Favorite Place, Friend, Gone, Good, Goodbye, Heart, Hello, Hundred Acre Woods, Imaginary, Life, Me and You, Memory, Montage of Images, Nowhere, Optimism, Photograph, Picnic, Poem, Poetry, Pot Full of Honey, Real, Sendoff, Share, Smile, So Long, Something, Sweet, Tackle Life Head On, Talk, Those, Thought, Trouncy, Two, Very Best, Yesteryear
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Hello Brother
Hatred stokes the fear that burns across our world in random outcroppings of rage and destruction. That being said, to take away the people’s right to bear arms and defend themselves seems like an ill thought out consequence, Madam Prime … Continue reading
Living Memories of A Man Taking the Name of Chip Takacs
May you rest in peace, Mr. Michael Robert Taska! Heaven has gained a mischieveous, wonderfully humored, good hearted musician for it’s honor guard band. While you walked among us, you made so many smile with happiness. Always so ready with … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems, Second Life
Tagged Alive, Beautiful Child, Beloved Family, Chip Takacs, Compare, Convention, End, Flair, Forgive, Friend, God, Gratitude, Heaven, Human Being, Intent, Joke, Learn, Life, Living, Love, Loving, Meet, Memory, Michael Robert Taska, Musician, Original, Prayer, Remember, Second Life, Sing, Song, View, Well Meaning, Worth
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Thought For the Day: The Way of Truth and Love Has Always Won
When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think … Continue reading
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Tagged Despair, End, Fall, History, Invincible, Love, Mohandas Gandhi, Murderer, Thought For the Day, Time, Truth, Tyrant, Won
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Valentine’s Day Villanelle
Milkwood’s Poem A Day #7 is at best very difficult. The form is the Villanelle. The word prompt is ‘tide’. The villanelle consists of: “19 lines. Two rhymes. Two lines that repeat. Six stanzas – five are three lines each … Continue reading
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Tagged Alone, Best Friend, Cruel, Defend, Dinner, End, God, Knows, Light, Man, Milkwood, Movie, Peace, Poem, Poem A Day, Poetry, Spoof, Television, Think, Tide, Told, Valentine's Day, Villanelle
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Memory of Fireworks Haiku
I keep stumbling around trying to catch up with this whole Milkwood Poem of a Day event. Mainly, it seems that when bits and pieces are done out of sequence, it confuses me to where to go from there. With … Continue reading
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Tagged Air, Behind, Cherish, Chill, Close, Color, End, Eyes, Fade, Fireworks, Gone, Gratitude, Haiku, Heart, Hurt, Japanese, Laughter, Left, Linger, Lost, Love, Memory, Milkwood, One, Other, Past, Path, Poem, Poem A Day, Poetry, Safe, See, Smile, Summertime, Sweet Dream, Understand, Us, Will, Wish
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