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Thought For the Day: First We Shape Our Buildings, Then They Shape Us
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” – Winston S Churchill
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Tagged After, Buildings, Notre Dame Cathedral, Shape, Thought For the Day, Us, We, Wintson Churchill
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Nostalgia For Guantanamo
Next on the series of challenges for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 11 is to write a poem pertinent to places of origin. It seems to me that regardless of place of birth or my history of Hawai’i and California, the place that … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
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Rough Road
Sometimes it’s a rough patch. Sometimes it’s a life sentence. All times, it’s up to the person walking it to push on through. Sometimes that shapes you into your least intentions… https://flic.kr/p/pLecSH Rough Road by Michael Romani It was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Belong, Coffee, Drink, Embrace, Face, Guitar, Heartbreak, Leave, Life Sentence, Melody, Morning, Night, Old Fashioned Love Song, Photograph, Place, Poem, Poetry, Road Road, Rock N Roll, Rodeo Clown, Rough Patch, Rugged, Shape, Show, Shut, Singer, Think, Tight, Tomorrow, Voice
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Whittling Away
Wednesday night’s sermon was based on Psalm 34:8. The following poem is based on the sermon. Whittling Away by Michael Romani Sharpening the focal Looking at the local In the midst of a journey To strengthen you and me Constantly … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Conform, Journey, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Psalms, Redemption, Shape, Whittle
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