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Short Form Poetry: In Your Name
From the short form poetry workshop last night. It is a form called anaphora. These are the notes from the first notecard explaining the concept: “Anaphora is a poetic technique. From the Free Dictionary The first definition for anaphora is … Continue reading
Taking Stock
The Summer of 1969 was a defining moment in the life of America. The currents that led to it swept away many of the traditions of the past in that season of our discontent. Taking Stock by Michael Romani Bethel, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1969, America, Art, Assassination, Bethel, Better, Beyond, Bobby Kennedy, Brotherhood, Change, Choice, Clear, Defer, Different, Disaster, Discontent, Disillusion, Dream, Edge, Flood, Generation, Groove, Happening, Ignore, Illusion, Know, Lght, Loud, Music, Nation, Notoriety, Pain, Parents, Peace, Photograph, Pilgrim, Plan, Play, Poem, Poetry, Possible, Proud, Rain, Reverent, Revolution, Satisfy, Scream, Society, Storm, Strife, Summer, Tears, Thought, Transform, Vietnam, Voice, Wrath
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Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy
Based in part on the Book of Lamentations and partly on life at times. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Michael Romani Dark clouds lead to deep mercy Pulling at our faith like heresy Lamentations open doors of grace Tear filled … Continue reading
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Tagged Affection, Calvary, Cloud, Core, Dark, Deep, Door, Faith, Father, Forgive, God, Grace, Grateful, Grief, Heresy, Implore, Indignity, Journey, Joy, Knee, Lamentations, Live, Love, Mercy, Minor Key, Pattern, Photograph, Pierce, Poem, Poetry, Question, Sad, Savior, Shown, Sorrow, Soul, Tear, Tomorrow, Tragedy, Way
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Carnegie
Across the United States, one man’s wealth is responsible for the building not hundreds but thousands of libraries. Carnegie by Michael Romani In the annals of American history Andrew Carnegie bequested his legacy As a force of Gilded Age philanthropy … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Andrew Carnegie, Art, Astronomy, City, Community, Dignity, Fortune, Gilded Age, Knowledge, Legacy, Lessons, Library, Literate, Monument, Philanthropy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Portal, Town, United States, Wealth, Welcome, Wisdom
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Ode To A Mad Dog
Read between the lines and realize that some things just need to be said regardless… Ode To A Mad Dog by Michael Romani In the depths of a duty of silence Is the observed, held with vigilance That there are … Continue reading
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Tagged Ally, Contempt, Decision, Depth, Dig Deep, Duty, Field, Fine, Friend, Hip, Honor, Keep, Kowtow, Laugh, Lead, Leave, Lines, Lip, Mad Dog, Man, Moment, Observe, Ode, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Precipice, Read, Resign, Respect, Said, Service, Shoot, Show, Silence, Sleep, Standard, Surface, Toward All, Tyrant, Vigilance, Warrior, Weep, Worship, Yield
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Think On These Things
Keeping your mind on the positive and away from the negative is trick of life well worth the learning. It is so easy, too easy, for my mind to turn toward the negative. But when I keep my mind and … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Avoid, Bad Stuff, Blur, Brink, Burden, Center, Close, Confluence, Cure, Dwell, Focus, Fulfill, God, Good, Hats, Heart, Holy, Hope, Hurry, Ideals, Influence, Learn, Life, Live, Lord, Love, Mind, Negative, Peace, Perspective, Philippians, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Point of Reference, Positive, Prayer, Preference, Prepare, Pure, Reflect, Rest, Right, Right Side Up, Right Things, Sad, Satisfaction, Sermon, Slow, Stand, Think, Toughness, True, Were, Worry
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A Conspiracy of Lambs
There’s a Netflix series called The Family. I am only two episodes into it but so far I’m both laughing and somewhat concerned. The Bible admonishes Christians to pray for our leaders both spiritual and in government. It is the Christian … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversity, Answer, Believe, Bible, Blessing, Brother, Christian, Common, Common Ground, Conspiracy, Decision, Devil's Playground, Doing Right, Evil, Faith, Family, God, Good, Govern, Guidance, Heavenbound, Hope, Lamb, Leaders, Legacy, Lord's Work, Member, Nation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Prayer, Pride, Receive, Sister, The Family, Trust, Value, World
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Only Miracles Can
There are so many miracles that surround us and are even part of us that we have come to take them for granted. I love when I am reminded of this. Only Miracles Can by Michael Romani There’s an alien … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, Alien, Bacteria, Below, Cavern, Darkness, Descend, Environment, Face, Fragile, Granted, Life, Liquid, Miracle, Moon, Nothing, Outer Space, Plume, Poem, Poetry, Remind, Scratched Surface, Search, Something, Soup, Spun, Underground Cave, Understand, Water, World
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Dream Space
Broken hearts kinda byte… Dream Space by Michael Romani There’s a dream space Deep within the flame And it holds your name A moment that I embrace Thinking on your name Holier than my shame The happiness that I once … Continue reading
Luca’s Membrane
In order for the key components of life to shape together, a membrane was necessary. In that membrane the Last Universal Common Ancestor formed… luca… Luca’s Membrane by Michael Romani There is a Holy Grail Needed for the truth to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adorn, Ancestor, Biology, Born, Bubble, Building Blocks, Cell, Chemistry, Component, Dime, Diverse, DNA, Earth, Found, Fragment, Gas, Holy Grail, Hot Spring, Iceland, Integrity, Key, Life, Link, Luca, Material, Membrane, Opportuity, Organic, Origin, Pattern, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Protection, Substtance, Surface, Terrestrial, Treee, Truth
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