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Na/GloPoWriMo #24: Perishable

Na/GloPoWriMo #24: Perishableby Michael DoylePerishable as a live plantShe insists but just can’tThere a perfect consolation in leafIts in its hiding manifestations of griefIn the soft shame of being seenEach of us fails our push at being human beingsPotted plants … Continue reading

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Na/GloPoWriMo #12: No More Sense Than the Ancient Mariner

Na/GloPoWriMo #12: No More Sense Than the Ancient Mariner by Michael Doyle The river grew as it pushed Outward with its rich sediment Yet still, in this modern age, mankind Though too often willfully blind Fancies itself some sort of … Continue reading

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Glass Onion Reality

How many layers of conjecture do we need to peel back to find true reality?  Is it even possible for us to comprehend? https://flic.kr/p/qowcXW Glass Onion Reality by Michael Doyle All things, all times, all places Bear the burden across … Continue reading

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Always Thankful

A poem of gratitude #27: Always Thankful by Michael Romani You pour another drink Taking time to think Seems we all pay our dues Too often singing the blues Dark side, downside Talking about wounded pride Staring at the shadow … Continue reading

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Blood On Our Hands

Halloween poem #2 – mankind has the worse monsters and is seldom as kind as we might be if only we could. Blood On Our Hands by Michael Romani Our brutalities serve to shape us Though we wish to deny … Continue reading

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Ways of Survival

In the long and short of it, life is really about survival. Ways of Survival by Michael Romani And so at once, we reach our arrival That everything that happens is about survival Each Fall we are reminded of this … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Don’t Be Pushed By Problems. Be Led By Your Dreams.

“Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson    

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Further Reaches

There’s magic in the stardust that goes beyond the physical world we live in.  This is a bit half inspired by a tale of two worlds and of course blended with thoughts about my recent past… Further Reaches by Michael … Continue reading

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Don’t Let the World Come Between

Sometimes it can seem that life is as changing as the tides.  It’s all the little things that push and pull us apart.  Isn’t it?  It shouldn’t be though… Don’t Let the World Come Between by Michael Romani Polarities keep … Continue reading

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Daily Prompt – Existential

There is something in the existential moment When we realize life consists of daily torment But still it’s the very best deal that is offered Dreams of immortality are not even proffered With a the straightness of anyone’s best face … Continue reading

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