Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

Self Inflicted Purgatory (Day 15)

Posted on April 17, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Going back over this past weekend’s challenges in writing at least a poem a day, I find that the day 15 challenge for NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo is to write something regarding the middle.  Which middle? Apparently, any middle will do. I picked … Continue reading →

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Resurrection Day 2017

Posted on April 17, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Ally and I decided to attend church this evening together after my princesses in real went back to their mother’s place.  While I listened to the minister preach his sermon, I reflected on the many blessings God gives me and … Continue reading →

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A Clerihew For Hillary

Posted on April 16, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

  Day 14 of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo consists of writing a four line biographical poem more or less poking fun at some public figure. A Clerihew For Hillary by Michael Romani “Are you with me?”, she asked In her arrogance, she basked … Continue reading →

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Rumi’s Secret

Posted on April 16, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Day 13 of the month long challenge was to write a ghazal.   It’s a nice traditional Persian form that has lent itself to the English literary world.  I wrote a poem or two off topic and now am coming … Continue reading →

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The Ascendency of Trump

Posted on April 15, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Brief break from the challenges to have a little fun with thoughts on America’s new president.  It goes like this: The Ascendency of Trump by Michael Romani Mining the past for prologue Opening thick minds for dialog Pushing out past … Continue reading →

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Boom Goes the Bomb

Posted on April 14, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge for today is to write a poem using alliteration…. hmmmm   Boom Goes the Bomb by Michael Romani Bombastically brought – boom goes the bomb As a snowflake shivers, dreading what we deliver Shake it up, wake it … Continue reading →

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Reflections On the Last Supper

Posted on April 13, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

On attending church last night with Ally and reflecting on passages from The Book of Luke describing the events and relevance of the Last Supper, I came up with this as sort of a devotional poem: Book of Luke 22 Last … Continue reading →

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Long Way To Tomorrow (Through Yesterday)

Posted on April 12, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

It’s the eleventh day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo and all I got for it was this tee shirt and a case of Bop!  What’s Bop you might ask?  So… did I….. Poet Afaa Michael Weaver created Bop as a hybrid of sonnet and … Continue reading →

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Rhupunt X 2

Posted on April 12, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

I attended a short form poetry workshop tonight and as usual burned off two poems.  This time it was in a traditional Welsh form called the rhupunt.  Obviously, not my best poems but these are them: Four Line Rhupunt x … Continue reading →

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God’s Table

Posted on April 11, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

God’s Table by Michael Romani Struggling through my day to day Pushing on in my own way Just as well as I am able Finding my place at God’s table An icon of subtle magnificence Quietly speaks volumes of diffidence … Continue reading →

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