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Laurel Canyon Vibe
The 60s Los Angeles music scene was a very special time. I would love to have been there to seen all that talent in one place. https://flic.kr/p/vD253D Laurel Canyon Vibe by Michael Doyle There was an avalanche of sound That … Continue reading
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Isn’t That
Trust in the universe, she says. As if that’s easy? Isn’t That by Michael Romani Well, Isn’t that rude? To find My Attitude Interrupts Your solitude Random In being Blindly Yet, still seeing That the beginning Of contemplation Takes moments … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Begin, Blind, Contemplation, Easy, Find, He, Interrupt, Introspection, Moment, Photograph, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Random, Rude, Solitude, Trust, Universe, Verse, You
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Thought For the Day: What One Can Be, One Must Be
“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What one can be, one must be.” – Abraham Maslow, psychologist (1 Apr 1908-1970)
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Tagged Abraham Maslow, Artist, Music, Musician, One Can Be, One Must Be, Paint, Peace, Poet, Self, Self Actualization, Thought For the Day, Write
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Like Dominoes Falling
On this the 18th day of Na/GloPoWriMo, the challenge is to write an elegy in which the sadness is based less on abstraction than concrete verbiage that helps a person feel the depth of sorrow felt. To that degree, I … Continue reading
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A Pillow’s Talk of Things
The ninth day of Na/GloPoWriMo is based on the lists found in Sei Shonagon’ s The Pillow Talk. As the hour has grown later than I had hoped and only just recently finished a show along with a late dinner and … Continue reading
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Breathe the Legacy
The Na/GloPoWriMo Day Four challenge is to write a sad poem. That’s easy enough to do this time around. Someone who is increasingly important to me beyond nearly all measure of my meager words recently lost someone. I can … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocate, Born, Brave, Breathe, Dare, Deep, Defense, Family, Footstep, Force, Fragrant, Heart, History, Hurt, Legacy, Liberty, Life, Live, Lost, Lost Child, Love, Modern World, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photograph, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Right, Sad, Show, Soul, Speak Well, Steep, Step, Tender, Tough, Truth, Vancouver, Win, Woman
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Thought of the Day: If You Can’t Be the Poet Be the Poem
“If you can’t be a poet, be the poem.” – David Carradine
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Tagged David Carradine, Poem, Poet, Thought For the Day, You
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Tattered Hall
At times, life is a bittersweet drink and yet still it is what quenches our thirst. Tattered Hall by Michael Romani With the tolling of the bells The poet is announced dead All the mystery and half of the spells … Continue reading
Treasure From A Book
Last of the poems inspired by watching that wonderful tale, Paddington 2. Maybe, in some ways, I am still a child at heart. But, I think everyone should watch this movie! Treasure From A Book by Michael Romani Every train comes … Continue reading
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Tagged Child At Heart, Death, Discern, Double, Family, Follow, Friend, Friends, Gate, Last Breath, Learn, Legacy, Legs, Lesson, Long Walk, Love, Nothing, Open Mind, Paddington 2, Paddington Bear, Photograph, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Risk, Smile, Tears, Train, Trouble, True Heart, Worthwhile, Write
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