Tag Archives: Dragon

Rage Land and TerraMerhyem’s Something Else

Posted on October 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

There is a tremendous amount of artistic talent found on the virtual platform known as Linden Lab’s Second Life. Two of these incredible artists are my friends, and the friends of many other artistic types, Rage Darkstone and TerraMerhyem. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Second Life | Tagged Anarhana, Artistic Talent, Backdrop, Chiona, Creations, Crew, Damien, Deyanira Yalin:, Dragon, Elena, Events, Expotential, Hemes, Hermes, Ilyra, Immersive, Kondor Art Center in Second Life, Lexandra, Light, Linden Labs, Metaverse, Michael Romani, Parcel, Particles, Persefone, Prims, Rage Darkstone, Rage Land, Redi, Roxy Particles, Second Life, Second Life Endowment For the Arts, SLEA, Something Else, Space, Stars, Talent, TerraMerhyem, The Grid, Tithrit, Tsu, Twister, Vritual Platform | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: It Does Not Do To Leave A Live Dragon Out of Your Calculations, If You Live Near Him

Posted on January 3, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” -J.R.R. Tolkien, novelist and philologist (3 Jan 1892-1973)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Calculations, Does Not Do, Dragon, J.R.R. Tolkien, Live, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

A Dragon Born

Posted on September 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

A Dragon Bornby Michael DoyleIn the province of Henan, gungfu was bornTo rise to defeat China’s enemies as swornShaolin’s grace side by side with Tai Chi’s schoolBrought honor to their disciples’ ruleA battle head was one of strictly set contestFighting … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged All That Is Left, Alley Ways, Anger and Pride, Avoid, Battle, Born, Brick, Building Up, China, Contest, Deciding Factor, Defeat, Disciple, Discipline, Dragon, Ebb and Flow, Enemy, Equilibrium, Every Moment, Extra Weight, Fall, Fate, Fights, Forget, Game, Glass, Glory, Grace, Gracious, Grow, Gungfu, Hard Learned, Henan, Hollywood, Honor, Humility, Importance, Increase, Increasing Strife, Inside, Keep Control, Lessons, Life Comes, Live, Live Strong, Live Yet Another Day, Lost In Life, Need, Other Person's Head, Pain, Path, Penance, Poetry and Poems, Power, Province, Restoration, Rule, Seal, Seifoo, Shaolin, Share, Side By Side, Skill, Spirit Unbroken, Spoken, Step By Step, Street, Strict, Tai Chi, Tea, Torn Down, Trick, True, Unspoken, Victory's Crown, Ways, When, Whisper, Will, Win, Won, Words | Leave a comment

The Dragon Finds Flight

Posted on August 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Dragon Finds Flightby Michael DoylePower returns with the riseUp there in the sky; see the the blood moonHell awakens; beginning in her eyesThe dragon shall be freed soonThe truest knight knows his dutyHaving had seen her wrath and her … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Awaken, Beauty, Bells, Blood Moon, Call, Clerical, Conquer, Control, Dare, Dragon, Duty, Evil, Eyes, Find, Flight, Freed, Hell, Knight, Longer, Lord's Will, Persist, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Resist, Return, Reveal, Ring, Rise, Satan, Silver, Siren, Sky, Sleight of Hand, Soul, Stronger, Time, Trouble, True, Truth, Try, Village, Warning, Weaken, Wrath | Leave a comment

The Arrow Shoots Straight

Posted on February 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

We can do nothing about our yesterdays. We cannot do a whole lot about our tomorrows but prepare. All we are promised and all that we have is this moment we breathe. The Arrow Shoots Straight by Michael Romani We … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alive, Anger, Arrow, Belief, Breathe, Brother, Cave, Dead, Dragon, Echo, Fight, Fire, Forgive, Grief, Head, Hide, Honor, Inflict, Inside, Inspire, Jesus, Live, Meaning, Miss, Photo, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Promise, Quiet, Remember, Straight, Stranger, Sublime, Survive, Taint, Tear, Tears, Time, Today, Tomorrow, True Love, Wall, We, Year, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Nightbirds Sing In Prophecy

Posted on October 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #11: https://flic.kr/p/nF9hWR Nightbirds Sing In Prophecy by Michael Romani Hiding in the dark of shadow Is that thing which you must know Hold those tears that you might cry Never knowing the passage of goodbye You think you … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bits and Bones, Book of Sin, Claw, Cry, Curse, Dance, Dark, Day, Demonic, Dragon, Forsake, God, Halloween, Hide, History, Invoke, Know, Knowledge, Last, Legacy, Mystery, Nightbird, Nowhere, Passage, Passion, Pestilence, Photograph, Pipe, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Prophecy, Protection, Quiet, Reveal, Second Sight, Shadow, Sing, Tear, Way, Worse | Leave a comment

Dracul’s Prey

Posted on October 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The real Dracul was as deadly perhaps as the Bram Stoker monster. But what if they were one in the same? Dracul’s Prey by Michael Romani The clan of the dragon Is one founded in corruption Dracul meaning the dragon … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abandon, Blood, Blood Bath, Bram Stoker, Century, Conception, Corrupt, Dare, Darkness, Deception, Die, Dracul, Dragon, Drain, Empire, Evill, Find, Hunt, Isolation, Killer, Light, Live, Monster, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Predation, Prey, Seduce, Tale, Tell, War, Wicked | Leave a comment

Happiness Finds Its Ending

Posted on July 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Nothing better than a happy ending, right? Happiness Finds Its Ending by Michael Romani Not even happiness finds its ending Despite the best intentions in friending We look for ways to find our way home Walking our journey not wanting … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Brave, Breath, Castle, Company, Decent, Dragon, Dream, Empathy, End, Fairy Tale, Family, Fear, Friend, Happiness, Hide and Seek, Home, Hope, Intention, Journey, Legend, Magic, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Search, Share, Sympathy, Touch, Vision, Word | Leave a comment

Wishing The Maybe

Posted on January 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Do you ever have moments where you stop and pause and think on things like maybe things might have been different or maybe this or that? I do. Those are the moments to be quiet and listen in. Trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Balance, Borrow, Bought, Chess, City, Compassion, Consider, Could, Deliberate, Dragon, Eye, Family, Fool, Gift, God, Good, Hesitate, Hiding Seek, Late Night, Let It Be, Lines, Maybe, Moment, Morality Play, Nothing, Outcast, Photograph, Pity, Plain View, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Relive, Remembrance, Rule, Sky, Sleep, Society, Sought, Think, Throwaway, Tomorrow, Travesty, Treasure, Truth, Wish, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Out In the Badlands Made Good

Posted on March 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Out In the Badlands Made Good by Michael Romani The tiger pushes the mountain With the force of an eagle’s claw There under the red sun And just before the silver moon The palm of an angry iron fox Leaps … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Dragon, Eagle's Claw, Fire, Iron Fox, Leopard, Monkey, Mountain, Nightinggale, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Red Sun, Scorpion Tail, Silver Mountains, Snow, Stalking, Tiger, Wolf | Leave a comment