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From the Canyon’s Heart
A poem of gratitude #7. This one is from a sense of gratitude toward the music that came to life from the Laurel Canyon scene. I think that though I leaned toward progressive hard rock in my music, my lyrical … Continue reading
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Tagged Back Pages, Bob Dylan, Canyon, Craft, Echo, Feelings, Folk Rock, Generation, Gratitude, Harmony, Heart, Hollywood, Inspire, Joy, Laurel Canyon, Lyre, Melody, Microphone, Music, Orpheum, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Progressive Hard Rock, Reverberation, Rhyme, Rickenbacker, Santa Monica Mountains, Shift, Song, Sorrow, Soul, Speakeasy, Summer, Sunset, The Byrds, Three Part Harmony, Time, Tomorrow, Tone, Wade, Waft
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The Unflinching Eye
Halloween Poem #29: The Unflinching Eye by Michael Romani We drink a toast among us Because it is what’s done and simply because To the unflinching eye of the intellectual soul It is most gratifying to have death under our … Continue reading
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Tagged Breath, Bruise, Conquer, Conscience, Death, Devil, Done, Dream, Electric, Eye, Halloween, Immortality, Intellect, Life, Light, Lucifer, Mystery, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Posion, Possible, Reanimation, Science, Secret, Sorrow, Soul, Sublime, Time, Toast, Unflinching
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Come To Light
Truth be told, I am excited that the things of comic books that I dreamed on a kid are coming about in my lifetime. One of these was robots. Then AI. And then robots with AI . This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Able, Act, AI, Analytical, Comic Book, Comprehend, Concept, Correct, Effect, Express, Fact, Fascination, First, Gods, History, Impression, Light, Man, New, New Man, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Robot, Sky, Sleepless, Sorrow, Tomorrow, View, Yesterday
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Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy
Based in part on the Book of Lamentations and partly on life at times. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Michael Romani Dark clouds lead to deep mercy Pulling at our faith like heresy Lamentations open doors of grace Tear filled … Continue reading
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Tagged Affection, Calvary, Cloud, Core, Dark, Deep, Door, Faith, Father, Forgive, God, Grace, Grateful, Grief, Heresy, Implore, Indignity, Journey, Joy, Knee, Lamentations, Live, Love, Mercy, Minor Key, Pattern, Photograph, Pierce, Poem, Poetry, Question, Sad, Savior, Shown, Sorrow, Soul, Tear, Tomorrow, Tragedy, Way
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Between Heaven and Earth
A whisper of a prayer… Between Heaven and Earth by Michael Romani Between Heaven and Earth There is a gate Between light and dark There falls a shadow Between faith and sin A whisper speaks a prayer My deepest confession … Continue reading
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Tagged Between, Birth, Confession, Dark, Death, Earth, Faith, Fall, Gate, God, Happiness, Heart, Heartbreak, Heaven, I, Know, Lie, Life, Light, Live, Love, Miracle, Mistake, My, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Remorse, Right, Self, Shadow, Sin, Sorrow, Strength, Weakness, Whisper, Wrong
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Satan’s Kiss
Madness knows no mercy. Satan’s Kiss by Michael Romani Loneliness becomes her friend The only one on which to depend In a chosen profession of glory A mild confession is given in story To hold belief in once upon As … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Broken, Children, Confession, Courage, Depend, Dream, Fire, Friend, Funeral Pyre, Glory, Key, Kiss, Loneliness, Madness, Mercy, Mist, Noble, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Satan, Sorrow, Sting, Story, Strong, Thought
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Sometimes It Seems
Sometimes it seems… Sometimes It Seems by Michael Romani Sometimes it seems It’s a life of broken dreams Falling apart at the seams Dams busted, flooding streams I just can’t find my way Back to our yesterday That I lived … Continue reading
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Tagged Breath, Broken Dreams, Call, Castle, Conceive, Dark, Deep, Do, Fall, Fall Apart, False Reason, Heaert, Hurtt, Light, Moon, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Pray, Real, Seams, Seems, Sinner, Sometimes, Sorrow, Stay, Sunshine, Tease, Tomorrow, True, Yesterday
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Things We’ve Said
Woke up this morning, kicking myself hard. Nuff said about that other than… Things We’ve Said by Michael Romani Teared face looks in the mirror Trapped disgrace lived out in error Struggling past feeble lines of poetry That still vivid … Continue reading
Put Quite Simply
Sometimes mistakes, even huge mistakes happen. I think this has lately become a sticking point to and for me. I will never be perfect and sometimes am in need of forgiveness. Doesn’t mean I don’t regret my errors. It means … Continue reading
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Tagged Age, Avalanche, Believe, Ben Franklin, Consistency, Correct, Credibility, Deep, Discern, Dumb, Forgive, Heal, Heartbreak, Hope, Humor, Hurt, Imperfect, Intention, Keep, Know, Learn, Love, Misstep, Mistake, Page, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Promise, Rising Sun, See, Show, Simple, Sorrow, Talk, Time, Tomorrow, True, Turn, Twist, Wisdom, Yesterday
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Straight Up, No Chaser
I am so far down right now that my chin up is just going to have to wait for some other day. Straight Up, No Chaser by Michael Romani Straight up, no chaser I know I can’t replace her I … Continue reading
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Tagged Beast, Beautiful, Beauty, Better Man, Chaser, Down, Dream, Fire, Good Enough, Heart Break, Hide, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Shame, Sorrow, Straight Up
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