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Gestures To Hope
Gestures To Hope by Michael Romani A shadow hangs over the dinner table In a manifestation of what we are capable As our fixation on intolerant ideology Marks the vandalization of our history Peace and good will for a few … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Buddleia, Dark, Fragile, Gestures, History, Hope, Humanity, Intolerance, Life, Mood, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Shadow, Urban Decay
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Thought For the Day: May Light Always Surround You
“May Light always surround you; Hope kindle and rebound you. May your Hurts turn to Healing; Your Heart embrace Feeling. May Wounds become Wisdom; Every Kindness a Prism. May Laughter infect you; Your Passion resurrect you. May Goodness inspire your … Continue reading
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged D Simone, Desires, Feeling, Goodness, Healing, Hold Close, Hope, Kindness, Laughter, Light, Passion, Strive, Thought For the Day, Wisdom
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Calling Birds On A Day of Innocence
Calling Birds On A Day of Innocence by Michael Romani Through the thick of woods falls a trickle of light To shine like a beacon before humanity’s sight Calling birds gathered on a day of innocence To preserve the memory … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Calling Birds, Gospels, Hope, Lamentation, Parable, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer
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Faith, Hope and Love
Faith, Hope and Love by Michael Romani Three French hens live their simplicity In strict adherence to divine authority Present in assent to supernatural revelation Three steps past the original destination This faith is one of God’s own revealing The … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Charity, Despair, Divine Authority, Endurance, Faith, God, Grace, Holy Kingdom, Holy Spirit, Hope, Love, Practical Wisdom, Restore, Truth, Twelve Days of Christmas, Twelvetide
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A Suffering of Purpose
A Suffering of Purpose by Michael Romani Suffering and injustice, as we live this Teach us empathy and forgiveness Acceptance, even when not sedate Is the path of living under divine fate All of us in our startling humanity Face … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged God, God's Will, Holding On, Hope, Justice, Morality, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Understanding
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Inheritance
Day after day, it’s all the more in ready evidence That some things are a matter of simple Providence Among these are matters gained by inheritance Like never realizing the fullness of my impertinence But, instead insisting that I have … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Belief, Daily Prompt, Evidence, Faith, Fortitude, Hope, Inheritance, Life, Poetry, Wordpress
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Tenterhooks
Watching the worries of the world pass me by Lifting up our voices in a passion of hue and cry I see the tenterhooks of angst triangulate our world As my young children lay asleep slightly curled Powerless to really … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Angst, Broken, Choices, Daily Prompt, Dream, Followed, Hope, Pray, Rules, Sleep, Tenterhooks, Triangulation, Wordpress, World
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Thought For The Day: When Christianity and Caesar Met In the Arena Christ Won
“There is no greater drama in human record than the sight of a few Christians, scorned or oppressed by a succession of emperors, bearing all trials with a fierce tenacity, multiplying quietly, building order while their enemies generated chaos, fighting … Continue reading
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Tagged Brutality, Caesar, Chaos, Christ, Early Christianity, Hope, Order, Roman Empire, Sword, Thought For the Day, Trials, Tribulations, Victory, Word
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The Reach of Heaven
The Reach of Heaven by Michael Romani Of all these shapes That form our hopes and fancy There is the Kingdom of Heaven Waiting on us lastly An assessable empire of benevolence Where love reigns supreme And mankind puts aside … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Christianity, Discernment, Growth, Hope, Kingdom of Heaven, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Shapes, Simplicity, Spirituality
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First Principles: Wise Men Struggle For Liberty
It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope and pride. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is … Continue reading
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Anguish, First Principles, Hope, Liberty, Patrick Henry, Pride, Salvation, Struggle, Truth
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 