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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 17: Wrapped Around Her Little Finger
The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 17 challenge is to “write a poem re-telling a family anecdote that has stuck with you over time”. There is not a person on this Earth (or any other for that matter), who knows me and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Children, Daughters, Family, Father, Little Finger, Love, Magical, Na/GloPoWriMo, Perfect Fit, Poem, Poetry, Wrapped
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Disrupt
I don’t really want to interrupt But, whose idea was it to disrupt The explorations of childhood Are second guessed and not understood Free range kids at risk of intervention Based on the government’s interpretation And where parents rights are … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Childhood, Daily Prompt, Disrupt, Exploration, Family, Free Range Kids, Freedom, Interpretation, Interrupt, Let Go, Let Grow, Nanny State, Parental Rights, Wisdom, Wordpress
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Na/GloPoWriMo 11: Solo Deo Gloria
The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 11 challenge is a nebulous subject of what might my state of the union be about my life in the future. I live a lot in the moment. I suppose that I nearly always have. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Daddy, Daughters, Family, God, Living A Prayer, Na/GloPoWriMo, Phototgraph, Poem, Poetry, Solo Deo Gloria, Tomorow, Yesterday
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Coda: A Eulogy For A King
Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on April 4, 1968. In his honor and to memorialize in some small way his life and legacy: Coda: A Eulogy For A King by Michael Romani Born into a world of brutality In … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Brutality, Children of God, Coda, Dignity, Eulogy, Family, Forgiveness, Humility, Injustice, Justice, Living, Love, Martin Luther King Jr, Nonviolence, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Redemption, United States
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Lessons In Living History
Lessons In Living History by Michael Romani The hardest thing to comprehend Is why so many fail to understand That lessons in history tend to repeat Maybe because the lessons are incomplete Like angel wings openly spread History is more … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Daughter, Family, Heritage, History, Lessons, Living, Living Museum, Love, Magical, Moments, Mystery, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Revelation
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Quartet
Suddenly found in a quartet of contemplation I find myself with four points left of inspiration Points of reference found in yesterday and today The other points of perspective along the way Are those of only now and what was … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Contemplation, Daily Prompt, Daughters, Dreams, Family, Father, Inspiration, Laughter, Love, Points of Reference, Quartet, Song, Tomorrow, Wordpress
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Daddy’s Girl
Daddy’s Girl by Michael Romani To be marginalized and oppressed Cannot be ever overestimated To be considered less than Had left her endlessly frustrated It didn’t make it any better To be considered part of the family Not in the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Amusement, Brain, Contribution, Conversation, Daddy's Girl, Davastation, Deeply Rooted, Experience, Family, Found Nickel, Frustration, Institutional, Integrity, Marginalized, Negligence, Oppressed, Patriarchy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Preference, Racism, Respect, Sexism
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Incubate
For how long must we sit, wait and incubate Our thoughts on the world that creatively fascinates The embryonic thoughts had and then we simply sit on Sometimes too long and then these too are gone It’s an extra special … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Breakfast, Daily Prompt, Embryonic, Family, Incubate, Satisfaction, Sit, St. Patrick's Day, Think, Thoughts, Wait, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: The Strongest Motivation Is What Is In Our Hearts
“We discuss motives, but isn’t it always the same motive? ‘I have murder in my heart.’ Why do so many Americans have murder in their hearts? … We have been swept by social, technological and cultural revolution. The family blew … Continue reading
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