Tag Archives: Death

Crashed

Posted on February 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Crashed by Michael Romani If the world crashed to its end I’d still be beside you my friend If life was worse than death And I was certain there was nothing left Like Prometheus stealing God’s fire I would fight … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ashes, Chains, Connection, Crashed, Death, Fire, Friend, Heart, Life, Love, Prometheus, Rise | Leave a comment

The Perfect Nanny

Posted on February 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Perfect Nanny by Michael Romani She didn’t know how to die Only how to give away death The story revolves as to why Perhaps, it is all she had left The modality of a perfect nanny For two quickly … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Children, Death, Die, Family, Grisly, Immigrant, Parents, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Red Flags, Return to Work, The Perfect Nanny, Travesty | Leave a comment

War Drums Beating

Posted on January 24, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

War Drums Beating by Michael Romani The war drums are beating There is no more retreating But for you, the battle is over You will be buried in clover Your fight is over my friend Your path has come to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Battle, Cared, Company, Death, End, Friend, God, Great Beyond, Missed, Other Side, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Reliance, Tears, True Born, War Drums, Warrior | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Finally

Posted on December 31, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

And finally the time approaches near When the clock ticks the ending of the year Every moment has been meant As cleverly as it has been spent But time is only something we borrow Seconds made up of happiness and … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Beginning, Daily Prompt, Death, Done, Ending, Finally, Forever, Minute, New Year, Seconds, Slipstream, Wordpress | Leave a comment

Monkey Play

Posted on December 5, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

https://flic.kr/p/tP6nNL Monkey Play by Michael Romani Seen from above as a thick carpet of green But then… things are never as they’re seen Each animal like monkeys in the canopy Clamber and cope as they pass tree to tree Red … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Amazon, Bald Ukari, Canopy, Death, Harpy Eagle, Life, Monkey, Play, Poem, Poetry, Red Howlers, Sloth, Spider Monkeys, Verdant | Leave a comment

Momento Mori

Posted on December 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Momento Mori by Michael Romani Remembrance of death is something I embrace Every morning when I look at my mirrored face Trying so hard, it is my struggle to find peace The preacher whispers, forgiveness brings release But, it’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Death, Military, Morality, Mortality, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Witness | Leave a comment

Dagger of Set

Posted on November 25, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Dagger of Set by Michael Romani Erased from history Still there in the legacy The gods are angered And all of our lives endangered The dagger of Set Jagged edge of death It’s a curse we endure From which there … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anubis, Catacombs, Dagger, Darkness, Death, Egypt, Egyptology, Heaven, Hell, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Set, Veil | Leave a comment

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – On Old Age – Cicero

Posted on October 21, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“The works of Nature must all be accounted good.” In approximately 44 BC, Cicero was starting to get a little older and thinking on things like older guys often do only more eloquently put. From this resulted the essay, On Old … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Aging, Cicero, Death, Essay, Harvard Classics, On Old Age | Leave a comment

Burn It Down

Posted on October 13, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Burn It Down by Michael Romani Trying to figure out What happens next Life lived with doubt Following dots that no longer connect It’s who I am, they say It will never again be right Swimming upstream just to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Action, Death, Gunfight, Heartbreak, Life, Mean Street, Photograph, Poem, Poetry | Leave a comment

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – That to Philosophise Is to Learne How to Die – Montaigne

Posted on September 23, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Que sçay-je?” “What do I know?” – Montaigne, in an Apology for Raymond Sebond Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, Lord of Montaigne lived from February 28, 1533 through September 13, 1592. Considered one of the significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Death, Essais, Harvard Classics, Life, Montaigne, That to Philosophise Is to Learne How to Die, Truth, Wisdom | Leave a comment