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Tag Archives: Poetry
Rite of Your Own Story
Each tale told has its own writer. This is especially true of our own tales. Rite of Your Own Story by Michael Romani In the rite of our own personal story There can be no big truth or glory Until … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Truth, Bury, Circle, Courage, Exchange, First Line, Glory, Noise, Patterns, Personal, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reader, Right Stuff, Rite, Signal, Story, Tales, Write
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Blessed Be the Name
Based in part on Genesis 50:20: Blessed Be the Name by Michael Romani Awestruck with the Lord in admiration Filled with unearned grace and fascination Holding strong to the blessed name That leads with light and knows no shame God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Admire, Awestruck, Blessed, Contentment, Game Changer, Genesis, Grace, Instruction, Journey, Lord, Mankind, Name, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Resentment, Revelations, Righteousness, Scripture, Unstoppable Goodness
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Artifice (What Price Hollywood?)
Some musicians and actors strive so hard to be genuine and authentic, not matter how hard they have to fake it…. Artifice (What Price Hollywood?) by Michael Romani It’s arguably corporeal Slightly nostalgic and funereal The singer’s veil is repurposed … Continue reading
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Tagged Artifice, Authenticity, Comlplication, Creation, Diletic, Disafflicted, Doubt, Expression of Truth, Hollywood, Implication, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rock N Roll, Self Afflicted, Shroud, Soul, Spotlight
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Deep Marsh Roses
Though often thought creepy, the deep marsh definitely holds its beauty. Deep Marsh Roses by Michael Romani When poised with the question of the deep marsh Most people think first in terms of things harsh But, were you to ask … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice, Beauty, Bound, Contemplatioin, Creativity, Deep Marsh, Found, God, Harsh, Hobo, Lost, Meaning, Photographs, Poems, Poetry, Rails, Roses, Tadpole, Trails, Wandering, Waterfall
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Stitch In Time (Bride of Frankenstein)
A different sort of look at an old story. Stitch In Time (Bride of Frankenstein) by Michael Romani The things we have as we venture Living life as a grand adventure Sometimes it’s more than pride can take When it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bride of Frankenstein, Challenges, Compromise, Constrain, Corset, Cruelty, Darkness, Death's Kiss, Deception, Decisions, Dragons, Grand Adventure, Journey, Light, Losing Game, Mend, Pain, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Precious, Pride, Slay, Smile, Steps, Stitch, Subterfuge, Surprise, Time, Torture, Vain, Venture, Whisper
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Matter of Life and Death
Based in part on 1 John 3:11-18 Matter of Life and Death by Michael Romani Ours is to live in Holy Love Here on earth as above It’s a matter of life and death And of what life has left … Continue reading
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Tagged Across, Action, Believe, Bible, Book of John, Calling, Christian, Command, Compassion, Death, Deceive, Down, Earth, Embrace, Empty, Family, First Step, Fruit, Give, Grow, Heaven, Hidden, Holy, Human Beings, Initiation, Life, Love, Meaning, Need, New Heart, Option, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Potential, Practice, Pride, Proactive, Reaction, Said, Satisfaction, Serve, Shine, Shown, Sin, Spirit Led, Strive, Tolerance, Tradition, Truth, Understand, Witness, Word
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Black Widow Strikes
The creepy crawlers are starting to come creepy up slowly… Black Widow Strikes by Michael Romani One look into her eyes There was no disguise Look of evil and despise There’s no escape; she defies And now, I have her … Continue reading
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Tagged Bite, Black Widow, Control, Danger, Dark Delight, Devil Woman, Dread, Everywhere, Evil, Eyes, Fangs, Fright, Halloween, Head, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poison Ivy, Question, Run, Slave, Soul, Spider, Spite, Strike, Venom
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The Inhumanity of It All
If monsters had their say, what would they? The Inhumanity of It All by Michael Romani If monsters had their say, what would they? What are they but creatures of habit that obey The call of their natures feeding their … Continue reading
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Tagged Addiction, Affliction, Bleed, Bloodlust, Born, Creatures, Curse, Daylight, Discern, Dracula, Eden, Focus, Funeral Dirge, Gore, Habit, Halloween, History, Hunters, Inhumanity, Joy, Kindness, League, Lean, Loch Ness Monster, Love, Mark of Cain, Moan, Monsters, Moon Blindness, Mourn, North Star, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Political Ends, Primal Urge, Self Aflliction, Solitary, Survival, Wolfman, World War
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Humble Obedience
Based on Wednesday night’s sermon: https://flic.kr/p/tKyxAL Humble Obedience by Michael Romani When the going gets tough as it often does We respond getting caught up in the buzz When we are faced with the opposition We tend to fall back … Continue reading
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Tagged Afflict, Betray, Cup, Cure, Defensive, Endure, Garden, God's Will, Humble, Humility, Inconvenience, Jesus, Obedience, Opposition, Ordinary, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Predict, Response, Salvation, Sorrow, Struggle, Submission, Surrender, Survival, Tough, Wrath
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