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Heartbreaks Forgiven
I wrote this poem just now. Please forgive the typos. It’s sort of a word flow thing…. Heartbreaks Forgiven by Michael Romani I watched you kill your child today I held your hand and did not look away You told … Continue reading
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Samson VIII
Continuing in an effort to put a version of the Samson and Delilah story from the Book of Judges into verse, I present Part VIII. Perhaps, I should have made this shorter? Samson (VIII) by Michael Romani Amidst un-princely questions of … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, Adversary, Appease, Beg, Blame, Book of Judges, Broken, Burn, Consequence, Contest, Daughter, Design, Desire, Dishonor, Driven, Embrace, Enemies, Enemy, Enmity, Family, Fire, Flee, Folly, Forgiven, Gain, God's People, God's Will, Good, Heresy, History, Impure, Jew, King, Knees, Lion, Loss, Love, Nazarite, Peace, Persevere, Philistine, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Price, Pride, Providence, Purity, Rage, Riddle, Samson and Delilah, Sanctuary, Seek, Shame, Sign, Steeple, Strife, Taran, Tears, Tunic, Two Peoples, Vain, Vow, Wager, Wisdom, Wolf, Wood, Worship, Wrath, Zion
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Questioning Prayers
From time to time, a soul is shaken into questioning things even convictions firmly held. Questioning Prayers by Michael Romani Questioning prayers Questioning the Divine Caught in emotional snares Laid like cerebral landmines Poems to all its owed To dreams … Continue reading
Just A Little Broken
Based in part on… life…. and Psalm 34:18: Just A Little Broken by Michael Romani Down at the church, I heard it spoken That all of us are just a little broken You know, I couldn’t deny it I wouldn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Psalm, Born Again, Broke, Buy It, Chruch, Contraction, Contrite, Crush, Cure, Dark, David, Deny, Despair, Destruction, Disrepair, Doubt, Fear, Habit, Hear, Heart, Hope, Humanity, Lord, Neglect, Pastor, Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Pride, Pure, Pursue, Reject, Save, Scare, Self Will, Sense, Separation, Sin, Sold Out, Spoke, Symptoms, Thrill, Try, Vanity, Wanton, Wonder, World
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Thought For the Day: There Is No Greater Love Than to Lay Down One’s Life For Friends
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” —John 15:12-14 This then is the only knee that should ever be taken. To do otherwise is nothing but utter disrespect for all who have … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessed, Book of John, Friends, God, Great, Lay Down, Life, Love, Nation, Prayer, Thought For the Day
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Santa Asked Me…
Truth be told on this Christmas Day…. Santa asked me what I wanted most of allI replied for my beautiful lady to truly fallHere we are on this Christmas DayMy dreams coming true in every waySo, I wish for every … Continue reading
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Tagged Beat, Beautiful, Beauty, Blessed, Christmas Day, Dream, Gift, Happiness, Joy, Love, Michael Romani, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Priceless, Santa Claus, Shanna, Truth, Two Hearts, Wonderful
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Grace In Prayer
Based in part on Matthew 26:44: Grace In Prayer by Michael Romani In our prayer of asking We seek in our tasking To get through our trials We trust in our arrival Through all the bleakness Unafraid to speak this … Continue reading
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Tagged Ask, Bleakness, Book of Matthew, Burden, Carry, Depend, Father, Gethsemane, God's Word, Grace, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Solace, Speak, Surrender, Task, Tender, Three, Trial, Trust
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The Beauty of A Closed Door
Not every answered prayer is best answered with a yes. Still, there is a lot to be said about persistence, isn’t there? The Beauty of A Closed Door by Michael Romani Standing at the crossed paths of life There are … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Chorus, Christmas Season, Closed Door, Crossed Path, Dance, Deserve, Discern, Gratitude, Handel's Messiah, Heart, Learn, Lessons, Life, Loss, Madness, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Presistence, Questions, Rain, Reason, Recognize, Serve, Sing, Sit, Smile
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Grace In Prayer
Based in part on Matthew 26:44: Grace In Prayer by Michael Romani In our prayer of asking We seek in our tasking To get through our trials We trust in our arrival Through all the bleakness Unafraid to speak this … Continue reading
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Tagged Ask, Belong, Book of Matthew, Burden, Carrry, Depend, Gethsemane, God, Grace, His Word, Jesus, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Solace, Surrender, Tender, Trial, Trust
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A Gentle Heart At Christmas
The message of Christmas is one that is amply brought to mind by the life lived by the Nikolas who became a bishop and the touted as saint watched the stories of his saintly life turn into the legendary Santa … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, Blind, Broken Heart, Candy Store, Christmas, Church, Dream, Eyes, Family, Forgive, Form, Give, God's Love, Hear, Heart, Jeus, Lights, Love, Lullaby, Magic, Mass, Mercy, Midnight Moon, Moments, Photorgraph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Priest, See, Shelter, Snow, Transform, Truth, Vain, Vanity, Warm
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