Tag Archives: Empathy

The Reagan Renewal

Posted on April 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

American History continues through the Reagan presidency: The Reagan Renewal by Michael Doyle By the late 70s, the Conservative movement formed a coalition Not all were of the same mind, but it combined of its own volition Seeking smaller government … Continue reading →

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A House Divided

Posted on March 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The worse war America has ever fought was the war against ourselves, the American Civil War. A House Divided by Michael Doyle Lincoln’s inaugural was an attempt at reconciliation The mystic chords of memory were bonds of affection The siege … Continue reading →

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Afrofuturistic

Posted on January 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Design and empathy feed off each other in telling many tales. One of these is the telling of Black America’s history and a guiding light into the future. Afrofuturistic by Michael Romani Life can be a bit frantic For the … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Accident, Afro, Anoint, Appearance, Beauty, Black America, Boogie, Breath, Color, Dedication, Derogatory, Design, Details, Education, Empathy, Entry, Escape, Everything, Exploitive, Fanatic, Fashion, Frantic, Freedom, Future, God, Harlem, Hip Hop, History, Humanity, Humble, Instill, Intricate, Journey, Kinectic, Liberty, Library, Life, Line, Lost, Mechanistic, Neighborhood, Passion, Perfectionist, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Refine, Renaissance, Reveal, Significance, Something, Story, Tell, True, Truth, Whisper | Leave a comment

Moved By Authenticity

Posted on November 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In this season of gratitude and humility, it is our prayer that we all be moved more by humility than ego and more toward love, away from hate. Moved by Authenticity by Michael Romani In that container of love we … Continue reading →

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Ways of Survival

Posted on September 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In the long and short of it, life is really about survival. Ways of Survival by Michael Romani And so at once, we reach our arrival That everything that happens is about survival Each Fall we are reminded of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alive, Angry, Arrive, Blessing, Blue, Chill, Cry, Do, Dream, Earth, Empathy, End, Extinction, Fall, Fear, Fire, Forget, Fragile, Frame, Guesstimate, Happen, History, Immortal, Leaves, Life, Love, Mad Tea Party, Mass, Mercy, Moments, Mother Nature, Name, Passing Year, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Push, Rake, Realize, Regret, Resources, Revolve, Ripple, Serial Killer, Skipped Stone, Strife, Struggle, Suicide, Survival, Survive, Think, Way | Leave a comment

Boy Genius

Posted on September 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Inspired by and dedicated to the vexatious life of Erik Satie. Boy Genius by Michael Romani Reeling out of control Unable to console The boy genius fights Taking confront in his nights Sideways bit of swagger Sliced into like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Antagonistic, Blow By Blow, Boy, Capacity, Circumscribed, Confront, Connect, Console, Contrl, Correct, Cruelty, Dignity, Dream, Drink, Ego, Empathy, Erik Satie, Fail, Fame, Fight, Genius, Glory, Harrow, Human, Love, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Sanity, Serenity, Shame, Shameless, Show, Slice, Steps, Story, Superior, Swagger, Think, Vanity, Wordless | Leave a comment

The Path of Kindness

Posted on August 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Proverbs 3:3-4 The Path of Kindness by Michael Romani Stretched patience gives its opportunity As a choice of kindness felt in empathy God has given His shine into this darkness That would otherwise know not but … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Absolution, Actions, Acts, Angry, Answer, Attention, Blindness, Calm, Capability, Children, Christ, Command, Community, Compassion, Consideration, Darkness, Day of Judgment, Deeds, Do, Empathy, Enemy, Focus, Fruit of the Spirit, Gentle, Gift, God, God's Will, Grace, Gracious, Harshness, Head, Hear, Heart, Importance, Inner, Inscribe, Kindness, Light, Love, Mankind, Natural, Needs, Opportunity, Outer Beauty, Path, Patience, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Proverbs, Quality, Reflection, Relationship, Repentance, Responsibility, Retribution, Righteous, Said, Salvation, Sensitivity, Shadow, Shine, Sight, Sin, Society, Soft, Soul, Steeple, Tolerance, Treat, True, Truth, Understand, Ungrateful, Ways, Worship, Wrath | 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

Father’s Day With My Daughters 2019

Posted on June 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Two hours isn’t nearly long enough, but, at least it was some time. https://flic.kr/p/Qz7KFk Father’s Day With My Daughters (2019) by Michael Romani Some dads find it fine to have bragging rights In that they’ve done in spending sleepless nights … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2019, Angel, Better, Bragging Rights, Cherish, Daddy, Daughters, Dream, Empathy, Father's Day, Gift, Hug, Human Being, Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Questions, Sleepless Nights, Trouble, Ultra Sound, Voice | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: A Writer Writes From Empathy More Than Experience

Posted on April 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Writers don’t write from experience, although many are hesitant to admit that they don’t. If you wrote from experience, you’d get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.” – Nikki Giovanni

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Admit, Empathy, Experience, Hesitate, Nikki Giovanni, One Book, Poems, Thought For the Day, Write, Writers | Leave a comment