Tag Archives: Understand

Daily Prompt – Class

The universe measures us in a thousand weighs We’ll never really understand through our days We stand here hopeless about being helpless; it’s true Relying on half truths of a class we never really ever knew Taking our journey in … Continue reading

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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

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Daily Prompt – Butterfly

In the garden, she loves to watch them flutter by As she holds up her hand softly waiting on a butterfly To quietly, softly glide into a landing on her hand My beautiful daughter seems to sweetly understand That some … Continue reading

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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

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Thought For the Day: What Matters Is To Be Respected, Not If We Are Liked

“What liberals don’t understand is that it matters very little whether or not the rest of the world likes us, as long as they respect us.” – Allie Beth Stuckey      

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Thought For the Day: It Is Best To Speak The Language That Goes To the Heart of Others

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela, activist, South African president, Nobel laureate (1918-2013)   … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Observe

There are so many things in this world to see Most of it seem beautiful and interesting to me As I travel around, I try not to swerve From all that there is to think on and observe So many … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Where Possible Give Credit For Virtue To All Sides of An Issue

“A man must be excessively stupid, as well as uncharitable, who believes there is no virtue but on his own side.” – Joseph Addison, essayist and poet (1 May 1672-1719)    

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Thought For the Day: Look Up to the Stars, Not Down At Your Feet

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist.  Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Finest Words Are In Vain If Not Understood

“The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them.” – Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)          

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