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Extinction’s Line
We are, or appear to be at a defining time as to how the future of the earth will be. The records are clear that even the most familiar of the common birds, let alone the rarer ones, are dying … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Avian, Bird, Bird Count, Canary, Choice, Coal Mine, Define, Disappear, Earth, Extinction, Finch, Global, Habitat, Line, Nowhere, Once Voice, Photograph, Plants, Poem, Poetry, Pollinate, Recover, Recovery, Silent, Song, Sparrow, Speak, Species, Walk, Years
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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
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Beach, Blend, Bright, Chain, Charm, Cheek, Chorus, Conscience, Desire, Distance, Dream, Dreams, Enchant, Far, Feeling, Felt, Field, Fingertips, Fire, Good, Harm, Hesitation, Human, Intention, Kiss, Light Years, Lips, Love, Mean, Melt, Moment, Night, Passion, Philosophy, Photograph, Pity, Planet, Poem, Poetry, Ponder, Pursuit, Push, Put Up, Question, Reach, Science, Shore, Silent, Snowdrop, Stardust, Stars, Swirl, Time, Time Waster, True, Twinkle, Woke, Wonder, World, Yield
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Leaving No One Behind
It’s estimated there are 65 million displaced refugees around the world. That’s a hard number to take in, isn’t it? What would God have us do? Leaving No One Behind by Michael Romani When you see your sister and brother … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Action, Apology, Brother, Do, God, God's Command, God's Family, Hand, Heart, Help, Know, Leave No One Behind, Life's Journey, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Refugee, See, Silent, Sister, Strong, Trouble, Understand, Vigilant
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Fades Away
Life leaves us all, eventually… or, do we really transform into something else? Time will tell. Fades Away by Michael Romani Being somewhat civilized I kept my discontents to myself More probably cause I realized I’d find my better answers … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Anna, Answer, Away, Chattering Classes, Civil, Cruel, Discontent, Exasperation, Fade, Forget, Friend, Gasp, Grasp, Intention, Kingdom, Last Breath, Matter, Moment, Passing, Penitence, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Realize, Regret, Shatter, Shelf, Silent, Strong, Struggle, Torment, Weak, Wisdom, Wise Words, Wrong
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First Principles: Freedom Is More Often Abridged By Gradual and Silent Encroachments Than By Violent and Sudden Usurpations
“I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” – James Madison
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Tagged Abridgment, Encroachments, First Principles, Freedom, Gradual, Instances, Power, Silent, Sudden, The People, Usurpations, Violent
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Heartbreaks Forgiven
I wrote this poem just now. Please forgive the typos. It’s sort of a word flow thing…. Heartbreaks Forgiven by Michael Romani I watched you kill your child today I held your hand and did not look away You told … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Angel, Answer, Beautiful, Call, Child, Christian, Conspiracy, Cry, Daughter, Despite, Different, Fogive, Forgive, Forsake, Forty Years, Found, God's Plan, Goodbye, Grateful, Halo, Hand, Hard, Heartbreak, Heathen, Hell, Horrible, Hours, Hug, Hurt, Laugh, Left, Life, Live, Looking Out, Love, Man, Mistake, Morning Light, Patience, Phone, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Prayer, Project, Promise, Reason, Regret, Remember, Right, Risk, Satan, Season, Secret, Shake, Shoe, Silent, Smile, Soul, Sparkle, Stay, Taught, Tears, Time, Tonight, Watch, Wild Man, Years, You, Young, Your Way
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Felt (The Loss of Shangri-la)
It’s interesting. This poem started of with the intention of being a lighthearted look at the sort of a person who would look at Shangri-La an think that all it’s missing is a casino. By the time, my pen hit … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Bliss, Blues, Break Up, Breath, Burden, Burn, Cost, Darkness, Dream, Easy, Embrace, Eyes, Face, Feel, Felt, Flow, Forbidden, Forever After, Happiness, Hurt, Kiss, Laugh, Laughter, Lifetime, Light, Lonely, Loss, Lost, Man, Minute, Miss, Moment, Once Upon A Time, Pain, Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Rhyme, Rising Star, Rite of Passage, Shake, Shangri-La, Silent, Sleepless Night, Solitary, Soul, Star-shine, Step, Surprise, Thought, Touch, Treasure, True, Wake, Wonder, Word, World
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Samson V
Continuing the tale in poetic form and based on the Book of Judges: Samson by Michael Romani V Too often living by pleasure and whim Seeing only what is in front of him Yet, still the living God is within … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized
Tagged Book of Judges, Control, Disbelief, Distinguish, Extinguish, Extol, False Praise, Fool, Kingdom, Known, Live, Living God, Philistine, Pleasure, Poems, Poetry, Prince, Rule, Samson, Shown, Silent, Spark, Symbol, Teach, Thief, Throne, Truth, Whim, Within
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Thought For the Day: Like Every Good Teacher, God Is Quiet During Our Tests
“When you are going through something hard and wonder where God is, remember the teacher is always quiet during a test.” – Anonymous
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Bible, God, Hard Times, Individual, Open Book, Silent, Teacher, Test, Thought For the Day, Wonder, You
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Silent
Maybe it’s just that time of year When memories roll around I close my eyes and I’m there Still marveling at what I found Raining down in frozen white Alone in my thoughts that silent night Thinking that just once … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Bridge, Christmastide, Daily Prompt, Future, God, Love, Memories, Night, Past, Present, Silent, Snow, Wordpress
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