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Tag Archives: Poetry
Vasquez Rocks
Turns out that a blogger out there, Bel, has recently visited a place that I have photographed in real. I didn’t have any of my photos of Vasquez Rocks to share, but, I do have this poem that I wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Camera, Desert, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Poems, Poetry, Portfolio, Roadrunner, Vasquez Rocks, Wile E Coyote
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Represent
Represent by Michael Romani In the flowing stream of conscience You empty out your mind Putting pen to prescience Leaving no thought behind You end up in that somewhere With no idea of where you’re going It will be whittled … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems
Tagged Art, Brand, Photographs, Poetry, Prescience, Prototype, Represent, Storyboard, Stream of Conscience
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Never Ceasing
Based on a sermon this morning that is itself based on Lamentations 3:22-23: Never Ceasing by Michael Romani With faithfulness never ceasing My love of God is always increasing Feeling the fullness of God’s grace Hoping it’s reflected on my face … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems
Tagged Christianity, Faithfulness, Flickr, Holy Living, Lamentations, Pentecost, Poetry, Redeemed, Service, Unceasing Prayer
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Behind Every Window
Behind Every Window by Michael Romani Behind every tainted window There’s a tattered story Lessons in shattered love And sometimes of glory New York’s inner city blues Played out in a myriad of hues On streets filled with passion But … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems
Tagged Air Pollution, Cancer, Compassion, Homeward, New York, Page, Poetry, Prayer, Solution, Souls, Story, Window
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Once Upon A Wishing Well
Once Upon A Wishing Well by Michael Romani Life is not a fairy tale With moonlit wishing wells But a path we must make our own Walking together or alone This I know inside my soul And this knowledge takes … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems
Tagged Ally Romani, Complete, First Hello, Poetry, Priceless, Promise, Serenity, Soul, True Love, Wishing Well
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For My Country
For My Country by Michael Romani They burned my love Upon a pyre I saw her ashes Scatter on the fire The licks of flame… Still call out her name… Some gave blood And some gave all Buried there … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashes, Battle, Country, Kingdom, Patriotism, Poetry, Pyre
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Take Five, #3: Recognizing the Enemy
The third poem from tonigh’s short-form poetry workshop relied on the following words: Take Five, Part 2: 1 – defenestration the action of throwing someone or something out of a window. the action of dismissing someone from a position of … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Colaphize, Defenestration, Emetic, Hapax, Lucifer, Marx, Poetry, Republican, Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky, Short Form Poetry, Take Five, Tax, Vicissitude
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Foot Ware
In a continuing theme that I have been exploring lately, I have been looking at the fine art of design, abstract and otherwise. Today’s poem is a play on designing footwear. Despite a lifetime of running, working out and competition, … Continue reading
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Tagged Competitive Response, Design, Foor Wear, Olympian, Poetry
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The Purple Testament
My daughters want to be writers. In talking about this along the way, I was asked who I thought were the best of the writers that I had come across in my life. Well, I thought of course of all … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Philippines, Poetry, Promises, Rod Serling, The Purple Testament, Twilight Zone, War Stinks, World War II, Writers, Writing
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 