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Seemed So Easy
Isn’t it funny how differently two people can see the same events? Seemed So Easy by Michael Romani It seemed so easy Putting band aids on the pain Ignoring the tear drops Though they fell like rain It was there … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazing, Annoy, Band Aids, Best Friend, Call, Charm, Contradictions, Deep, Differnces, Disarm, Easy, Guitar, Heart, Ignore, Imperfections, Jokes, Look, Note, Observances, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rain, Real, Seem, Sgrong, Song, Speak, Star, Strum, Subtle, Tear Drops, Unique, Void, Washed Away, Wrong
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Dragged Down
Little something that fell together while I was playing guitar tonight… Dragged Down by Michael Romani Feeling less than fulsome Dragged down something awesome Drinking to oblivion stage side Letting my rage riff on a free ride At the turn … Continue reading
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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Finding Restorative Balance
Lately, though taking quite a hit in my life, I have also found through the good times and lessons given and learned some hints at new approaches for my health and peace. For that, I will always be eternally grateful. … Continue reading
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Tagged Address, Balance, Beautiful, Being, Bliss, Calm, Cause, Changes, Clarity, Conditiion, Convention, Corrective, De-Stress, Deliberate Intention, Distract, Effect, Embrace, Find, Fluid, Focus, Gratitude, Happiness, Health, Improve, Joy, Life, Mind and Body, Moment, Mystery, Overwhelm, Pauses, Peace, Perspective, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Precious, Reconnect, Reinvention, Relax, Restorative, See, Slow and Steady, Tai Chi, Thoughtfulness, Time and Space, Treasure, Wonderful, Yoga
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Cultivating Kindness I
When life gets down to the fundamentals, isn’t kindness what we most need? Like so many say, be that change. Cultivating Kindness I by Michael Romani In this world, filled with sin And perhaps too much blindness One clarion thought … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Biblical, Blind, Christ, Clarion, Compassion, Connection, Cultivate, Depend, Easy Going, Eyes, Fogiving, Follow, Friend, Generous, Gentle, Harshness, Hear, Holy Spirit, Indwell, Kindness, Light, Living, One Another, Outflow, Part, Path, Patient, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Remember, Selfish, Service, Sin, Surprise, Tender, Thought, True, True Friend, Warm Heart, World
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Hot Sauce
Scribbled tales tell more than most would want to know, right? Hot Sauce by Michael Romani Layers of texture Provide the details The hot sauce of conjecture Told in a scribbled tale It’s a portrait of a community But also … Continue reading
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Tagged Common, Community, Conjecture, Deep, Destination, Downtown, Eseence, Eyes, Family, Fascination, Good, Graffiti, Grief, Hot Sauce, Layer, Los Angeles, Magic, Neon, Nostalgia, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Revelation, Scribble, Secret, Seek, Shimmer, Sisterhood, Star, Sunrise, Tale, Texture, The Hood, Tragic, Whisper
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Sometimes Better Than the Memories
Six guns out and blazing was the dream …. maybe a little too much time thinking on the West these days? Sometimes Better Than the Memories by Michael Romani Sometimes I can’t remember The things that I’ve done Sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Picture Show, Begun, Best, Burn, Chill, Cry, Die, Echoes, Good Boy, Government, Heart, Hell, Hurt, Kill, Know, Man, Meant, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reality, Remember, Six Gun, Soul, Things Done, Time, West, Why
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Webster’s Calling
At one time, Noah Webster called for a unifying national language of American English. On learning that the English were buying his dictionary, he decided instead it was a better thing to recognize that English is English with more in … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Authority, Civility, Clarity, Destruction, Dictionary, Dilect, Dissertation, Effort, Elite, English, Expressive, Independence, Linguist, National Language, Original Construction, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pronounce, Rules, Standard, Unity, Webster, Words
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Falling Up
They say that opposites, often attract. Maybe that’s so? Falling Up by Michael Romani Two souls separated at birth Filled with hope well worth Falling up to rise down Love leaves both feet on the ground Secrets passed down in … Continue reading
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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