Tag Archives: Choice

Taking Stock

Posted on September 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The Summer of 1969 was a defining moment in the life of America. The currents that led to it swept away many of the traditions of the past in that season of our discontent. Taking Stock by Michael Romani Bethel, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1969, America, Art, Assassination, Bethel, Better, Beyond, Bobby Kennedy, Brotherhood, Change, Choice, Clear, Defer, Different, Disaster, Discontent, Disillusion, Dream, Edge, Flood, Generation, Groove, Happening, Ignore, Illusion, Know, Lght, Loud, Music, Nation, Notoriety, Pain, Parents, Peace, Photograph, Pilgrim, Plan, Play, Poem, Poetry, Possible, Proud, Rain, Reverent, Revolution, Satisfy, Scream, Society, Storm, Strife, Summer, Tears, Thought, Transform, Vietnam, Voice, Wrath | Leave a comment

Listening To God

Posted on August 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

There are times I come to find that I wish I had listened more deeply and with much thought before acting instead of always being caught in reacting. It seems a lesson that I continually learn. The mistakes made have … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Choice, Christian, Counsel, Discern, Distinction, Flow, God, Lesson, Listen, Mistake, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Price, Refrain, Strain, Talk, Voice, Walk, Will | Leave a comment

Those Who Have To Shower

Posted on August 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

How did the alleged party of the working man in my country become so elitist and based on class division? Go watch the last Democratic debates and see how many references were made to those who have to shower after … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bargaining Chip, Base, Choice, Class Division, Cleanliness, Common, Debase, Elite, Grief, Hip, Integrity, Lost, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Populist, Present, Pride, Prosperity, Shower, Shower After Work, Signal, Steeple, Synch, The People, Touch, Trope, Vote, Working Man | Leave a comment

First Principles: There Is No Freedom of Choice Without the Freedom To Refuse

Posted on August 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.” -David Hume

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Choice, David Hume, First Principles, Freedom, Freedom To Refuse, Thing | Leave a comment

Wolf’s Call Coming

Posted on July 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Love and life are becoming increasingly clearer in my mind as part of one and the same. Without love there is no life, without life there is no love. And what of this to a man who has been told … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Call, Choice, Circle, Courage, Death, Drum, Eyes, Faith, Fall, Fear, Fight, Gaze, Ghost, Incendiary, Last Days, Life, Limited Time, Live, Love, Man, Military Man, Mystery, Pass, Persevere, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Reason, Reflect, Sanctuary, Sight, Sound, Spectra, Time, Voice, Well, Wise, Wolf, Wonder | Leave a comment

I’m Not Saying…

Posted on July 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A little something that I just felt onto paper before putting here. I’m Not Saying… I’m not saying That I need you But, what if I did And wasn’t playing About always being true It’s something I can’t keep hid … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ability, Capacity, Choice, Compassion, Do, Empahty, Everything, Hand, Hid, Lives, Love, Man, Much, Mutuality, Need, Old Fashion, Photograph, Playing, Please, Poem, Poetry, Say, Stay, Sympathy, Talk, Touch, True, Voice, Walk, Want | Leave a comment

In the Middle of…

Posted on June 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Life is what happens when you’re making plans about plans you’ve been making while others unravel and well.. ummm Life Happens! Flow with it and grow! In the Middle of… Michael Romani Life.. is as beautiful Sometimes.. even wonderful Then … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Above, Beautiful, Believe, Blessing, Breath of Life, Capability, Choice, Connection, Cry, Dream, Dying, Faith, Fear, Flow, Focus, Forgive, Genuine, Gift, Gratitude, Grow, Happen, Healing, Hope, Infinite, Joy, Laugh, Life, Live, Living, Love, Mission, Moment, Persevere, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Possibility, Remission, Sigh, Strive, True, Voice, Wonderful, You | Leave a comment

Inward Crash

Posted on June 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The injuries from the military that are visible only scratch the surface of the totality. Inward Crash by Michael Romani There’s a loneliness in his memory Sitting and looking out to the sea Images explode, implode and won’t go away … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abyss, Blade, Blame, Bullet, Choice, Chopper, Claim, Close, Conflict, Crash, Cry, Dark, Decision, Disturb, Duty, Explode, Fear, Finger Point, Friend, Good Solcier, Hades, Hard Decisions, Hell, Images, Implode, Inflict, Injury, Linger, Lonely, Lost, Lucid, Memory, Military, Overwhelm, Pain, Phantoms, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Resent, Sigh, Sniper, Soul, Strong, Tagged, Thunder, Tool, Under, Voice, War, Withdraw | Leave a comment

Even To This Day

Posted on May 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on a life lived between worlds and still finding hope and dreaming dreams… Even To This Day by Michael Romani It was a dark night The darkest night And you were crying And I was crying And … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bills, Blindness, Bottle, Box, Chain, Change, Choice, Compel, Complain, Cross, Cry, Dark Night, Day, Different Hand, Dreaming, Driven, Drunk, Dying, Eye, Fire, Forgiven, Free Will, Friend, Glisten, God, Holy, Hope, Kindness, Knees, Lean On, Life, Listen, Lord, Love, Madness, Man Must Do, Mercy, Numb, Overwhelm, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Push On Through, Rain, Seek, Smoke, Soul, Stay, Thirst, Understand, Voice, Wish | Leave a comment

Of Love and Fear

Posted on April 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

No slackers here for Day 5 of Na/GloPoWriMo. Here are the goals: “(1) the villanelle form, (2) lines taken from an outside text, and/or (3) phrases that oppose each other in some way. If you can use two elements, great … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anxiety, Anxious, Calmness, Choice, Confidence, Devoice, Explore, Fear, Find, Give, Hobson's Choice, Life, Limit, Love, Method of Choice, Na/GloPoWriMo, Patois, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Priority, Quatrain, Refine, Refrain, Rejoice, Stanza, Step, Stillness, Strip, Tercet, Villanelle, Voice | Leave a comment