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Substance Over Form

Based on a sermon based on 1 Samuel 16:7 Substance Over Form by Michael Romani I’ll say this with great reluctance Samuel might have been king But he was all style, no substance Israel waited for David to bring Those … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Paradise Regained – John Milton

John Milton died on November  8, 1674.   Subsequent to writing Paradise Lost, English poet John Milton published Paradise Regained in 1671.  Both works share similar theological themes and the use of blank verse.  The latter work, however, deals primarily with the temptation … Continue reading

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A Warrior’s Unveiling

A Warrior’s Unveiling by Michael Romani From birth, a warrior is taught To do his best in all that he might May trials come in training for the onslaught All in preparation for the battles to be fought All of … Continue reading

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Caving In

Caving In by Michael Romani Looking around Sometimes it seems That what we’ve found Is far less than our dreams Heaven is caving in It’s a sinkhole That we’re living in Spiraling out of control Served up On hot plates … Continue reading

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Sneaking Suspicion

Would it be a wake up call If you tried to learn it all And realized there was more to know Thank you ever really could Would it be an ethical death row To live your life striving to do … Continue reading

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Unconquerable Legacy

Unconquerable Legacy by Michael Romani Undivided We are unconquerable That doesn’t mean We don’t need to be flexible We, the people Are a team Each of us part Of that All-American Dream There have been times That we have forgotten … Continue reading

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Adrenaline Rush

Adrenaline Rush by Michael Romani Don’t think Just do it Don’t sink Nothing to it To be alive Free dive Into the deep Like tears we weep Hanging in the skies As we flow and glide Revealed before our eyes … Continue reading

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Ordinary Times Blues

Based on Wednesday Night’s Sermon and in Honor of All Saint’s Day Ordinary Times Blues by Michael Romani No respect given for the average Joe Looking for some more flash to show That’s the society that we’re living in Getting … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Halloween – Robert Burns

In 1785, Robert Burns wrote a poem for Halloween.  It is included within the the Kilmarnock volume.  At 28 stanzas, it is one of Burns’ longer poems and mixes Scots with English.  It was written in response to the 1780 poem for Halloween … Continue reading

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Blackest Night

Blackest Night by Michael Romani There are evil spirits Even in heavenly places Though we don’t want to hear it I’ll tell you to your faces We’d be best off to fear it And run from these traces There are … Continue reading

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