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Mirror, Mirror…
Some people amuse. Others are a muse… by birth. The lady asked me for a poem to match her beautiful photograph. This was the best, I could do. https://flic.kr/p/28h9g1v Mirror, Mirror… by Michael Romani There she was sitting beside the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Better Man, Capricorn, Emotion, Journey, Muse, Ocean, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Side By Side, Soul, Understanding, Virgo
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A Trio of Tanka
A Tanka is a traditional Japanese verse that has the format of: 5-7-5 (upper phrase) 7-7 (upper phrase) A Trio of Tanka by Michael Romani I Waka for true love Exchanged between just us two Whispered like promises Sunrise through … Continue reading
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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Tagged Beauty, Blues, Depth, Distance, Dreams, Hello, Pablo Neruda, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Revealing, Seen, Smile, Soul, Touch
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Path of Opportunity
John 12:12-16 Path of Opportunity by Michael Romani Meandering on down the narrow road Doing things now as I’ve been told All of this, my path of opportunity Taken as it is revealed to me Riding in on a triumphant … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Chaos, Christ, Discernment, God, Meandering, Militancy, Moment, Narrow, Opportunity, Path, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Resurrection Day, Revealed, Sin, Soul, Torment, Triumphant Memory
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Dancer’s Guillotine
Dancer’s Guillotine by Michael Romani It’s a denunciation of distinction A singularity calling out its fascination The deepest feeling, reeling in my heart The point from which surrealism departs This world is a chaotic scene of violence Shown to you … Continue reading
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Tagged American Tragedy, Benevolence, Broken Window, Compassion, Dancer, Empathy, Experience, Guillotine, Impact, Introspection, Irony, Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Singularity, Soul, Sway, Tyranny, Violence
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Mentor
There is, I think, a splinter in my eye I said as I did my best John Wayne And pretended I would not cry She would not, I think, like my pain Yoshiko had been my mentor and my friend … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Daily Prompt, Grandmother, Hero, John Wayne, Learned, Lessons, Mentor, Pain, Preaching, Sensei, Soul, Splinter, Teaching, Wordpress, Yoshiko
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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 27: Tarot Under the Law
The challenge for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 27 is/was one that I do not find myself happily doing. I have no idea what is up with this year’s series of challenges. But, this one is perhaps the worse ever. I believe as … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The Truest Beauty of A Woman Shines From the Inside Out
“Taught from infancy that beauty is woman’s sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.” – Mary Wollstonecraft, reformer and writer (27 Apr 1759-1797)
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Tagged Adornment, Beauty, Body, Freedom, Gilt Cage, Infancy, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mind, Prison, Soul, Taught, Teach, Thought For the Day, Women
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Na/GloPoWriMo 8: The Magic of Words
The Na/GloPoWriMo challenge on day 8 is to write a poem based in some way on magic. I will catch up with these poems eventually. If anyone is following along, I apologize for the lack of timeliness. The Magic of … Continue reading
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Tagged Corresponding Hearts, Dreams, Imagination, Logic, Love, Magic, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Points of Light, Soul, Truth, Words
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 