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First Principles: A Nation Which Does Not Remember What It Was Yesterday, Does Not Know What It Is Today, Nor What It Is Trying To Do
“A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do. We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came … Continue reading
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Tagged Been About, Came From, Do, First Principles, Futile, Know, Nation, Remember, Today, Try, Woodrow Wilson, Yesterday
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Dracula’s Bride
Halloween Poem #12: Dracula’s Bride by Michael Romani The master does not want as she has given Feasted into blood, never to be forgiven An eternal kiss shared in the late night As betrayer of truth and hater of light … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Angel, Betrayer, Blood, Breath, Bride, Burn, Candle, City, Death, Dracula, Eternal, Fate, Feast, Fly, Forgiven, Give, Good, Graveyard, Halloween, Hate, Horror, Kiss, Light, Master, Night, Night Creatures, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Poison, Pride, Remember, Scorpion, She, Shout, Slay, Soul, Spider, Sting, Truth, Unreason, Voice, Web, Wedding Gift, Wicked, Yesterday
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Come To Light
Truth be told, I am excited that the things of comic books that I dreamed on a kid are coming about in my lifetime. One of these was robots. Then AI. And then robots with AI . This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Able, Act, AI, Analytical, Comic Book, Comprehend, Concept, Correct, Effect, Express, Fact, Fascination, First, Gods, History, Impression, Light, Man, New, New Man, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Robot, Sky, Sleepless, Sorrow, Tomorrow, View, Yesterday
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Sometimes It Seems
Sometimes it seems… https://flic.kr/p/2gtuETX Sometimes It Seems by Michael Romani Sometimes it seems It’s a life of broken dreams Falling apart at the seams Dams busted, flooding streams I just can’t find my way Back to our yesterday That I … Continue reading
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Tagged Breath, Broken Dreams, Call, Castle, Conceive, Dark, Deep, Do, Fall, Fall Apart, False Reason, Heaert, Hurtt, Light, Moon, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Pray, Real, Seams, Seems, Sinner, Sometimes, Sorrow, Stay, Sunshine, Tease, Tomorrow, True, Yesterday
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Put Quite Simply
Sometimes mistakes, even huge mistakes happen. I think this has lately become a sticking point to and for me. I will never be perfect and sometimes am in need of forgiveness. Doesn’t mean I don’t regret my errors. It means … Continue reading
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Tagged Age, Avalanche, Believe, Ben Franklin, Consistency, Correct, Credibility, Deep, Discern, Dumb, Forgive, Heal, Heartbreak, Hope, Humor, Hurt, Imperfect, Intention, Keep, Know, Learn, Love, Misstep, Mistake, Page, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Promise, Rising Sun, See, Show, Simple, Sorrow, Talk, Time, Tomorrow, True, Turn, Twist, Wisdom, Yesterday
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Thought For the Day: Admitting You Were Wrong Only Says You Are Wiser Than Yesterday
“A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.” – Alexander Pope, poet (21 May 1688-1744
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Tagged Alexander Pope, Ashame, Mankind, Own, Thought For the Day, Today, Wiser, Wrong, Yesterday
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Graveled Voice
I was thinking the other day about another poet not so long ago another poet that I respect telling someone else that my shorter poems are more like rock lyrics. That probably comes as somewhat of a surprise to some. … Continue reading
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Tagged Angst, Apocalypse, Blind, Blue Skies, Compromises, Connection, Decadence, Embrace, Failure, Gentle, Going On, Gravel, Gray, Guitar, High Browed, Kaleidoscope, Karmic, Life, Lyrics, Memory, Meolody, Mirror, Modern Poetry, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Rock, Rock Salt, Sad, See, Sigh, Simple, Sleepless Night, Transcendence, Tremble, Voice, Wise, Wordless Prayer, Yesterday, Yesteryear
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A Mother’s Love Remembered 2019
Comes a time when our mom is no longer with us in physical form but is in our hearts and souls, right? This poem is meant to honor that. A Mother’s Love Remembered 2019 by Michael Romani A mother’s love … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, Band-Aid, Best, Brought, Child, Compassiona, Faith, Lessons, Love, More, Mother, Mother's Day, Ocean, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Remember, Smile, Sore, Strong, Sweet, Taught, Tender Mercy, There, Tide, Tomorrow, Truth, Unselfish, Wide, Yesterday
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Meanders At the Oxbow
Na/GloPoWriMo 2019, Day 29 and the challenge is to write on the after thoughts about a strong emotion and its results. This is my attempt to clarify thoughts I had just yesterday about the days prior and the future that … Continue reading
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Tagged Adore, Ahead, Always, Banks, Behind, Bends, Best Friend, Better or Worse, Bridge, Cautious, Cherish, Churn, Commonality, Cool Creek, Creek, Crime, Demand, Deserve, Different, Duck, Eyes, Feel, Flow, Forget, Fresh, Frown, Hike, Kiss, Laugh, Living, Love, Meander, Memory, Mud, Na/GloPoWriMo, Need, New, Obnoxious, Oxbow, Photograph, Photographs, Poem, Poetry, Remind, Reverence, Rise, Safe, Secure, Similar, Simple Man, Slosh, Smile, Speak, Stand, Startle, Surprise, Sweetest Love, Swerve, Talk, Think, Thoughts, Times, Today, Tomorrow, Touch, Turn, Turns, Twist, Walk, Water, Wish, Words, Yesterday
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In Remembrance of Notre Dame
In memory of the burning of Notre Dame 04/2019 and as originally posted on my Flickr account: In Remembrance of Notre Dame by Michael Romani Standing there in the center of the ancient cityGloriously symbolic in its early beloved pietyThe … Continue reading
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