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A Gaelic King
A Gaelic Kingby Michael DoyleIn 700 AD, the Picts and the Gaels divided ScotlandAs if that were something natural to commandNo force on Earth could unite these kingdomsTo think that possible is sheer bedlamThe impossible doesn’t stop hearts from tryingBut … Continue reading
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Tagged 700 AD, Bedlam, Betray, Brooch, Comman, Cry, Dark of Night, Desire, Divide, Earth, Fire, Forbidden, Force, Gaelic, Hard As A Rock, Heart of Stone, Hearts, Hidden, Hunger, Impossible, Kept, King, Kingdom, Kingdoms, Love of Peace, Natural, Need, Old King, Photograph, Picts, Poem, Poetry, Possible, Power, Reign, Right, Scotland, Scream, Solemn, Somehow, Son, Steal Away, Throne, Try, Unite, Vengeance, Vengeful, Vow, Vows
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Thoughts On Found Gratitude
Recently, I have found new reasons to smile and find cheerfulness. In my growing moments of gratitude, it seems that maybe it’s time for heartfelt inventory of the good things in my life – past and present. Thoughts On Found … Continue reading
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Tagged Abundance, Attitude, Back, Bay, Blessing, Captain Crunch, Cereal, Cheer, Clever, Comfort, Company, Divine, Dolphin, Dream, Drift, Endeavor, Face, Forgot, Forward, Friends, Gas, Grace, Gratitude, Green, Hand In Hand, Happy, Heart, Heartfelt, Hearth, Herring, Inventory, Joy, Know, Lack, Lesson, Life, Look, Luck, Mile, Mkoment, Monterey, Mystery, Orange, Otter, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Present, Resent, Rubber Duck, Rumor, Scotland, Sea, See, Sit, Smile, Snow, Spaghetti, Sperm Whale, Thought
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Na/GloPoWriMo 12: Pukka Shell Haibun
Na/GloPoWriMo Day 12’s challenge is to write a Haibun based on the environment we grew up in. I came up with this: Pukka Shell Haibun by Michael Romani A shark’s tooth attached to pukka shell necklace becomes replaced by a … Continue reading
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Tagged Califoria, Coastal, Culture, Dependent, Geography, Global, Haibun, Hawai'i, Military, Na/GloPoWriMo, Ocean, Poem, Poetry, Pukka Shell, Scotland
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Thomas Carlyle – Characteristics
Born on December 4, 1795, Scottish philosopher, writer, essayist, historian , mathematician and teacher Thomas Carlyle was considered one of the most important social commentators in the Victorian era. Aloha Promises Forever as previously discussed Carlyle’s life and legacy … Continue reading
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Tagged Characteristics, Essay, Harvard Classics, Philosophy, Scotland, Thomas Carlyle, Victorian Era
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Sir Walter Scott – Thomas Carlyle
Born on December 4, 1795, Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, translator, historian, and mathematician before passing on February 5, 1881. He was a gifted lecturer who provided many varied insights during the Victorian age. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Essay, Great Man, Harvard Classics, History, Ivanhoe, Novelist, Playwright, Poet, Rob Roy, Scotland, Sir Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake, Thomas Carlyle, Victorian Age
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Halloween – Robert Burns
In 1785, Robert Burns wrote a poem for Halloween. It is included within the the Kilmarnock volume. At 28 stanzas, it is one of Burns’ longer poems and mixes Scots with English. It was written in response to the 1780 poem for Halloween … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween, Havard Classics, Kilmarnock, Poem, Poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
We have had a wee bit of a discussion on Scotland’s national poet prior to this. It might be good to cross reference this if the reader is just now coming into this discussion. For now, let’s move on to … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, Poems and Songs, Poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland, Songs, Verse
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Holinshed’s Chronicles
Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland also known simply as Holinshed’s Chronicles is a multi-volume comprehensive history of the British Isles. It was published in two editions. The first in 1577. The second in 1587. Its importance today lies in its … Continue reading
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Tagged British Isles, Diet, England, Havard Classics, Holinshed's Chronicles, Ireland, Macbeth, Marlowe, Scotland, Shakespeare
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 