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First Principles: History Is A Book With Many Pages Filled With Acts of Hopefulness and Meaning
“But I see history as a book with many pages–and each day we fill a page with acts of hopefulness and meaning.” – George H. W. Bush
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Tagged Acts, Book, Fill, First Principles, George H W Bush, History, Hope, Meaning, Pages
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Taken Path
Halloween Poem #22: Taken Path by Michael Romani Even we who make our own heaven and hell Cannot evade that most singular of details That the chosen Wolf of God is our prophecy A singular enemy that is our owned … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged All, Blood, Bring, Bury, Carry, Cave, Choice, Control, Crimson, Cure, Dark, Destiny, Detail, Dig, Do, Embrace, End, Enemy, Evil, Fable, Fear, Few, Fight, Fog, Forever, Full Moon, Gift, Gods, Grave, Halloween, Heart, Heaven, Hell, Heresy, History, Infusion, Know, Legacy, Light, Man, Mud, Night, Offspring, Path, People, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poison, Power, Prophecy, River, Run, Save, Shaman, Sin, Single, Singular, Soul, Stand, Strength, Vision, Wolf, Wolf of God, World
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Darkness Quenches Light
Halloween Poem #18 Darkness Quenches Light by Michael Romani Among the demons there is history Some might strangely call it legacy Where troubled hearts are in need of friends And if you’re safe, it just depends Quintessential in the rarified … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Bitter, Bleed, Burn, Conquer, Cracked, Darkness, Demon, Depend, Eden, Electric, End, Fall, Final, Friend, Halloween, Heal, Heart, Hide, History, Intention, Invention, Irony, Legacy, Light, Lost Soul, Love, Mad, Mankind, Melody, Monster, Need, Opposite, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Quench, Rare, Reveal, Sacred, Safe, Sane, Savage, Scar, Science, Soothe, Strange, Summation, Tears, Thunder, Transform, Trouble, Twist, Vain, Vital, Vital Spark, Whiskey, Wind, World, Wound
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Nightbirds Sing In Prophecy
Halloween Poem #11: Nightbirds Sing In Prophecy by Michael Romani Hiding in the dark of shadow Is that thing which you must know Hold those tears that you might cry Never knowing the passage of goodbye You think you know … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Bits and Bones, Book of Sin, Claw, Cry, Curse, Dance, Dark, Day, Demonic, Dragon, Forsake, God, Halloween, Hide, History, Invoke, Know, Knowledge, Last, Legacy, Mystery, Nightbird, Nowhere, Passage, Passion, Pestilence, Photograph, Pipe, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Prophecy, Protection, Quiet, Reveal, Second Sight, Shadow, Sing, Tear, Way, Worse
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A Keening of Cause
Halloween Poem #9: A Keening of Cause by Michael Romani Fallen into second sight’s vision I find myself lost in indecision There inside that stinging fog Sawn in half like a totem’s log It’s too late for what will come … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Blood, Burn, Cause, Danger, Darkness, Death, Doom, Drum, Eye, Fall, Fog, Gateway, Halloween, Hear, History, Immortal, Keen, Lamentation, Late, Legacy, Lost, Lucifer, Mystery, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Raven, Scar, Second Sight, Shine, Tattoo, Thrill, Totem, Wall, Will
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Ghosts of A Thousand Ages
We can learn a lot from history. Ghosts of A Thousand Ages by Michael Romani The ghosts of a thousand ages Tell the truth of a thousand sages Stepping to the ledge, window shopping The fireworks inside are heart stopping … Continue reading
Secret Melody
There is a secret melody that plays in the heart of all who love. Secret Melody by Michael Romani A memory caught in a secret song Swell of timbre that seems to strong Music has its way with those Whose … Continue reading
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Tagged Apart, Beating, Day, Deep, Destiny, Dream, Ear, Faith, Family, Follow, Forever, Heart, History, Know, Legacy, Lesson, Life, Love, Melancholy, Melody, Memory, Mind, Music, Mystery, Near, Pain, Photograph, Play, Plaza, Poem, Poetry, Reach, Regret, Secret, Sing, Smile, Song, Sun, Teach, Timbre, Treasure, Whisper, You
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Ways of Survival
In the long and short of it, life is really about survival. Ways of Survival by Michael Romani And so at once, we reach our arrival That everything that happens is about survival Each Fall we are reminded of this … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Alive, Angry, Arrive, Blessing, Blue, Chill, Cry, Do, Dream, Earth, Empathy, End, Extinction, Fall, Fear, Fire, Forget, Fragile, Frame, Guesstimate, Happen, History, Immortal, Leaves, Life, Love, Mad Tea Party, Mass, Mercy, Moments, Mother Nature, Name, Passing Year, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Push, Rake, Realize, Regret, Resources, Revolve, Ripple, Serial Killer, Skipped Stone, Strife, Struggle, Suicide, Survival, Survive, Think, Way
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On Classical Liberalism
Classical liberalism without its foundation resting on God’s law is devoid of form, function and suitability in the governance of mankind. On Classical Liberalism by Michael Romani Looking back over the course of history It seems to be no great … Continue reading
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Tagged Acrimony, Advocate, American Experiment, Arrive, Believe, Boundary, Bring, Built, Christiaity, Civic Good, Civilization, Claim, Classical Liberalism, Conform, Constitution, Course, Decadence, Demagoguery, Diversity, Fact, Fee, Foundation, Freedom, Full Democracy, God, Governance, Government, Great, History, Impudence, Incline, Inclusion, Legitimate, Liberty, Licentiousness, Mankind, Moon, Moral, Mystery, Natural Law, Outward, People, Photograph, Pluralism, Poem, Poetry, Pretense, Reform, Refuse, Reject, Religious, Respect, Revival, Rock, Ruin, Ruins, Secularism, See, Shatter, Society, Soul, Stay, Steeple, Tatters, Testimony, Throw, Throw Away, Time, Unfit, Virtue, Voice
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Thought For the Day: Difficulty Is the Excuse History Never Accepts
“Difficulty Is the Excuse History Never Accepts.” – Edward R Murrow
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Tagged Accept, Difficulty, Edward R. Murrow, Excuse, History, Never, Thought For the Day
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