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First Principles: Mankind Must Be Ready To Sacrifice To Protect the Rights of Society
“Men must be ready, they must pride themselves and be happy to sacrifice their private pleasures, passions and interests, nay, their private friendships and dearest connections, when they stand in competition with the rights of society.” – John Adams (1776) … Continue reading
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Tagged Competition, Connection, First Principles, Friendship, Happy, Interest, John Adams, Mankind, Passion, Pride, Private Pleasure, Rights, Sacrifice, Society, Stand
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The Arrow Shoots Straight
We can do nothing about our yesterdays. We cannot do a whole lot about our tomorrows but prepare. All we are promised and all that we have is this moment we breathe. The Arrow Shoots Straight by Michael Romani We … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Alive, Anger, Arrow, Belief, Breathe, Brother, Cave, Dead, Dragon, Echo, Fight, Fire, Forgive, Grief, Head, Hide, Honor, Inflict, Inside, Inspire, Jesus, Live, Meaning, Miss, Photo, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Promise, Quiet, Remember, Straight, Stranger, Sublime, Survive, Taint, Tear, Tears, Time, Today, Tomorrow, True Love, Wall, We, Year, Yesterday
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Hole Inside My Gospel
I know that I’m not the only one who is a believer. Nor am I the only one amazed at the things he does despite believing, right? Still…. Hole Inside My Gospel by Michael Romani Like so many among the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged About, Believe, Better Man, Bliss, Blow, Bluff, Brave, Bubble, Calling, Compel, Confidence, Crumble, Day, Disappear, Doubt, Example, Fade, Fallen, Father, Fear, Find, Fire, Gospel, Hard, Hide, His, Hole, Hope, Inspire, Know, Live, Love, Muse, Night, Pardon, Passion, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Pride, Razzle Dazzle, Right, Safe, Secret, Shadow, Soul, Stay, Struggle, Stuff, Stumble, Tale, Tear, Trouble, Wall, Will, Wish, World, Write
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Rules of the Beast I
A sort of start at a poetic retelling of the classic Dracula tale: Rules of the Beast I by Michael Romani As the approach is made to castle There is fear amongst its vassals A crucifix is given in protection … Continue reading
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Tagged Alone, Bats, Beast, Blood, Castle, Chill, Choice, Circumspect, Compare, Contradiction, Count, Creaks, Crucifix, Death, Destination, Dracula, Drop, Embrace, Fear, Groans, heartbeat, Heaven, Home, Humanity, Jonathan Harker, Knock, Known, Labyrinth, Learn, Life, Lives, Lock, Love, Maze, Mirror, Mistake, Numb, Oblige, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Prison, Protect, Pulse, Question, Rules, Shadow, Shown, Snare, Solace, Soul, Startle, Step, Stumble, Turn, Vanity, Vassal, Veins, Voice, Window
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The Hunting of the Wren
Around the world there are nations that share a thread of British heritage. From this heritage, these nations still keep some semblance of International Boxing Day. This day itself is preceded by the earlier tradition of the Hunting of the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Beauty, Bird, Caged, Charity, Children, Christmastide, Duty, Enchantress, Gather, Glory, Heaven, Holy Days, Hunting of the Wren, International Boxing Day, Lord, Mummers Play, Mysterry, Octave, Penny, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Revelry, Sacred, Salvation, Sing, Trick, Tuppence, Wisdom, Wren, Wrenboys
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Ruined Absolution
This poem was meant for December 19, 2019. This is, among other observances, National Emo Day.. So Happy that… In my own confessional, I am struggling a bit these last few days with my upcoming birthday, Christmas almost here and … Continue reading
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Tagged Absence, Absolution, Afraid, Angst, Bangs, Beautiful, Brithday, Burn, Care, Chemical Romance, Christmas, Compression, Confession, Confessional, Contemplate, Dark, December 19 2019, Die, Do It Or Die, Embrace, Emotional, Escape, Expression, Fall, Fraught, Glance, Hair, Happy, Hollywood, Human Being, Ink, Inspiration, Intropective, Jet Black, Life, Little Girls, Love, National Emo Day, Nothing, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Question, Ruin, Savage, Sigh, Silence, Skinny Jeans, Sleeve, Smile, Something, Sonic Attack, Sorrow, Stride, Structure, Sunday, Taste, Tee Shirt, Tenderness, Thin, Think, Violence, Violin, Want, World, Yesterday
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The Rock
A poem of gratitude #19: The Rock by Michael Romani Steadfast in the rock that is my messiah Sadly, I still fall victim to my worse desires Like Peter, I know that I would have lied If I falsely stated, … Continue reading
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Tagged Angst, Blame, Blasphemy, Broken, Chill, Confidence, Deny, Depth, Desire, Destination, Doubt, Fade, Faith, Garden of Gethsemane, Grace, Gratitude, Hesitation, Kingdom, Lie, Lord, Men, Messiah, Moment, Moon, Obedience, Olive, Peter, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Rock, Sacrifcice, Self, Shadow, Shame, Sin, Soul, Steadfast, Stray, Strength, Suffice, Temptation, Weak, Wholeness, Wisdom
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Thought For the Day: Individualism, Love of Enterprise and Pride In Personal Freedom Are the Hallmarks of Americanism
“Individualism, the love of enterprise, and the pride in personal freedom, have been deemed by Americans not only as their choicest, but their peculiar and exclusive possessions.” – James Bryce (1838-1922)
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Tagged American, Choice, Enterprise, Individualism, James Bryce, Love, Personal Freedom, Possession, Pride, Thought For the Day
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