Tag Archives: Smile

Daily Prompt – Eccentric

Another waking up Saturday morning feeling eccentric Slow drips of caffeine sips making my world concentric Love to say I was feeling the part of a royal descendent But, I will say that my path some times seems transcendent Laughing … Continue reading

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Daily Prompt – Marble

In between the squawks, grunts and slew of garbles I do believe that somehow I found my lost marbles Somehow in the middle of all that crossed talk When I finally learned to do the cross walk I think that … Continue reading

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Daily Prompt – Crevice

Despite the uneasiness felt by poor Alice She could not quite pinpoint the malice Just a sense of concern falling in the crevice And her strong belief that she didn’t deserve this The white rabbit stared on into the abyss … Continue reading

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Ekphrastic Workshop – Sparkle Dim

The Tuesday night short poetry workshop tonight has to do with the Ekphrastic form of deriving a poem based on a work of art including digital art/photographs.  From this I came up with the following: Sparkle Dim Ekprhastic by Michael Romani … Continue reading

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Daily Prompt – Rabbit

She sensed a certain degree of danger When she trusted in that stranger Following him down the rabbit hole And becoming consigned to her role Now she knows why the Cheshire cat smiles She’s gotten her own claws sharpened by … Continue reading

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First Principles: Pursue Your Principles To Your Death

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, … Continue reading

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A Series of Shorts With Photos

In the course of a life, sometimes we meet someone who we cannot help but love.  This series of short poems were written today with just such a person in mind.  It seems increasingly that my heart belongs to a … Continue reading

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First Principles: Stay Strong Even In Distress

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, … Continue reading

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Neruda Blues

Neruda Blues by Michael Romani If there came a day When you might look my way I think that I would smile No, I know that I would Through my longest mile Feeling the good of your good Your dreams … Continue reading

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Morning Dew

Morning Dew by Michael Romani She smiled as she sweetly told me Telling me, it wasn’t to scold me That there is a sad sense of cliché In nearly every thing that I say I smiled back that there was … Continue reading

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