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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Percussive

The brass section stops and wildly stares While the woodwinds simply cast their glare The guitarist gets in that last shredding lick Never realizing that without the percussive kick Their music loses all of it’s sensational flavor There’s really nothing … Continue reading

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Dagger of Set

Dagger of Set by Michael Romani Erased from history Still there in the legacy The gods are angered And all of our lives endangered The dagger of Set Jagged edge of death It’s a curse we endure From which there … Continue reading

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In Memorial To My Sister

I wrote this poem to and for my sister as I realized she would not overcome cancer. Today is the anniversary of her birth. I had wrote passing. I am grateful that she is out of pain. I miss her … Continue reading

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Macy’s Day Parade 2017

Macy’s Day Parade 2017 by Michael Romani Waking up just a little late I forgot that I had made myself a date To watch the Macy’s Day Parade Even if alone for this serenade A visual serenade of beauty, color … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Sludge

It was one of those mornings, a little hectic Words were barely forming, phonetic My mind whirring at a slow mental sludge Truth is that my thoughts would barely budge Still, showing up for our bit of morning poetry Is … Continue reading

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The Thirst For Power

Thirst For Power by Michael Romani History is replete In how it completes A man’s thirst for power Grows and devours Since the days of Cain and Abel The wicked man does as able To take what he believes is … Continue reading

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The Key

The Key by Michael Romani Inside you is an energy Some call it the chi This is the calling card and key To open up eyes to see Or close the spiritual door Before it has a chance to restore … Continue reading

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We, In This Post-Modern World

We, In This Post Modern World by Michael Romani Immersing ourselves in destruction We swim with unflinching gaze Indiscriminate in our ill defined function We act to demystify our unsettled days Penetrating the surface of reality No longer collaborating with … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Droll

Rumor has it that you’re on the king’s dole In a masked performance you live to your roll The people wouldn’t guess that you’re so droll Playing happy in a sad sack sense of carnival Backstage whispers tell you just … Continue reading

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Humble Yourself

Based on a sermon based on James 4:10 Humble Yourself by Michael Romani There’s a trick to humility You gotta do it quietly It’s not a thinking thing It’s about what you bring Just doing what is needed Keeping to … Continue reading

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