Tag Archives: Silence

Thought For the Day: Silence Is the First Stone of Wisdom’s Temple

Posted on August 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“If you’re asked: What is the silence? Respond: It is the first stone of the Wisdom’s temple.” – Pythagoras

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Thought For the Day: In the Attitude of Silence the Soul Finds the Path In A Clearer Light

Posted on June 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal-clearness.” – Mahatma Gandhi

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Toying With Reality

Posted on April 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 21’s challenge is to write a poem in a surrealistic manner. Toying With Reality by Michael Romani From the north looking down on the spinning top The world twirls around and may never find its stop All the … Continue reading →

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Catch & Release

Posted on April 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Am I alone in seeing that the world has its moments of understated brilliance? Catch and Release by Michael Romani Writing to write, so it seems Is often the child of unknown dreams Miscast, recanted or fully embraced The soul … Continue reading →

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Tea Leaf Sarabande

Posted on March 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A sort of a kitchen sink sort of a poem… or maybe more of a tea cup’s worth of observations…. Tea Leaf Sarabande by Michael Romani Reading future in leaves of tea Broken lines filled with symmetry Trolls they say … Continue reading →

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Strange & Eternal

Posted on January 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Not a law firm but a continuing theme…. Strange & Eternal by Michael Romani Strange and eternal We walk into the infernal Nightmare of crimson skies Mist rising before our eyes Walking alone down a dirt road Remembering lessons learned … Continue reading →

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Polemics and Passion

Posted on December 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Lessons are learned about injustice and how love can reach past those injustices. Where there is love, it will always find its way. Polemics and Passion by Michael Romani Polemics and passion Caught in moonlight Tropes that fashion But never … Continue reading →

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Into the Night

Posted on October 27, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The first kill is the hardest. It brings tears. With each kill, it gets easier. Until one day, all innocence is gone and all that’s left is not a soul but a gaping wound of sheerest evil… Into the Night … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Aphorisms Only Briefly Disturb the Wisdom of Silence

Posted on September 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Aphorisms respect the wisdom of silence by disturbing it, but briefly.” – Yahia Lababidi, aphorist (b. 25 Sep 1973)

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Thought of the Day: To Hold That Argument May Be Won By Force Is To Admit the Right To Silence People By Force

Posted on August 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If you admit that to silence your opponent by force is to win an intellectual argument, then you admit the right to silence people by force.” – Hans Eysenck (1916-1997)

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