Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

First Reasons Lost

Posted on March 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

What becomes of our individual worlds when our first reasons are lost? First Reasons Lost by Michael Romani First reasons have been lost And with that loss comes a cost The giving up when it becomes Too much to be … Continue reading →

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Seeking the Face of God

Posted on March 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Psalms 27:8: Seeking the Face of God by Michael Romani Thankful for being a child of God Dwelling in prayer, not finding it odd But a place that knows my gratitude Keeping this thought in my … Continue reading →

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Unknown Knowns Shown

Posted on March 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes it takes a blind man to see… Unknown Knowns Shown by Michael Romani Disrupting life’s tranquility In the search for equality We find we’ve died over And over in the attempt to discover A way past life’s confusion Confronting … Continue reading →

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Tending the Mind Body Connection

Posted on March 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Increasingly, we are finding that the body and mind have tremendous capacity to heal and otherwise exceed expectations. https://flic.kr/p/mzLk5G Tending the Mind Body Connection by Michael Romani The twenty first century Turns its new direction In terms of modern biology … Continue reading →

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Moon Chased Rabbit

Posted on March 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Some brief thoughts on another side of life… Moon Chased Rabbit by Michael Romani When the moon chases the rabbit Into believing she has total freedom Then it seems a loss of nasty habit When she can’t outrun the kingdom … Continue reading →

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A Prayer For the Healing

Posted on March 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

No use whining about life’s complications really, right? So let me just encourage everyone to love when they can and cry when you feel it’s needed. Keep your hearts open and find that bit of truth that works to make … Continue reading →

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The Very Best of Something

Posted on March 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Out there in the Hundred Acre Woods, there are a lot of tales to be told. Some happy and filled with joy. Some are bittersweet such as the feelings that come at childhood’s end… The Very Best of Something by … Continue reading →

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Duality Revisited

Posted on March 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Imagine a conversation between Dr. Jeckyll and Dr. Frankenstein on their lifework… Duality Revisited by Michael Romani In the duality That we are There’s an active pull Never in equality Out of balance just so far Trampled by the running … Continue reading →

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Darkness Into Light

Posted on March 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Some folks have a dark side to them… some of us like to write about them.. Darkness Into Light by Michael Romani Some prefer the cool and dreamy Some more like the dark and steamy Some push to the extreme … Continue reading →

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Human 2.0

Posted on March 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Admittedly, two poems on the same topic in the same day isn’t my usual style. That being said, as I was looking at concept of what it means for the human race that money might well buy its way to … Continue reading →

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