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A Bleakness of Breath
Continuing on my semi-gothic mood, Halloween Poem #8: A Bleakness of Breath by Michael Romani In a cemetery of bleakness Down from the Devil’s house In a coldness that speaks of this There is a tremble as quiet as a … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: We Are All Mortal Until the First Kiss and Second Glass of Wine
“We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine.” – Eduardo Galeano
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Tagged Eduardo Galeano, First Kiss, Mortal, Second Glass, Thought For the Day, We, Wine
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First Principles: We Must Accept Human Beings As We Find Them Without Expecting Perfection
“We must take human nature as we find it, perfection falls not to the share of mortals.” – George Washington (1786)
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Price of Pride
Love of power breed ambition and that’s really not what we need in leaders. What we need is those who have vision and come to serve the people. Yet, that’s rarely the way of those interested in politics is it? … Continue reading
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Even the Gods Die Alone
Sort of a part two. Life is what it is, right? Even the Gods Die Alone by Michael Romani Even the gods die alone She said with a heart of stone And still I’ll miss her With memories of when … Continue reading
