Tag Archives: Beauty

Thought For the Day: Butterflies Lead You To the Sunny Side of Life

Posted on February 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine.” – Jeffrey Glassberg

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Thought For the Day: We Not Only Want To See Beauty But To Become Part of It

Posted on January 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“‘We do not want merely to see beauty… we want something else which can hardly be put into words – to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Bath, Beauty, C.S. Lewis, Part, Pass, Receive, See, Thought For the Day, Unite, We | Leave a comment

Jenny Lind

Posted on December 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

P. T. Barnum once said something like the greatest art is the art of making people happy. Personally, I think he was really onto something with this. Then again, as the child that I’ve always been, I’ve always loved a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Air, America, Angel, Applause, Art, Beauty, Bell Ringer, Breath, Broken, Cage, Care, Circus, Critic, Crowd, Dare, Decision, Destination, Devine, Devotion, Game, Happy, Heart, Heartless, Hoodwink, Imagination, Jenny Lind, Legacy, Legitimate, Lights, Night, Nightingale, Opera, P.T. Barnum, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Privilege, Real, Real Deal, Reputation, Self Promotion, Sham, Shame, Showman, Sing, Soundrel, Sparkle, Spotlight, Stage, Station, Tale, Taste, Top Shelf, Truth, Unwise, Voice, Wealth | Leave a comment

Santa Asked Me…

Posted on December 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Truth be told on this Christmas Day…. Santa asked me what I wanted most of allI replied for my beautiful lady to truly fallHere we are on this Christmas DayMy dreams coming true in every waySo, I wish for every … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beat, Beautiful, Beauty, Blessed, Christmas Day, Dream, Gift, Happiness, Joy, Love, Michael Romani, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Priceless, Santa Claus, Shanna, Truth, Two Hearts, Wonderful | Leave a comment

The Beauty of A Closed Door

Posted on December 18, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Not every answered prayer is best answered with a yes. Still, there is a lot to be said about persistence, isn’t there? The Beauty of A Closed Door by Michael Romani Standing at the crossed paths of life There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Chorus, Christmas Season, Closed Door, Crossed Path, Dance, Deserve, Discern, Gratitude, Handel's Messiah, Heart, Learn, Lessons, Life, Loss, Madness, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Presistence, Questions, Rain, Reason, Recognize, Serve, Sing, Sit, Smile | Leave a comment

In the Shimmer

Posted on December 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Will there come a day that AI becomes more human than human? What would the implications be if AI comes to replicate itself by fusing with other AI? What about if AI developed feelings and the desire to create as … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged AI, Angel, Beauty, Call, Cascade, Crash, Cry, Death, Die, Dimmer, Fad, Fall, Fear, Fight, Flight, Forgot, Glory, Heartbreak, Heed, Home, Joy, Life, Memory, Need, Night, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pricless, Rain, Reason, Saviors, Shimmer, Shore, Siren, Sorrow, Story, Tears, Thought, Tomorrow, Trust, Waves | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Truth Isn’t Always Beautiful, But, Its Pursuit Is

Posted on November 20, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The truth isn’t always beauty, but the hunger for it is.” – Nadine Gordimer, novelist, Nobel laureate (20 Nov 1923-2014)

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Deep Marsh Roses

Posted on October 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Though often thought creepy, the deep marsh definitely holds its beauty. Deep Marsh Roses by Michael Romani When poised with the question of the deep marsh Most people think first in terms of things harsh But, were you to ask … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alice, Beauty, Bound, Contemplatioin, Creativity, Deep Marsh, Found, God, Harsh, Hobo, Lost, Meaning, Photographs, Poems, Poetry, Rails, Roses, Tadpole, Trails, Wandering, Waterfall | Leave a comment

Ekphrastic Workshop – Sparkle Dim

Posted on September 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Tuesday night short poetry workshop tonight has to do with the Ekphrastic form of deriving a poem based on a work of art including digital art/photographs. From this I came up with the following: Sparkle Dim Ekprhastic by Michael Romani … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Art, Beauty, Blessed, Dance, Dim, Ekprhastic, Free, Glowing, Gratitude, Growing, Karma, Love, Photograph, Platitide, Poem, Poetry, Share, Shatter, Smile, Sparkle, Understand, Workshop | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Perfume

Posted on September 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

It’s a tale that seems as old as man That someone sold a dream to woman That their biggest aim and chief goal Is to hide themselves and sell their souls To be the most appealing in any room Coloring … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Appeal, Beauty, Bittersweet, Bought, Con Man, Consequence, Conversation, Daily Prompt, Dye, Extinction, Forgot, Frustration, Injection, Inside, Man, Oldest Profession, Perfume, Scent, Soul, Tale, Woman | Leave a comment