Tag Archives: Children

Stage Craft

Posted on October 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #27: Stage Craft by Michael Romani All of the magic in hocus pocus Is merely that of diverting focus Legendary in its sleight of hand It’s all just illusion; understand? Like guns on a stage in the first … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Children Are the World’s Most Valuable Resource and Its Best Hope For the Future

Posted on October 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” – John F. Kennedy

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First Principles: The Best Hope In Continuing Our Republic Is In Proper Moral and Religious Training of Our Children

Posted on October 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The only ground of hope for the continuance of our free institutions is in the proper moral and religious training of the children, that they may be prepared to discharge aright the duties of men and citizens.” – Zachary Taylor

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Children, Citizen, Continuance, Discharge, Duties, First Principles, Free Institutions, Hope, Moral, Religious, Training, Zachary Taylor | Leave a comment

In Memory of 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

We must never forget what extremists brought on this day We must always linger on the troubles that come humanity’s way We must also never forget that we are all the children of God And that God would have us … Continue reading →

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The Path of Kindness

Posted on August 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Proverbs 3:3-4 The Path of Kindness by Michael Romani Stretched patience gives its opportunity As a choice of kindness felt in empathy God has given His shine into this darkness That would otherwise know not but … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Absolution, Actions, Acts, Angry, Answer, Attention, Blindness, Calm, Capability, Children, Christ, Command, Community, Compassion, Consideration, Darkness, Day of Judgment, Deeds, Do, Empathy, Enemy, Focus, Fruit of the Spirit, Gentle, Gift, God, God's Will, Grace, Gracious, Harshness, Head, Hear, Heart, Importance, Inner, Inscribe, Kindness, Light, Love, Mankind, Natural, Needs, Opportunity, Outer Beauty, Path, Patience, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Proverbs, Quality, Reflection, Relationship, Repentance, Responsibility, Retribution, Righteous, Said, Salvation, Sensitivity, Shadow, Shine, Sight, Sin, Society, Soft, Soul, Steeple, Tolerance, Treat, True, Truth, Understand, Ungrateful, Ways, Worship, Wrath | Leave a comment

First Principles: In A Representative Republic, the Education of Our Children Must Be of Utmost Importance

Posted on August 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“In a representative republic, the education of our children must be of the utmost importance!” – James Monroe

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Power of the Moon

Posted on July 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

There is a tidal pull to the moon that is nothing short of miraculous. Power of the Moon by Michael Romani The children must learn The power of the moon Pulled by tides we earn Our keep from the ocean’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Align, Boon, Children, Collide, Depend, Earn, Essential, Full, Human, Ice, Inuit, Learn, Lesson, Life, Listen, Lunar, Moon, Motion, Mussel, Ocean, Photograph, Planet, Poem, Poetry, Power, Pursue, Reason, Ride, Sacred, Spin, Stars, Sun, Survive, Think, Thrive, Tide, Truth, Understand, Wise | Leave a comment

Satan’s Kiss

Posted on July 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Madness knows no mercy. Satan’s Kiss by Michael Romani Loneliness becomes her friend The only one on which to depend In a chosen profession of glory A mild confession is given in story To hold belief in once upon As … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Belief, Broken, Children, Confession, Courage, Depend, Dream, Fire, Friend, Funeral Pyre, Glory, Key, Kiss, Loneliness, Madness, Mercy, Mist, Noble, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Satan, Sorrow, Sting, Story, Strong, Thought | Leave a comment

First Principles: We Must Take Care To Elevate Our Children’s Minds, Courage and Souls Encouraging Them To Excel In Every Capacity, Faculty and Virtue

Posted on July 20, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and … Continue reading →

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American Dream

Posted on July 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In this day and age, so many tear at the foundations of America. They do so with an almost willful ignorance of what came before and what’s happened since. There is an insistence that perfection be from the beginning when … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged American, Children, Confuse, Critic, Crumble, Dream, Dystopia, Family, Foundation, Freedom, Gettysburg, God Given, Hues, Human Condition, Humble Beginning, Ignorance, Judge, Mankind, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Reparations, Revolution, Shoes, Shoulder, Slavery, Tear, Today, Understanding | Leave a comment