Tag Archives: Poem

Adrenaline Rush

Adrenaline Rush by Michael Romani Don’t think Just do it Don’t sink Nothing to it To be alive Free dive Into the deep Like tears we weep Hanging in the skies As we flow and glide Revealed before our eyes … Continue reading

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Ordinary Times Blues

Based on Wednesday Night’s Sermon and in Honor of All Saint’s Day Ordinary Times Blues by Michael Romani No respect given for the average Joe Looking for some more flash to show That’s the society that we’re living in Getting … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Halloween – Robert Burns

In 1785, Robert Burns wrote a poem for Halloween.  It is included within the the Kilmarnock volume.  At 28 stanzas, it is one of Burns’ longer poems and mixes Scots with English.  It was written in response to the 1780 poem for Halloween … Continue reading

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Blackest Night

Blackest Night by Michael Romani There are evil spirits Even in heavenly places Though we don’t want to hear it I’ll tell you to your faces We’d be best off to fear it And run from these traces There are … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Ghoulish

It’s a ghoulish night at the curve of the street All the boys and girls are going trick or treat Costumed in and as their latest aspiration Filled with joy, candy and their inspiration There’s a trick here to getting … Continue reading

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Totally Dependent

Totally Dependent by Michael Romani Simple lessons teach Finding them in my reach I pose my independence Quietly spoken in confidence I am totally dependent No longer willingly diffident I am totally dependent On you my Lord Coming in all … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Fluff

In the fluff of a dandelion dream I saw a hint of a certain sort of gleam Where transfixed on your subtle gaze I dreamed we might live for all of our days We were there surrendered in our dalliance … Continue reading

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Branded Death

Branded In Death by Michael Romani Lost souls caught in the quicksand’s mire They struggle and struggle, until they tire Burning the last embers of hope until at last The struggle is forgotten and their lives are past There is … Continue reading

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Curious Destiny

Curious Destiny by Michael Romani Destiny is a curious thing Complications that life brings Broken moments perilously collected Bits of truth quietly detected How obvious does it have to be When the blind know more than those who see Banded … Continue reading

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This Then Is Alaska

This Then Is Alaska by Michael Romani America’s last frontier Half a million square miles Wilderness to explore there A land filled with as many smiles Where there’s one thing serious The seasons run fast and furious Opportunities are often … Continue reading

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