Tag Archives: Love

Ekphrastic Workshop – Sparkle Dim

The Tuesday night short poetry workshop tonight has to do with the Ekphrastic form of deriving a poem based on a work of art including digital art/photographs.  From this I came up with the following: Sparkle Dim Ekprhastic by Michael Romani … Continue reading

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Legacy Rehashed

Sort of random with a bit of truth in the cervices: Legacy Rehashed by Michael Romani If we could drag the future Out into the past If feelings could somehow nurture All the things that didn’t last If we could … Continue reading

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Daily Prompt – New

As old as life sometimes seems It truly is the stuff of dreams Despite moments taken aback It’s not imagination that we lack Still, despite all of our imagination Nothing quite touches fascination Like the new feeling of life born … Continue reading

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First Principles: Do Not Squander The Time of Your Life

“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that’s the stuff life is made of.” —Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1746      

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Perfect We

A blank verse look at being certain about the uncertain… Perfect We by Michael Romani In a harvest of sentiment I find my predicament How can a man know the future? Some say that you can’t But, then I want … Continue reading

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Daily Prompt – Lace

Somewhere between the velvet kisses Is the reckoning of her solemn promises She, all dressed in her feminine lace Me, being her man, know my place That despite all of my rough leather Being her love makes our lives better … Continue reading

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Finding the Extraordinary

Based in part on 1 Samuel 16:13 Finding the Extraordinary by Michael Romani Love burns like a blazing white light Bringing soul shine into my night The hallelujah in your bright eyes Offers it’s brilliant sense of surprise Lifted up … Continue reading

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Daily Prompt – Conspire

What happened to the days that we’d conspire? We were going to set this world on fire Me feeling lost is no way to dream or inspire Girl, I need our love down to the wire Hate when I mess … Continue reading

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Hearts That Burn

History shows a weird thread of interlacing love and hate that has come to influence all of humanity.  Were it God’s way and not ours, I am thinking and believing there would be a lot more love and maybe none … Continue reading

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Daily Prompt – Lantern

Seated there on our blanket by the waterside We looked up and watch the lanterns glide Holding you close and safe we took this all in As I listened to our love blossom and begin You told me of how … Continue reading

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