Tag Archives: Depth

The Rock

Posted on November 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem of gratitude #19: The Rock by Michael Romani Steadfast in the rock that is my messiah Sadly, I still fall victim to my worse desires Like Peter, I know that I would have lied If I falsely stated, … Continue reading →

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Ode To A Mad Dog

Posted on September 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Read between the lines and realize that some things just need to be said regardless… Ode To A Mad Dog by Michael Romani In the depths of a duty of silence Is the observed, held with vigilance That there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ally, Contempt, Decision, Depth, Dig Deep, Duty, Field, Fine, Friend, Hip, Honor, Keep, Kowtow, Laugh, Lead, Leave, Lines, Lip, Mad Dog, Man, Moment, Observe, Ode, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Precipice, Read, Resign, Respect, Said, Service, Shoot, Show, Silence, Sleep, Standard, Surface, Toward All, Tyrant, Vigilance, Warrior, Weep, Worship, Yield | Leave a comment

Spoons Full of Memories

Posted on August 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A good man was laid to rest today, as good a man as men are these days. I offer this attempt of a poem to honor his memory in a final salute of sorts. Master Sargent Charles Oliver Brooks, boss, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Angel, Atone, Boss, Bugle, Bury, Ceremony, Company, Country, Depend, Depth, Faithful Servant, Family, Friend, Good, Good Nature, Heaven, Heroism, Home, Honor, Ice Cream, Legacy, Life, Lord, Master Sargent Charles O Brooks, Memorial, Memory, Mentor, Name, No Shame, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rest In Peace, Reverend, Salute, Sermon, Soul, Spoon, Taps, Taught, Touch, Tribute, Valor, Warrior, Wings, Words | Leave a comment

Goldilocks Depth

Posted on July 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Do you ever get lost up in all the miracles it takes to make up an average day? Or, maybe just how blessed we are to live on this Goldilocks planet where just enough is just so right as to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Angel Tears, Bath, Beauty, Blessed, Brutal, Central Key, Day, Deep Space, Deluge, Depth, Drown, Earth, Goldilocks, Icey Comets, Lifee, Light, Majest, Miracles, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Race, Rain, Right, Rock, Sea, Thrive, Water, You and Me | Leave a comment

To Begin As It Began

Posted on June 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Like the sea many of the best things in life ebb and flow, in and out and expanding just to contract back into its depths. https://flic.kr/p/udMBaZ To Begin As It Began by Michael Romani Like two ships adrift and at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beckon, Begin, Begun, Cards, Collide, Confide, Depth, Destiny, Ebb, Fit, Flow, Heart, Hourglass, Journey, Kiss, Lighthouse, Love, Meet, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reckon, Rest, Sand, Sea, Shore, Storm, Tears, Time, Together, True, Worlds | Leave a comment

In You, I Find My Spirituality

Posted on June 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes when you look into the eyes of who you love, you see there not only them but the essence of God and that they are in many ways the messenger you might best listen to as they offer insights … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beautiful, Cocktails, Company, Deep, Depth, Different, Essence, Eyes, Face, Feeling, Flight, Framed, Freee, God, Heart, Lame, Listen, Look, Me, Messenger, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reality, Remarkable, Same, Skin, Smile, Sober, Spirituality, Surprise, Think, Thought, True, Why, You | Leave a comment

Echo Chambers of Disbelief

Posted on March 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Beware the monsters under our beds.. but worse still are the monsters just behind the veneer we casually wear…. Echo Chambers of Disbelief by Michael Romani In a thousand seedy places There are monsters behind faces Playing cleverly as saying … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged After, Cancer, Chamber, Chase, Choke, Clever, Commotion, Dancer, Death, Depth, Disaster, Disbelief, Dream, Dreamer, Echo, Emotion, Facade, Face, Friend, Grace, Grief, Illusion, Irony, Know, Life Dream, Monster, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pretend, Seedy Place, Shallow, Stillborn | Leave a comment

Ruin and Salvation

Posted on January 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes we find our strengths are our weaknesses and our weaknesses our strength. Who is to say which is which? Only in the blackest points of our lives do we ever really know. Ruin and Salvation by Michael Romani Out … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abyss, Brew, Cost, Depth, Disgrace, Embrace, Fight, Forgive, Ghost, Hell Driven, Help, Honor, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Ruin, Salvation, Storm, Strong, Truth, Weak, Wish | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: In the Depth of Your Winter, Find Your Invincible Summer

Posted on July 21, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“In the depth of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Albert Camus, Challenge, Depth, Individual, Invincible, Resources, Sorrow, Strength, Summer, Thought For the Day, Winter | Leave a comment

Neruda Blues

Posted on May 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Neruda Blues by Michael Romani If there came a day When you might look my way I think that I would smile No, I know that I would Through my longest mile Feeling the good of your good Your dreams … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Blues, Depth, Distance, Dreams, Hello, Pablo Neruda, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Revealing, Seen, Smile, Soul, Touch | Leave a comment