Tag Archives: Soul

In A Nod To Photoshop

In A Nod To Photoshop by Michael Romani A lot can be said By the naked raw Some images instead Need more to be their all In a nod to Photoshop Each element can be drawn out Piece by piece; … Continue reading

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…And Then

…And Then by Michael Romani I used to think That I wasn’t attached to anything I used to drink Worried about silly things adding up to nothing But, everybody- Everyone is attached to something And that something for me Is … Continue reading

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First Principles: Knowledge Is the Soul of the Republic

“I consider knowledge to be the soul of a republic, and as the weak and the wicked are generally in alliance, as much care should be taken to diminish the number of the former as of the latter.  Education is … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Reading Allows You To More Fully Experience the Other

“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.”  – Joyce Carol Oates I do not know that I fully agree with Ms. Oates on this one.  But, I do … Continue reading

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Once Upon A Wishing Well

Once Upon A Wishing Well by Michael Romani Life is not a fairy tale With moonlit wishing wells But a path we must make our own Walking together or alone This I know inside my soul And this knowledge takes … Continue reading

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Proactive Health Care: An Introduction

My purpose here is to get this ball rolling in way of a comprehensive introduction.  Afterward, it’s my hope that many of the health topics will be prepared by my resident expert and love of my life, Ally Romani. I … Continue reading

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Ego Push

After giving a poetry reading tonight covering some of the classics from Swinburne to Shakespeare and from Burns to Longfellow, I watched part of a martial arts movie.  Watching the movie and thinking on the differences between the realities I’ve … Continue reading

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