Tag Archives: Cross

Given To the Fire

Posted on October 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #24: https://flic.kr/p/s4ZNhr Given To the Fire by Michael Romani Gazing on the precious cross Given to the fire with a toss One soul stood itself alone But, oh so, very lost and alone As if her heart were … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abyss, Alone, Atone, Aware, Battle, Begun, Best, Breath, Brutal, Candle, Close, Cross, Curse, Damned, Death, Destination, Dies, Embrace, End, End of Days, Eyes, Face, Fatal, Fire, Friend, Friends, Give, God, Goodbye, Halloween, Heart, Humanity, Immortality, Incarnate, Invoke, Kiss, Know, Life, Light, Love, Night, Offering, Pain, Pale, Peace On Earth, Perfection, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Protection, Remorse, Run, Salvation, Sin, Soul, Squander, Stone, Suffering, Tear, Today, Vain, Wander, Whisper, Wisdom, Wolf, Wolf of God, Won | Leave a comment

Tears In Misted Eyes

Posted on October 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #21: Tears In Misted Eyes by Michael Romani Tears in his misted eyes A monster cries as his child dies While the mother prays her lullaby It’s all the watcher can do to sigh Life like a twisted … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anguish, Blade, Blind, Breath, Broken Heart, Child, Choice, Confusion, Cross, Crucifix, Cruel, Cry, Deep, Dies, Down, Dying, Echo, Enfold, Eyes, Family, Father, Fear, Feel, Halloween, Hand, Hard, Heaven, Hesitate, Illusion, Keep, Kill, Lies, Life, Lord, Loss, Lullaby, Misstep, Mist, Moment, Monster, Monstrosity, Mother, Night, Perservere, Pestilence, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poverty, Pray, Question, Reel, Revere, Sacred, Shown, Sigh, Silence, Sleep, Souls, Suffer, Tear, Temper, Troubled Soul, True, Voice, Weep, World, Wounded Heart | Leave a comment

Crossed Paths

Posted on September 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Touch and go for the soul. Crossed Paths by Michael Romani Silent like a river Life continues to flow What is today Will soon be long ago The things we hold onto The things we believe They mean so much … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ago, Appear, Believe, Cross, Deceive, Destiny, Flow, Found, Go, Hold, Journey, Life, Mean, Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, River, Secret, Silent, Soul, Tear, Today, Touch | Leave a comment

To Find Happiness

Posted on August 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I think maybe a bit dour… To Find Happiness by Michael Romani I have been fighting to survive From the day I was born Struggling just to stay alive To find happiness and not be forlorn I have walked each … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anchor, Bend, Bliss, Born, Care, Cross, Depend, Destroy, Empty, Fault, Fight, Forlorn, Forward, God, Guard, Happiness, Mask, Numb, Oblivious, Onward, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Press, Reason, Struggle, Survive, Touch, Toward, Vain, Walk, Will, Wish | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Until You Cross Your Insecurities, You Won’t Find Your Best Possibilities

Posted on June 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Until you cross the bridge of your insecurities, you can’t begin to explore your possibilities.”- Tim Fargo

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Begiin, Bridge, Cross, Explore, Insecurity, Possibility, Thought For the eDay, Tim Fargo | Leave a comment

Cultivating Kindness III

Posted on June 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The Lord shows His kindness is His Yes, His No and His Wait. All things that happen, happen with purpose. It’s important in our growing to consider this perspective no matter how personally unsettling things get or are. Cultivating Kindness … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Atmosphere, Clear, Community, Compassion, Compromise, Cross, Cultivate, Darkness, Discipline, Effort, Experience, Family, Fear, Find, Forgive, Genuine, Gift, God, Integrity, Kind, Kindness, Lesson, Lord, Love, Obedience, One, Path, Perspective, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Practice, Promise, Reflect, Repent, Seek, Sense, Sin, Smile, Sublime, Truth, Walk Back, Warning | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: More Powerful Than American Arms Is the Strength of American Hearts

Posted on June 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“More powerful than the strength of American arms was the strength of American hearts.” – Donald Trump, commemorating D-Day Also, noteworthy in his remarks: “We are gathered here on Freedom’s Altar. On these shores, on these bluffs, on this day … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged American Arms, American Hearts, Bluffs, Brothers, Civilization, Country, Cross, D-Day, Donald Trump, Freedom's Altar, Liberty, Lives, Normandy, Powerful, Sacrifice, Shores, Star of David, Strength, Thought For the Day | 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

At the Cross

Posted on May 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

There are many approaches to the Cross. I would say that regardless of the argumentation as to which is most correct, if we get there and accept our salvation, we are right with God. If we’re right with God, then … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Approach, Atone, Christ, Contentment, Cross, Death, Eden, Forgiveness, God, Guilt Offering, Humanity, Loss, Mankind, Mercy Seat, Metaphor, Old Testament, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Points of Light, Ransom, Right, Salvation, Satan, Scapegoat, Substitution, Tomb | Leave a comment

One Purpose Lived

Posted on March 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12: One Purpose Lived by Michael Romani Every life has purpose and significance Be it plain wrapped or laced in elegance Labeled in the title of many special things Some with no rewards some … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Burning Bush, Calling, Course, Cross, Elegant, Example, Focus, Forward, Glory, God, His Will, Hour, Imperfect Man, Intentional Living, Journey, Life, Live, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Purpose, Saint, Significant, Sinai, Test | Leave a comment