Tag Archives: Child

A Bleakness of Breath

Posted on October 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing on my semi-gothic mood, Halloween Poem #8: A Bleakness of Breath by Michael Romani In a cemetery of bleakness Down from the Devil’s house In a coldness that speaks of this There is a tremble as quiet as a … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Fight For the Right To Life Is the Cause of the Whole Family of Man

Posted on September 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The fight for the right to life is not the cause of a special few, but the cause of every man, woman and child who cares not only about his or her own family, but the whole family of man.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged an, Care, Cause, Child, Dr. Mildred Jefferson, Family, Family of Man, Few, Fight, Right To Life, Thought For the Day, Whole, Woman | Leave a comment

Dream Child Revealed

Posted on September 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Another from the short form poetry workshop on the anaphora form. I found this form amenable to writing a quick rock song after the first anaphora that I wrote and previously posted. Dream Child by Michael Romani Dream child I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anaphora, Bare, Care, Child, Dance, Dare, Dream, Fantasy, Feel, Hope, Incidence, Innocence, Love, Me, Naked, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Real, Romance, Share, Short Form, Snare, Steal, Trap, Wild, Workshop, You | Leave a comment

All the Beauty Heaven Bears

Posted on May 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Probably one of the single most sad moments possible in a parent’s life is surviving the death of a child. All the Beauty Heaven Bears by Michael Romani Against all sense In a world grown dense A child’s life has … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bear, Beauty, Belief, Brave, Child, Child's Life, Crumble, Death, Dense, Dream, End, Everything, Grief, Heaven, Incandescent, Moment, Nothing, Out Live, Pain, Parent, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Sad, Sense, Sorrow, Stardust, Stars, Stumble, Surreal, Tomorrow | Leave a comment

A Mother’s Love Remembered 2019

Posted on May 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Comes a time when our mom is no longer with us in physical form but is in our hearts and souls, right? This poem is meant to honor that. A Mother’s Love Remembered 2019 by Michael Romani A mother’s love … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2019, Band-Aid, Best, Brought, Child, Compassiona, Faith, Lessons, Love, More, Mother, Mother's Day, Ocean, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Remember, Smile, Sore, Strong, Sweet, Taught, Tender Mercy, There, Tide, Tomorrow, Truth, Unselfish, Wide, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Catch & Release

Posted on April 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Am I alone in seeing that the world has its moments of understated brilliance? Catch and Release by Michael Romani Writing to write, so it seems Is often the child of unknown dreams Miscast, recanted or fully embraced The soul … Continue reading →

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Clockwork Integration

Posted on March 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Lately, I have been thinking a little on the healing processes. Combined with modern age philosophy, it’s giving me pause and cause to think. Clockwork Integration by Michael Romani A little boy unfairly afflicted Who could have really predicted That … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Afflction, Anachronistic, Appeal, Belief, Biology, Broke, Child, Clockwork, Commotion, Compassion, Convention, Cure, Emancipation, Emotion, Free, Harmony, Health, Heart, Holistic, Hug, Hurt, Innocent, Integrate, Integration, Intelligent, Intention, Laugh, Law, Love, Mass, Matter, Mechanistic, Mind, Mind Body, Miracle, Modality, Model, Molecule, Open Hand, Peace, Pendulum, Perception, Percision, Philosophy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Predict, Primacy, Quantum, Reconnective Healing, Reduce, Relief, Result, Score, Separation, Smile, Soul, Spirit, Suffer, Thought, Unity | Leave a comment

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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Heartbreaks Forgiven

Posted on February 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I wrote this poem just now. Please forgive the typos. It’s sort of a word flow thing…. Heartbreaks Forgiven by Michael Romani I watched you kill your child today I held your hand and did not look away You told … Continue reading →

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The Dreams We Need

Posted on December 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

As a society, we spend too much time trying to stifle the dreams of both children and the inner most child in all of us. We misplace our values, thinking that dreams are merely wants. We dream to dream. … Continue reading →

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