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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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First Principles: Man Without Reason Is Like A Ship Without A Rudder
“Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.” — Thomas Jefferson (1822)
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Tagged Absurdities, Discernment, First Principles, Humanity, Mankind, Reason, Rudder, Ship, Thomas Jefferson, Winds
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…And the Greatest of These
…And the Greatest of These by Michael Romani Ten lords leaped without much of a look To the lessons of love from the Holy Book In a new form of math where ten became two The complexities were broken down … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Days of Christmas, Acceptance, Actions, Agape, Christmastide, God, Greatest Commandments, Humanity, Judgment, Love, Neighbors, Poem, Poetry, Splinter, Ten Commandments, Ten Lords A Leaping, Worship
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Thought For the Day: Believing the Best Saves Trouble
“I always prefer to believe the best of everybody; it saves so much trouble.” — Rudyard Kipling A purportedly complete collection of his poems may be read here: https://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/kipling_ind.html
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Tagged Belief, Best, Humanity, Paradigm, Poetry, Preference, Rudyard Kipling, Trouble
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Happy International Men’s Day 2017
You should see the tweetfest of anti -man and men and fathers going on Twitter. It’s amazingly disgraceful and gives no credit to the majority of men who treat the world well. In America even, our nation is so backward … Continue reading
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Tagged Brotherhood, Equality, Fatherhood, Gratitude, Health, Humanity, International Men's Day, Love, Respect, Thoughtfulness
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Neophyte
Remembering back to my days as a neophyte Attracted as I was to the gloss of the neon light It seems like only the day before yesterday When I learned of video games and how to play It’s a different … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Capacity, Daily Prompt, High Score, Humanity, Neophyte, Pleasure, Riches, Treasures, Video Games, Visual, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Holding Hands Helps With Life’s Stumbles
“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” – Emily Kimbrough, author and broadcaster (23 Oct 1899-1989) Hard to argue against the notion that we all need a hand to … Continue reading
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Tagged Comfort, Emily Kimbrough, Handholding, Humanity, Mistakes, Stumble, Walk
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In A Void of Grace
In A Void of Grace by Michael Romani There is a constancy to aging with grace While we watch the globe changing its face Names that reveal more about our yesterdays Telling more about our all too human ways Than … Continue reading
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Tagged Grace, Humanity, Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Vanity, Void
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Crescendo
Wall of Increasingly Louder, Murderous Thugs: There on this wall are your ugly mugs The faces of loud and murderous thugs Ugly not so much on the outside Where each of you preen with a bit of pride But worse, … Continue reading
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Tagged Communism, Crescendo, Daily Prompt, Humanity, Loud, Muderous, Thugs, Wordpress
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First Principles: It Is God, Not Man’s Words That Protect Us From Corruption
“The blessed Religion revealed in the word of God will remain an eternal and awful monument to prove that the best Institution may be abused by human depravity; and that they may even, in some instances be made subservient to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Faith, First Inaugural Address, First Principles, George Washington, God, Humanity, Unalienable Rights, Word of God
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 