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A Tale of Christmas In Two Parts
A Tale of Christmas In Two Parts by Michael Romani I I have heard it said That you can eat ’til you’re full And it’s still not enough The excuse to be given “But, it’s Christmas…” And one really shouldn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Spirit, Vice, Virtue
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Changes of Impermanence
Changes of Impermanence by Michael Romani It is interesting, the things that bind us Surprising things that come along and find us While we’re certain on taking another direction The good Lord comes along giving His correction Sudden summer storms … Continue reading
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Tagged Changes, Correction, Courage, Fear, Lord's Will, Love, Permanence, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Summer Storm
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December 6th, 2014
A blast from the past about a magical day spent with my princesses of whom I love more than life and always will. True blessings they are.. now it’s my job to live up to the trust God has given … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Children, Christmas, Holy, Memories, Poetry, St Nicholas Day
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Thought For the Day: The World Would Be Dreary Without St. Nicholas
“Alas! How dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus! There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence.” – Francis P. Church
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Childlike Faith, Dreams, Dreary, Legend, Myra, Poetry, Romance, Santa Claus, St Nicholas, Toleraable, Tolerance, Truth
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Poetry of Christina Georgina Rossetti
The English poetess Christina Georgina Rossetti was born on December 5, 1830, and passed away on December 29, 1894. She wrote a variety of romantic, devotional and children’s poems. Among her most famous are Goblin Market, Remember, and Love Came Down At Christmas. … Continue reading
Monkey Play
https://flic.kr/p/tP6nNL Monkey Play by Michael Romani Seen from above as a thick carpet of green But then… things are never as they’re seen Each animal like monkeys in the canopy Clamber and cope as they pass tree to tree Red … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Bald Ukari, Canopy, Death, Harpy Eagle, Life, Monkey, Play, Poem, Poetry, Red Howlers, Sloth, Spider Monkeys, Verdant
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Relocate
False choices lead to a little revved up revocation As humanity processes the eventual need for relocation Choices given voices to the feelings dwelling inside A demonstration of remonstration we can’t easily hide Why do some choose to dwell in … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Choices, Daily Prompt, Distance, Feelings, Heaven, Hell, Intimacy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Relocate, Wordpress
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Amazon Canopy
https://flic.kr/p/q4tKWX Amazon Canopy by Michael Romani Morning melodies float across the jungle canopy Soft and low, almost close to soft temerity As it stretches across the mighty Amazon It’s seen for its endless beauty going on and on So large … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Beauty, biodiversity, Canopy, Eden, Paradise, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rain, Rain Forest, River
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Winds of Change
Based on Acts 2:1-42: Winds of Change by Michael Romani There in the indefinable something Is the difference that love brings Changing lives and effective in mission Doing their part for the Great Commission In that sense of wondrous anticipation Is … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Acts, Change, Great Comission, Heaven, Love, New Testatment, Pentecost, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Testiy, Winds
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Jataka Tales – Birth of Buddha
Although we at Aloha Promises Forever are unabashedly Christian in our paradigm, we also believe that we should understand and tolerate the perspectives of other world views. One of these is that of Buddhism. In that spirit and in keeping … Continue reading →