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Thought For the Day: Your Good Character Is Your Best Tombstone
“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.” – Charles H. Spurgeon
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Tagged Carved, Charles H Spurgeon, Forget Me Not, Good Character, Heart, Helped, Loved, Marble, Memory, Thought For the Day, Tombstone
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Remembrance of Books Past
There’s a lot of truth that we learned in the fairytales and other children’s stories of our yester-years isn’t there? When we read these classics again, there is still a lot to learn from them. Remembrance of Books Past by … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookshelf, Children, Children's Books, Fairytales, Fomative Years, Generation, Memory, Mother, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Truth, Values, Words
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In Remembrance of An Autumn’s Storm
Asked her what things she loved most about Autumn. Wrote this in response: In Remembrance of An Autumn’s Storm by Michael Romani Arriving home to her warm, sweet embrace She kisses me slowly dancing face to face We listen outside … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: A Moment Lasts All of A Second, But, the Memory Lives On Forever
“A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.” – Anonymous
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Tagged Anonymous, Forever, Hot Air Ballooning, Memory, Moment, Second, Thought For the Day
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Daily Prompt – Copper
Nothing can tarnish the mountains of copper canyon Except, perhaps, their memory if we abandon The beauty of this bronze mineral so malleable Flexed to the point we were no long able Thin stacks of this stamped into the pennies … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood, Bronze, Canyon, Copper, Daily Prompt, Desert, Eco-Friendly, Empire, Flex, Gold and Silver, History, Memory, Microcosm, Rivers, Sierra Madre Occidental, Tarnish
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Taken Breath
A poem based on a Memorial Day dance and a reality for far too many: Taken Breath by Michael Romani Whisper has it that it took away your breath The day they called to inform you of my death Seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Airman, Coastie, Comfort, Confession, Death, Death's Embrace, Freedom, Love of Family, Marine, Memorial Day, Memory, Patriotism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Sacred Ground, Sailor, Service, Soldier, Taken Breath, Tombstone, Whisper
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To My Youngest On Reaching Nine
To My Youngest On Reaching Nine by Michael Romani To my youngest on reaching age nine What can I say, sweet angel of mine But that I am proud of you each day As I watch you grow up in … Continue reading
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Tagged Age Nine, Angel, Brave, Cheese Cake, Choice, Daughter, Growing Up, Love, Memory, Moments, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Proud, Romance, Strong, Surprise, Thinking Voice, Thoughts, Treasure, Yesterday, Youngest
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Thought For the Day: Forget the Days, Remember the Moments
“People forget years and remember moments.” – Ann Beattie, novelist (b. 8 Sep 1947)
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Tagged Ann Beattie, Memories, Memory, Moments, People, Thought For the Day, Years
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 