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First Principles: Falseness of Tongue Leads To Falseness of Heart
“This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good disposition.” – Thomas Jefferson (1785)
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Tagged Depravity, Disposition, Falsehood, First Principles, Heart, Thomas Jefferson, Time, Tongue
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Perfect We
A blank verse look at being certain about the uncertain… Perfect We by Michael Romani In a harvest of sentiment I find my predicament How can a man know the future? Some say that you can’t But, then I want … Continue reading
Word Prompt – Choice
The old guitarist sat casually strumming Daydreaming about summer spent thumbing Across what was then his own little world Just to be in the company of a certain girl Finally starting to lift up his quiet ole voice He sang … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Dance, Daydream, Girl, Guitar, Guitarist, Heart, Hitch Hike, Love, Memories, Peace, Romance, Strum, Tango, Voice, Word Prompt, Young Man
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Fight For Glory
Excited that the Rome docu-drama series has a new season on Netflix. To my surprise, it turns out that I somehow had not watched the last two episodes. I am in the middle of fixing that now. Fight For … Continue reading
Even the Gods Die Alone
Sort of a part two. Life is what it is, right? https://flic.kr/p/29k3jFH Even the Gods Die Alone by Michael Romani Even the gods die alone She said with a heart of stone And still I’ll miss her With memories of … Continue reading
Daily Prompt – Opera
If you listen very closely as you take a walk Taking those moments to listen to the park You will find there is an opera in the wild I have known this since a free and ranging child Live these … Continue reading
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Tagged Broken, Bull Frog, Canopy, Child, Complexity, Daily Prompt, Forgotten, Heart, Life, Mountain Top, Music, Ocean, Opera, Owl, Park, Trees, Trust, Unspoken, Walk, Wild
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Daily Prompt – Whisper
In the whisper of the light eternal, we dance Show boat and quiet moments, bring romance She makes my heart flow into cosmic song Until she looks away and I no longer belong Deep in my soul, I mostly feel … Continue reading
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Tagged Abrupt, Belong, Compulsion, Corruption, Daily Prompt, Dance, Deaf Ears, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Heart, Lead, Light Eternal, Lost, Need, Romance, Song, Soul, Touch, Walls, Whisper, Years
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First Principles: Falseness of Tongue Leads To Falseness of Heart
“It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it … Continue reading
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Tagged Contempt, Depravity, First Principles, Habit, Heart, Importance, Lies, Resolution, Thomas Jefferson, Tongue, Truth, Untruth, Vice
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New Life Walked
Based on Colossians 2:6: New Life Walked by Michael Romani Walking by the Spirit Brother, do you heart it Living by these rules Worthy of this school No condemnation In this Christian nation But, still discerned In all the lessons … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Christian, Colossians, Discern, Eyes, Faith, Heart, Jesus, Lessons, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Purpose, Ready, Spirt, Steady, Walk
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A Series of Shorts With Photos
In the course of a life, sometimes we meet someone who we cannot help but love. This series of short poems were written today with just such a person in mind. It seems increasingly that my heart belongs to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful, Beloved Muse, Dance, Dreams, Heart, Moments, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Safe, Smile, Spanish Guitar, Stand By You, Tiggy
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