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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Song
Late at night, I remember when Back to the point of once and then Revealed as the song in my heart The words and tune do their part Keeping in mind where I belong Feelings like this cannot be wrong … Continue reading
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Tagged Belong, Daily Prompt, Feelings, Heart, Late Night, Memory, Reverie, Song, Tune, Wordpress, Words
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A Light For the Nations
Based on Isaiah 42:6-8 A Light For the Nations by Michael Romani Words in the right places Together in intended phrases To say just what they mean To seen as meant to be seen With all the glory given Our ways … Continue reading
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Tagged A Light For the Nations, Beacon, Book of Isaiah, Glorifcation, Glory, Intention, Light, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Words
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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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Scribble and A Scratch
Scribble and A Scratch by Michael Romani With a scribble and a scratch My words flow together Sometimes in prose; sometimes in verse Hopefully, for the better Always filled with hope That I might have something to say Just keep … Continue reading
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Tagged Daughters, Dim, Education, Faded, Flow, Home, Hope, Islands, Jaded, Legacy, Love, Meaning, Perfect Wave, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prose, Scribble and A Scratch, Sunrise, University, Verse, Words
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First Principles: No Wall of Words Can Withstand Boundless Ambition and Corrupted Morals
“No compact among men … can be pronounced everlasting and inviolable, and if I may so express myself, that no wall of words, that no mound of parchment can be so formed as to stand against the sweeping torrent of … Continue reading
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Tagged Agreement, Ambition, Compact, Corruption, First Inaugural, First Principles, George Washington, Morals, Princples, Words
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First Principles: Speeches Should Be Given For Reason Not Word Count
“Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason.” – Benjamin Franklin (1735) Just ask Nancy Pelosi.. or anyone forced to listen that eight hours of nothing….
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, First Principles, Reason, Rhetoric, Sophistry, Speeches, Words
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Thought For the Day: True Belief Is In How We Live, Not Our Professed Creed
“True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.” – Louis Nizer, lawyer (6 Feb 1902-1994)
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Tagged Action, Belief, Character, Creed, Faith, Life, Louis Nizer, Thought For the Day, Truth, Words
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Thought For the Day: The Printed Word Prevails Over Bullets
“Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes types.” – Georg Brandes, critic and scholar (4 Feb 1842-1927) Force is never the preference over persuasion. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bullets, Georg Brandes, Poor, Power, Printing Press, Thought For the Day, Words
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Thought For the Day: Words Are Action
“For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” – Ingrid Bengis, writer and teacher (b. 1944)
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Tagged Action, Capable, Change, Influence, Ingrid Bengis, Thought For the Day, Words
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Inkling
Walking through the woods one day I happened to spy along the way Up in the trees, an inkling of blackbirds Tossing about a few choice words About the man disturbing their peace They couldn’t have weighed but an ounce … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackbirds, Daily Prompt, Home, Inkling, Mutual Cooperation, Needs, Peace, Solitude, Walking, Woods, Wordpress, Words
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