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Word Prompt – Venus
Usually make up a new poem here for the word prompts. This time however, a repeat from 2017: Venus, Bringer of Peace by Michael Romani In the early 1900s, so many were struck by Theosophy Falling into studying the occult, … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Adoration, Astrology, Bringer of Peace, Caden, Cadence, Daily Prompt, Fallen Man, History, Holtz, Mars, Nation, Orchestra, Peace, Sublime, Synthesis, The Planets, Theosophy, Venus
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Legends Persist
Legends persist throughout our culture. They always have. I believe they always will. Legends Persist by Michael Romani Choking on the information age Where everything is instantly all the rage Be it Britney Spears or history The internet is here … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Confucius, Culture, Folktale, Habit, Historical Fact, History, Influence, Information Age, Internet, Jesus, Legends, Mulan, Mythic Figures, Persist, Poem, Poetry, Robin Hood, Shakespeare, Story, Sublime, Sun Tzu, William Tell
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Burger, Shake and Fries
Burger, Shake and Fries by Michael Romani At times, I have little regard for consequences Being madly caught up in the references Served up samples of nostalgia on a bun All of it speaks of a life well done The … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged American Way, Aromatic, Burger, Consequence, Cultural Reference, Deadly, Fast Food, Fries, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Shake, Small Town, Sublime
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Traces of Life’s Wind
Traces of Life’s Wind by Michael Romani In my imitation I find my mediocrity In my originality I find the divinity Or, at least a spark That brings me to rest Touching the sublime When I am put to test … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Creative, Divinity, Eyes, Imitation, Laughter, Love, Mediocrity, Paradox, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reconcilation, Spark, Sublime, Tears, Test, Traces of Life's Wind, Viritue, Wisdom
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A Thing About Machines
In the continuing series for my eldest daughter, a poem for The Twilight Zone, Season 2, Episode 4: A Thing About Machines by Michael Romani A practicing sophisticate; writer of precious things There is a tart sophistry to all that he … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged A Thing About Machines, Conspiracy, Desperation, Goodness, Malcontent, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Regret, Sophisticate, Sublime, The Twilight Zone
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Edmund Burke – On Taste
Edmund Burke was born on January 12, 1729 Aloha Promises Forever has previously discussed the life and legacy of Edmund Burke elsewhere on our post pages. Please review these for a fuller background on this gentleman. The essay On Taste … Continue reading
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Beauty, Edmund Burke, Enlightenment, Essay, Harvard Classics, On Taste, Sublime
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Carve
Carved there out of the mists of time Are the heroes and legends sublime Out here in the neon nights Lit up under the signs and lights Are those of us who seek for truth I, for one, have done … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Carve, Clarity, Compassion, Courage, Daily Prompt, Illusion, Neon Nights, Sublime, Time, Truth, Wordpress
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – On the Sublime and the Beautiful – Edmund Burke
The full title for Edmund Burke’s philosophical exposition on separating the beautiful and the sublime into separate categories is A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and the Beautiful. This major work was studied by … Continue reading
The Planets – Venus, The Bringer of Peace
There are Seven Pieces for Orchestra in Holst’s The Planets, Opus 32. Each of these is based on what astrology alleges is the influence on a person from these planets. Venus is seen as a bringer of peace. Below, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Art of Synthesis, Holst, Orchestral, Sublime, The Planets, Theosophy, Venus Bringer of Peace
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