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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Robert Burns – To A Mouse
Tonight is the celebration of the birth of Robert Burns known as Burns Night. Robert Burns, of course, having been born on January 25, 1759. We have covered the life and legacy of Robert Burns previously. It’s well worth the … Continue reading
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Tagged Burns Night, Compassion, Harvard Classics, Kilmarnock, Plough, Poetry, Robert Burns, Sympathy, To A Mouse
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Let It Roll
Isaiah 42 Let It Roll by Michael Romani All these obsessive intentions Play into the one contention That things slip through our hands For a reason that I don’t understand A quiet voice whispers to me Boy, you gotta let … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Blame, Blind, Control, Fire, Friend, Illusion, Intention, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Roll, Whisper
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War Drums Beating
War Drums Beating by Michael Romani The war drums are beating There is no more retreating But for you, the battle is over You will be buried in clover Your fight is over my friend Your path has come to … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle, Cared, Company, Death, End, Friend, God, Great Beyond, Missed, Other Side, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Reliance, Tears, True Born, War Drums, Warrior
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Splintering Healed
Splintering Healed by Michael Romani From Peter to Paul We take in it all celebrating an Octave Of sacred Christian unity That we might have The linked arms of you and me Leading to Holy Pentecost A holy procession for … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Devotion, Hallowed, Holy, Linked Arms, Octave, Pentecost, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Schism, Unity
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Winter Speaks
Winter Speaks by Michael Romani Life is cyclical in its nature This we learn as we mature Comfort reveals its way to sorrow Finding itself back come tomorrow Lies revealed; losses compensated Times rushed in; others hesitated Memories flood and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alibis, Choas, Comfort, Cycles, Darkness, Encounters, Family, Inclusion, Life, Memories, Mundane, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Removal, Sorrow, Surrealism, Tomorrow, Winter Speaks
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Mercury In Retrograde
Mercury In Retrograde by Michael Romani With a nose outside of my usual encyclopedia I took a look out into the social media It seems that astrology has become a meme But, I ask myself, what does that really mean … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrology, Knowledge, Meme, Mercury In Retrograde, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promenade, Sideshow, Social Media
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Keats – Eve of St Agnes
Born on October 31, 1795, the English Romantic poet, John Keats, was among the main poets of the Romantic Era. Initially, during his lifetime his poetry was not well received among critics. But, by the end of the 19th century, … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, John Keats, Martyr, Patron Saint, Poetry, Romantic Era, Rome, Spenser, St Agnes, The Eve of St Agnes, Virgins
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Gestures To Hope
Gestures To Hope by Michael Romani A shadow hangs over the dinner table In a manifestation of what we are capable As our fixation on intolerant ideology Marks the vandalization of our history Peace and good will for a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddleia, Dark, Fragile, Gestures, History, Hope, Humanity, Intolerance, Life, Mood, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Shadow, Urban Decay
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Poe – The Poetic Principle
Aloha Promises Forever has previously discussed the life and legacy of Edgar Allan Poe. Please refer to these posts for further background. For now, suffice it to say that Poe was born on January 19, 1809. He passed away on … Continue reading
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Tagged Edgar Allan Poe, Essay, Harvard Classics, Literary Criticism, Poetry, The Poetic Principle
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Certain Kind of Magic
Certain Kind of Magic by Michael Romani Love is a certain kind of magic Often cruel and sometimes tragic Yet, we would give everything For one more minute to sing To sing its praises on high Though, other times we … Continue reading
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Tagged Cruel, Dreams, Harmony, Magic, Melody, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Praises, Silence, Sing, Tomorrow, Tragic
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