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Tag Archives: Shadow
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
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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 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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The Healing Acceptance of Self
A poem of humility and gratitude # 12: The Healing Acceptance of Self by Michael Romani With gratitude, I accept myself No longer looking for answers from a shelf But, seeking instead to find peace from within Behind that wall … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolution, Accept, Alone, Answers, Awake, Blade, Burn, Child, Christ, Cobblestone, Comfort, Compulsion, Confusion, Constant, Cut, Discovery, Divine, Drama, Drown, Dysfunction, Eternity, Fade, Family, God, Grace, Gratitude, Healing, Heart, History, Humanity, Humility, Illusion, Love, Magic, Memory, Moment, Night, Pain, Pass, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Pride, Question, Rain, Reality, Recovery, Sand, Scheme, Self, Self Affliction, Serenity, Shadow, Silence, Sin, Soul, Steps, Tears, Time, Trap, Trauma, Unfinished Business, Victim, Wall, Warm, Within
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Fade To Black
Halloween Poem #25: Fade To Black by Michael Romani We shared our goodbyes at hallowed grave To the one that we could not save Then sat ourselves in shadowed room Almost welcoming our mournful gloom There was a time shared … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Black, Bury, Certain, Close, Company, Death, Dream, Empty, End, Eyes, Fade, Few, Gloom, Glory, Goodbye, Grave, Halloween, Happy, Leave, Loss, Me, Miracle, Mourn, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Room, Save, Shadow, Share, Silent Scream, Tear, Wake
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Twist of the Kissed
Halloween Poem #14 (written on 10/13/2019 so really number 13.. how unlucky that I fell behind on posting like that….or as my little girls say.. “Or, did I?”) https://flic.kr/p/t7U76U Twist of the Kissed by Michael Romani We prize the things … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood, Both, Dark, Death, Dim, Face, Ghost, Grace, Halloween, Hand, House, Inner, Kiss, Kissed, Light, Lost, Love, Man, Master's Call, Monster, Mud, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prize, Rainbow, Shadow, Sight, Soul, Tragedy, Twist, Venom, Wall, Window
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Nightbirds Sing In Prophecy
Halloween Poem #11: https://flic.kr/p/nF9hWR Nightbirds Sing In Prophecy by Michael Romani Hiding in the dark of shadow Is that thing which you must know Hold those tears that you might cry Never knowing the passage of goodbye You think you … Continue reading
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Tagged Bits and Bones, Book of Sin, Claw, Cry, Curse, Dance, Dark, Day, Demonic, Dragon, Forsake, God, Halloween, Hide, History, Invoke, Know, Knowledge, Last, Legacy, Mystery, Nightbird, Nowhere, Passage, Passion, Pestilence, Photograph, Pipe, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Prophecy, Protection, Quiet, Reveal, Second Sight, Shadow, Sing, Tear, Way, Worse
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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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Tagged Abyss, Asylum, Atrocity, Belief, Better, Blood, Brother, Brutality, Certain, Creature of the Night, Cure, Dawn, Deny, Dignity, Doctor, Fail, Fatal, Forget, Forgivver, God, Halloween, Hands, Heavy, Heoes, Humane, Humanity, Killers, Laugh, Live, Memory, Monster, Night, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Push, Remake, Right, River, Seen, Shadow, Shape, Sister, Sleep, Stir, Toll, Unafraid, Vanity, Watch
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Lessons From Thomas
Based in part on John 20: 24-31: Lessons From Thomas by Michael Romani Oh my God, I have so much doubt Always wondering what it’s about Expectations so seldom feeling met Too many turns that I sadly regret Sometimes, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Book of John, Care, Conceive, Dare, Demand, Discern, Doubt, Doubting Thomas, Expectation, Eyes, Faith, Faithless, Fear, Feeling, God, Grow, Integrity, Know, Learn, Met, Need, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Point, Proof, Regret, Right, Serve, Shadow, Sight, Teach, Turn, Wonder
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The Path of Kindness
Based in part on Proverbs 3:3-4 The Path of Kindness by Michael Romani Stretched patience gives its opportunity As a choice of kindness felt in empathy God has given His shine into this darkness That would otherwise know not but … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolution, Actions, Acts, Angry, Answer, Attention, Blindness, Calm, Capability, Children, Christ, Command, Community, Compassion, Consideration, Darkness, Day of Judgment, Deeds, Do, Empathy, Enemy, Focus, Fruit of the Spirit, Gentle, Gift, God, God's Will, Grace, Gracious, Harshness, Head, Hear, Heart, Importance, Inner, Inscribe, Kindness, Light, Love, Mankind, Natural, Needs, Opportunity, Outer Beauty, Path, Patience, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Proverbs, Quality, Reflection, Relationship, Repentance, Responsibility, Retribution, Righteous, Said, Salvation, Sensitivity, Shadow, Shine, Sight, Sin, Society, Soft, Soul, Steeple, Tolerance, Treat, True, Truth, Understand, Ungrateful, Ways, Worship, Wrath
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