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Ten Generations Lesson
This poem is based in part on Genesis 6:5-14 and the lessons derived from the life of Noah and the ten generation curse that walked us from the Garden of Eden to the great flood. Ten Generations Lesson by Michael … Continue reading
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Tagged Blame, Flood, Garden of Eden, Generations, Genesis, Journey, Lesson, Poem, Poetry
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Blown Away
I guess it’s not much of a confession to say that I love art and the arts, right? Have you ever looked at what it takes to create blown glass art? Years ago, at an amusement park I know of … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Art, Attention, Beauty, Blown Glass, Break, Breath, Butterfly, Chice, Clock, Cool, Correct, Cracking, Creativity, Design, Desire, Disaster, Eternity, Face, Finesse, Fire, Flowers, Fragile, Funnels, Furnace, Glory Hole, Gravity, Haunt, Heart, Hollow Pipe, Inspirtation, Intimate, Lesson, Light, Lime, Liquid Glass, Maker, Master, Meditation, Mold, Photograph, Plan, Poem, Poetry, Punsies, Rendition, Reveal, Roll, Sand, Scuplt, Shakers, Shape, Simple, Snapshot, Soda, Tick, Vase, Vases, Voice, World
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Borne From the Violence
From the chaos that surrounds us, we find our way to the order that allows us to thrive. Borne From the Violence by Michael Romani Our world was borne from the violence Demanding from us, our best vigilance To duck … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle, Billions, Bliss, Bruise, Chaos, Collision, Connection, Duck and Roll, Dynamic, Empty, Focus, Forge, Ignorance, Lesson, Moment, Norm, Order, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Recall, Space, Stand, Storm, Sublime, Surround, Tale, Unaware, Victory, Vigilence, Violence, World
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Fallen Through Time
Life continues its lessons, it seems. Fallen Through Time by Michael Romani Sometimes it’s an alien world In which my flag is unfurled Bravely proclaiming my stance Feeling the sting of each lost chance Beckoned into the 21st century I … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st Century, Alien, Apology, Bother, Burn, Confession, Destination, Fall, Heartbreak, History, Hurt, Learn, Lesson, Life, Out of Control, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Soul, Soul Shake, Stance, Sting, Sublime, Time, Train, Whisper
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Cultivating Kindness III
The Lord shows His kindness is His Yes, His No and His Wait. All things that happen, happen with purpose. It’s important in our growing to consider this perspective no matter how personally unsettling things get or are. Cultivating Kindness … Continue reading
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Tagged Atmosphere, Clear, Community, Compassion, Compromise, Cross, Cultivate, Darkness, Discipline, Effort, Experience, Family, Fear, Find, Forgive, Genuine, Gift, God, Integrity, Kind, Kindness, Lesson, Lord, Love, Obedience, One, Path, Perspective, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Practice, Promise, Reflect, Repent, Seek, Sense, Sin, Smile, Sublime, Truth, Walk Back, Warning
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Cultivating Kindness II
One of lessons that is maybe too hard to learn for some is that in the face of harshness, sometimes the very best response is to show the same merciful kindness that God has shown us. It is a hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Capacity, Character, Child of God, Defense, Depend, Disparage, Friends, God, Harsh, History, Kind, Lesson, Light, Love, Mature, Mercy, Mind, Model, Nature, Peace, Peace of Mind, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Proof, Reasson, Response, Righteous, Strong, Tendency, Trouble, Wrong
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Fortune Cookie’s End
At the end of many an Oriental meal, there is that tidbit of sweetness and fortune told. My last one reads,” (D)o not wish to be anything but what you are and try to be that perfectly”. … and … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheese Cake, Complicate, Cookie, Delicious, Embrace, Enjoy, Fate, Fit, Fortune, Haste, Intricate, Lesson, Moment, Oriental, Photograph, Place, Poem, Poetry, Practical Chemistry, Simple, Taste, Tempura
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Nostalgia For Guantanamo
Next on the series of challenges for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 11 is to write a poem pertinent to places of origin. It seems to me that regardless of place of birth or my history of Hawai’i and California, the place that … Continue reading
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