Tag Archives: Alive

Ways of Survival

Posted on September 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In the long and short of it, life is really about survival. Ways of Survival by Michael Romani And so at once, we reach our arrival That everything that happens is about survival Each Fall we are reminded of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alive, Angry, Arrive, Blessing, Blue, Chill, Cry, Do, Dream, Earth, Empathy, End, Extinction, Fall, Fear, Fire, Forget, Fragile, Frame, Guesstimate, Happen, History, Immortal, Leaves, Life, Love, Mad Tea Party, Mass, Mercy, Moments, Mother Nature, Name, Passing Year, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Push, Rake, Realize, Regret, Resources, Revolve, Ripple, Serial Killer, Skipped Stone, Strife, Struggle, Suicide, Survival, Survive, Think, Way | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alive, Amazon, Anew, Blue, Breath, Cascade, Charm, Death, Diatoms, Distance, Dive, Dreams, Four Alarm, Grace, Green, Guitar, Life, Light Show, Living Waters, Notice, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reveal, Secret, Sight, Still, Stun, Whirls | Leave a comment

Falling Up

Posted on May 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

They say that opposites, often attract. Maybe that’s so? Falling Up by Michael Romani Two souls separated at birth Filled with hope well worth Falling up to rise down Love leaves both feet on the ground Secrets passed down in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alive, Betters, Birth, Cloud Line, Collide, Different, Down, Dream, Fall, Find, Gravity, Hold, Image, Laughter, Love, One, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reverent, Rise, Secrets, Soul, Together, True Desire, Two, Up, Worse, Worth | Leave a comment

Meant To Savor

Posted on May 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Does anyone else here really love sushi? Silly question? Meant To Savor by Michael Romani Two parts One part art And presentation The other That of flavor Memories of the heart The secret part Both memory and fascination Each reminding … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alive, Art, Bamboo Flute, Believe, Best, Better Times, Bite, Close, Cruelty, Duty, Feet, Fish, Flavor, Heart, Japan, Life, Love, Memories, New Love, Novelty, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Presentation, Ready, Relax, Remind, Right, Savor, Seaweed, Secret, Survive, Sushi, Today, Treat, True, Vinegar Rice | Leave a comment

Frozen Infinity

Posted on May 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge brought last night was to write a poem about snow, ice, winter, spring and all the things these things bring. Who knew that albatrosses also mate for life? I didn’t know…. and…Here’s my attempt: Frozen Infinity by … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Albatross, Alive, Antarctica, Beauty, Blunder, Boom, Children, Cod, Consequence, Consign, Cost, Cub, Cycle, Design, Duty, Early Bird, Earth, Emperor, Feeling, Flood, Frozen, God Willing, Harsh, Hunter, Ice, Icicle, Infinity, Lean Times, Life, Loom, Manna, Melt, Meltwater, Migration, Mother Nature, Mother's Love, Narhal, New Life, Niche, North, Ocean, Peace, Pebble, Penguin, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Polar Bear, Polar Wind, Prey, Remind, Sense, Snow, Spring, Stone, Strife, Sun, Survive, Tapestry, Thaw, Tundra, Tusk, Tuxedo, Unfair, Unicorn, Waterfall, Winter, Wonder | Leave a comment

Empire State’s Eternity

Posted on April 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I missed Day 24 of the Na/GloPoWriMo 2019. The challenge that day was to pick a reference book and blindly choose something from any given page. Having no reference books currently handy, I turned to Wikipedia. One of today’s featured … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 24 Hours, Alive, American Pride, Art Deco, Bronze, Challenge, Die, Digital, Eighth Wonder of the World, Empire State, Empire State Building, Eternity, Feel, Five Boroughs, Forget, Friend, Glance, Gotham, Height, Homage, Icon, Ill, Impression, Indiana, Industry, Inspire, Legacy, Lightning Rod, Limestone, Lost In the Mist, Manhattan, Midtown, Miss, Motif, Na/GloPoWriMo 2019, New York City, North Tower, Observatory, Panoramic View, Photograph, Pity, Poem, Poetry, See, Sky, Skyscraper, Spire, Stairs, Tower, Visual, Wikipedia, World | Leave a comment

Joy In the Gifts of Hard Times

Posted on April 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 7 is to write a poem about gifts and joy. Above this challenge was a bit about how poetry can prove quite the therapeutic tool. I can see this easily from my own life. From this … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Above, Abundance, Agony, Alive, Believe, Bleak, Celebrate, Circumstance, Clarity, Concieve, Dark, Daughters, Day, Depend, Despair, Devotion, Difficulty, Each Day, Earth, Employ, Faith, Family, Find, Focus, Gift, Gifts, Good, Good Friends, Grasp, Gratitude, Hand, Happenstance, Hard Times, Heaven, Hope, Joy, Key, Little Girls, Love, Moments, Na/GloPoWriMo, Nature, Negate, Out of Control, Passing Moment, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reason, Rejoice, Salvation, Seasons, Situation, Soul, Spiral, Sublime, Support, Survive, Thankful, Today, World, World Turned Upside Down | Leave a comment

Living Memories of A Man Taking the Name of Chip Takacs

Posted on February 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

May you rest in peace, Mr. Michael Robert Taska! Heaven has gained a mischieveous, wonderfully humored, good hearted musician for it’s honor guard band. While you walked among us, you made so many smile with happiness. Always so ready with … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Second Life | Tagged Alive, Beautiful Child, Beloved Family, Chip Takacs, Compare, Convention, End, Flair, Forgive, Friend, God, Gratitude, Heaven, Human Being, Intent, Joke, Learn, Life, Living, Love, Loving, Meet, Memory, Michael Robert Taska, Musician, Original, Prayer, Remember, Second Life, Sing, Song, View, Well Meaning, Worth | Leave a comment

First Principles: Keep The Celestial Fire of Conscience Alive In Your Heart

Posted on February 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.” – George Washington (1748)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Alive, Breast, Celestial Fire, Conscience, George Washington, Labor, Spark | Leave a comment

Short Form Poetry – Tercou – Big And Vicious

Posted on September 11, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Tonight’s workshop: What is a Tercou • 8 line poem of 3 stanzas. • First 2 stanzas are tercets • Third stanza is a couplet • Syllable count is 5/4/5, 5/4/5, 8/6 • Rhyme scheme aba aba aa After some … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Alive, Category Four, Coast, Disaster, Fear, Hurricane Florence, Rain, Short Form Poetry, Survive, Tercou | Leave a comment