Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street

Based on Twilight Zone, Season 1; Episode 22 The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street by Michael Romani Late summer on Maple Street, USA Children play as laughter rings on this sunny day The day begins its descent; it’s 6:43 … Continue reading

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Destiny (Heart Found)

Destiny (Heart Found) by Michael Romani I hear your fears Comforting your tears Bound in hand and in heart Bound as we’ve been from the start Now, nothing can keep me away I have found my home And here I … Continue reading

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Painted Words

Painted Words by Michael Romani An outside walk through typography Welcome to the streets of New York City A city of signs plentiful and adjusted Neon and offset messages awkwardly entrusted In a painting of a myriad of words Until … Continue reading

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Street and Racing

Street and Racing by Michael Romani Always chasing Street and racing Kindred spirits of technology Attainable bits of luxury Point of acceleration Stuck forward toward destination Full throttle challenge given In this life of the driven Holistic sense of the … Continue reading

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Street Cred

Street Cred by Michael Romani To get it; to feel it To get to the seamless real it Punching a hole through the wind Taking the curve around the bend Through the end of the era of ugly Turned back … Continue reading

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Asking What We Need

Inspired from a sermon based on James 4:2 Asking What You Need by Michael Romani It’s all those things that attract us All the ways that we put into practice Showing our care in special ways Living love faithfully in … Continue reading

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Motor City Lines

Motor City Lines by Michael Romani The eyes of her face Put the beams into place A snug imparting of soul Before these wheels will roll Looking deep into the car As she smiles and looks back Maybe dreaming of … Continue reading

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Mirror Image

Continuing with my promise to Angie, the following is based on The Twilight Zone, Season 1, Episode 21. In the middle of the darkness and light Out there in the middle of dark, stormy night A traveler awaits her long overdue … Continue reading

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Rules

  Rules by Michael Romani Rules Rules are for schools And useful tools But not the end Just a means The unique depends On a willingness to see The very possibility That played out scenes Don’t always need to be … Continue reading

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Anyhow, Any Way

The sermon today was based on Romans 12:1-8: http://www.biblica.com/bible/online-bible/niv/romans/12 Anyhow, Any Way by Michael Romani In that bustle of our everyday We come anyhow, in any way To draw nearer to our Lord Following His word like our sword Drawn out … Continue reading

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