Tag Archives: Clock

Standing On the Ledge

Posted on December 31, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Today, dear readers, is New Year’s Eve. I do hope each and every one of you has a truly beautiful, safe and wonderful New Year’s Eve! May your night and new morn be filled with the 20/20 of recalling nothing … Continue reading →

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Twelve Hands of Humility

Posted on November 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In a spirit of gratitude toward all the good that surrounds my life with grace, poem #8 for this season: Twelve Hands of Humility by Michael Romani There are 12 hands on the clock of humility Each having its own … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Each Moment of Life Is A Miracle and Mystery

Posted on August 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery.” – H. G. Wells

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Thought For the Day: A Clock’s Perfection Is In Its Accuracy, Not Its Speed

Posted on August 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The perfection of a clock is not to go fast, but to be accurate.” – Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, moralist and essayist (6 Aug 1715-1747)

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Blown Away

Posted on July 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I guess it’s not much of a confession to say that I love art and the arts, right? Have you ever looked at what it takes to create blown glass art? Years ago, at an amusement park I know of … Continue reading →

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Two Shakes

Posted on March 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The warning was felt lingering in the air… Two Shakes by Michael Romani Two shakes Rattle snakes Warning’s in the air Tick tock Says the clock And soon the time’s not there Mirrored wall Cracked in awe Pride takes its … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Clock, Congress, Crack, Deep, Denial, Empty, Fool, Imposition, Inquisition, Invitation, Irritation, Mirror, Phobia, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Rattlesnake, Ride, School, Shake, Spoke, Style, Tick, Time, Unhappy, Victim, Warning | Leave a comment

Late Night Nachos Pantoum

Posted on February 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Milkwood’s Poem A Day #15 is the Pantoum. The word prompt for this form is ‘swan song’. The Pantoum form is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantoum “The pantoum is a form of poetry similar to a villanelle in that there are repeating lines throughout … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bacon, Bake, Cheese, Clock, Health, Late Night, Meat, Microwave, Milkwood, Nacho, Photograph, Poem, Poem A Day, Poetry, Quatrain, Simmer, Sublime, Swan Song, Three Cheses, Will Power | Leave a comment

Missed Your Eleventh

Posted on August 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes, things are not in a person’s control. Every attempt has been made to do the right thing and still it turns out so very wrong. Missed Your Eleventh by Michael Romani I sit on the couch alone Wishing my … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Riff

Posted on November 13, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

There I was hanging out down on the dock When I was reminded by a clicking clock Not to reveal my hand to what might bite it And I had to smile, I couldn’t really fight it It was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Clock, Crocodile, Daily Prompt, Joke, Laugh, Neverland, Peter Pan, Pirate, Raff, Riff, Wordpress | Leave a comment