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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
Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Beauty, Blessed, Dance, Dim, Ekprhastic, Free, Glowing, Gratitude, Growing, Karma, Love, Photograph, Platitide, Poem, Poetry, Share, Shatter, Smile, Sparkle, Understand, Workshop
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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
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Alice, Cheshire Cat, Claws, Daily Prompt, Danger, Hand, Leery, Looks, Magic, Rabbit, Rabbit Hole, Role, Smile, Stone, Stranger, Time, Tragic, Understand
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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
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Conduct, Conscience, Cowardice, Death, Firmness of Heart, First Principles, Man, Principles, Shrink, Small Minds, Smile, Thomas Paine, Trouble
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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
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Beautiful, Beloved Muse, Dance, Dreams, Heart, Moments, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Safe, Smile, Spanish Guitar, Stand By You, Tiggy
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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
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Brave, Conduct, Conscience, Death, Distress, Firmness, First Principles, Little Minds, Love, Principles, Reflection, Shrink, Smile, Stout Heart, Strength, Thomas Paine, Troubles
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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
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Beauty, Blues, Depth, Distance, Dreams, Hello, Pablo Neruda, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Revealing, Seen, Smile, Soul, Touch
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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
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Cliche, Heart, Memories, Mettle, Morning, Morning Dew, Petals, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Say, Scold, Season, Smile, Sunrise, True, Twinkle
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Froth
Sometimes life feels like the flared froth of the longest wave Like I’m living in chaos, spinning round and round to my grave Caught up in the bubbled surface of simply too much turbulence Believing myself lost within the newest, … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Aloha, Break, Bubble, Daily Prompt, Endless Mile, Froth, Moment, Ride, Serenity, Smile, Stillness, Turbulence, Wave, Wordpress
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Invisible
Out there on that shameful toxic corner So many stand around being mourners Always out to seek their wanted for own Or having lost it, they turn their hearts to stone The things that make us feel good maybe invincible … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Adversity, Agape, Contrary, Corner, Daily Prompt, Deserve, Endless Mile, Eros, Inivsible, Invincible, Love, Mourners, Necessary, Poor, Rich, Self, Serve, Smile, Stone, Toxic, Wordpress
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A Glass House of Orchids
A Glass House of Orchids by Michael Romani If I could, I would start the day over and begin To go with my girls to that artsy green house again That is to say if they would let us back … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Beauty, Bloom, Daughters, Examination, Feminine Wile, Fragrance, Glass, Greenhouse, Mortality, Orchids, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Smile, Symbolism, Vitality
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