Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

Sometimes It Seems

Posted on July 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

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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Monsters As Metaphors

Posted on July 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Mankind’s monsters are a touchstone for the destruction we wage against ourselves and all of nature at times. https://flic.kr/p/pLrGPY Monsters As Metaphors by Michael Romani Monsters as metaphor creates the drama In a society’s psyche riddled with trauma Impulsively, completely … Continue reading →

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Life Anew

Posted on July 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

On the further consideration of how diatoms not the Amazonian rainforest so much act as the lungs of this beautiful world of ours. For some of us who have to consider more than others the role of oxygen in our … Continue reading →

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American Dream

Posted on July 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In this day and age, so many tear at the foundations of America. They do so with an almost willful ignorance of what came before and what’s happened since. There is an insistence that perfection be from the beginning when … Continue reading →

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Wish That You Would Listen

Posted on July 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Everyone wants to be heard, no one wants to really listen. Wish That You Would Listen by Michael Romani You come on strong But you got it all wrong And I wish that you would listen Just wish that you … Continue reading →

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On The Importance of A Diatom

Posted on July 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The world needs a lot of oxygen to breath. We take it for granted. Most of us. Some of us get exposed to toxicity that makes us know just how precious that oxygen is. But, where does it come from? … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Saying…

Posted on July 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A little something that I just felt onto paper before putting here. I’m Not Saying… I’m not saying That I need you But, what if I did And wasn’t playing About always being true It’s something I can’t keep hid … Continue reading →

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In Moments of Our Prayers

Posted on July 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Our Father is always there, present to answer our prayers consistent with the greater good. In Moments of Our Prayers by Michael Romani Taking myself a walk with God for awhile Finding in each step another reason to smile … Continue reading →

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Things We’ve Said

Posted on June 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Woke up this morning, kicking myself hard. Nuff said about that other than… Things We’ve Said by Michael Romani Teared face looks in the mirror Trapped disgrace lived out in error Struggling past feeble lines of poetry That still vivid … Continue reading →

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Be True

Posted on June 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The Bard said and we’ve all felt it. The Bible says it too. Truth shall set us free, right? Be True by Michael Romani There is a secret to life Where we persist through strife That is to always be … Continue reading →

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