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Daily Prompt – Curtain
Drawn deep from the pits of hell Is the watcher behind the half veil Blown in the night air like a curtain Never knowing his prey for certain Older than house he haunts More wicked than those he taunts The … Continue reading
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Tagged Afraid, Beasts, Children, Curtain, Daily Prompt, Drawn, Haunt, Hell, Horror, House, Imagination, Light Switch, Night, Prey, Taunt, Torment, Veil, Watcher, Wicked
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First Principles: The Harder the Conflict, The More Glorious the Triumph
“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine in “American Crisis” (1776)
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Tagged American Crisis, Conquer, Consolation, First Principles, Glorious, Hard Conflict, Hell, Thomas Paine, Triumph, Tyranny
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First Principles: The Harder the Conflict With Tyranny, The More Glorious Is the Triumph
“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” — Thomas Paine, American Crisis, No. 1, 1776
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Tagged American Crisis, Conflict, Conquered, Consolation, First Principles, Glory, Hell, Thomas Paine, Triumph, Tyranny
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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 15: Dental Plan
Na/GloPoWriMo Day 15’s challenge is to attempt to take the perspective of a bad or evil character from a positive spin. I’ve never really thought of something like that as a subject for a poem. But, hey, why not, right? … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Dental Plan, Evil, Hell, Hell-Being, Lucifer, Minions, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Primeval, Sign On Bonus, Spell
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The Howling Man
In a continuation of my promise to my eldest princess and based on The Twilight Zone, Season 2: Episode 5: The Howling Man by Michael Romani It seems that life will always have its frustrations Some that lead us into … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Appearances, Burden, Cunning, Darkness, Deception, Evil, Frustration, Goodness, Hell, Hemitage, Illusions, Leachery, Madness, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Religion, Sanctuary, Satan, The Howling Man, The Twilight Zone, Treachery, Truth
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Relocate
False choices lead to a little revved up revocation As humanity processes the eventual need for relocation Choices given voices to the feelings dwelling inside A demonstration of remonstration we can’t easily hide Why do some choose to dwell in … Continue reading
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Tagged Choices, Daily Prompt, Distance, Feelings, Heaven, Hell, Intimacy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Relocate, Wordpress
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Dagger of Set
Dagger of Set by Michael Romani Erased from history Still there in the legacy The gods are angered And all of our lives endangered The dagger of Set Jagged edge of death It’s a curse we endure From which there … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Anubis, Catacombs, Dagger, Darkness, Death, Egypt, Egyptology, Heaven, Hell, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Set, Veil
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Sneaking Suspicion
Would it be a wake up call If you tried to learn it all And realized there was more to know Thank you ever really could Would it be an ethical death row To live your life striving to do … Continue reading
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Tagged Clarity, Confusion, Contemplation, Ethics, Explore, Fool's Gold, Heaven, Hell, Light, Philosophy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Questioning, Tomorrow
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Thought For the Day: No Matter Where We Begin Our Destination Is Up To Us
“The path to paradise begins in hell.” – Dante Alighieri How is that for a bright and cheerful message? Reality? It is. Why? Because you see hell is separation from God. From there it is our choices. We can either … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegory, Dante, Hell, Paradise, The Divine Comedy, Thought For the Day
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A Nice Place To Visit
In the continuing promise to my eldest daughter, a poem based on the Twilight Zone Season 1, Episode 29, A Nice Place To Visit: A Nice Place To Visit by Michael Romani Resounding dissonance introduces us to Henry Francis Valentine Hard at … Continue reading
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Tagged A Nice Place To Visit, Afterlife, Crime, Gamble, Heaven, Hell, Justice, Twilight Zone
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