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From the Canyon’s Heart
A poem of gratitude #7. This one is from a sense of gratitude toward the music that came to life from the Laurel Canyon scene. I think that though I leaned toward progressive hard rock in my music, my lyrical … Continue reading
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Standard of Gold
There are a lot of reasons to have gratitude toward things learned and passed on through the generations and a lot to be learned and then go on to grow into our own future. This is a sixth poem in … Continue reading
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Thoughts On Kindness
In a world where so much can be had, perhaps the one thing we might best give to others and ourselves is intentional kindnesses. Thoughts On Kindness by Michael Romani With loving thoughts and gratitude I embrace the world with … Continue reading
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In Sacred Witness
In this season of thankfulness and gratitude, poem #2: In Sacred Witness by Michael Romani Then was a time for counting coup But along the way, I grabbed a clue That just maybe we should be less about glory In … Continue reading
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Bearing Our Witness
Based in part on Acts 7:55-56: Bearing Our Witness by Michael Romani Here we are to give our witness Showing in our walk out bit of fitness All in all given in strength and humility Testifying in life as part … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Steven, Bear, Book of Acts, Breath, Broken, Christian Life, Comfort Zone, Deep, Divinity, Duty, Earnest, Embrace, Examine, Face, Fitness, Forgiveness, God's Family, Grace, Grow, Honesty, Humility, Integrity, Learn, Led, Life, Lord, Love, Mirror, Photograph, Place, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Price, Road, Sacrifice, See, Show, Sinner, Spirit, St Stephen, Steps, Strength, Talk, Testify, Travel, True, Unravel, Walk, Witness, World, Yoke
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A Humble Path Past Conflict
Part of living a life with more gratitude might include less fight and conflict and greater humility. Poem #2 for this season of thankfulness: A Humble Path Past Conflict by Michael Romani With gratitude not as demanding Toward the God … Continue reading
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Fields of Kindness
As this season of thankfulness and gratitude begin, I am examining thoughts about intention, kindness and even picking up a book tomorrow morning about having humility in discussions to increase peacefulness and argue less when dealing with others who have … Continue reading
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Tagged Abundance, Attention, Blind, Differ, Dreams, Earnest, Examine, Eyes, Feelings, Fields, God, Godliness, Good, Gratitude, Hope, Human Beings, Humility, Integrity, Intention, Kind, Kindness, Love, Meaning, Mutality, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Polarize, REalizze, Right, Seams, See, Share, Side, Surmise, Thankfulness, Useful, Wisdom, Work Together, World
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Run of the Mill Hayride Halloween
Halloween Poem #31: Run of the Mill Hayride Halloween by Michael Romani From the first snowflake that fell that day It was a near certainty that the tricks at play Would make every headless horseman see and know That this … Continue reading
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Ghosts of Bedlam
Halloween Poem #30 (the blog got messed up yesterday and I had to get it fixed by WordPress help – special thank you to the nice person who helped me!!) Ghosts of Bedlam by Michael Romani Sometimes staying the course … Continue reading
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