Tag Archives: Essence

Turbo Charged

Posted on April 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

American History continues through the Kennedy presidency. Turbo Charged by Michael Doyle Nixon versus Kennedy; election 1960 Workhorse versus glamor; it hits me That the sleek athleticism of the New Frontier Was as distinctive as this election year The torch … Continue reading →

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To Bring the Stars Closer

Posted on January 18, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

There are those who walk into our lives to not simply touch and fadeaway. There are those who from the moment met leave an indelible trace in your heart and soul. It is to this which has left me so … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Amaze, Attitude, Beautiful, Beauty, Belong, Brave, Bring, Change, Choose, Close, Closer, Compassion, Contentment, Control, Curl, Curled, Dare, Deep, Desire, Detail, Doubt, Dream, Duty, Embrace, End, Essence, Eyes, Fall, Fascination, Feel, Fools, Forgive, Forgotten, Friend, Give Up, God, Good Man, Grace, Gratitude, Harm, Heart, Heaven, Here, Hold, Hope, Illusion, Important, Inner, Inner Fire, Inspire, Latitude, Live, Look, Love, Lover, Lyric, Magic, Magnificence, Man, Mystery, Night, Obligation, Passion, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Praise, Pray, Purpose, Right, Risk, Serve, Significance, Silence, Sing, Sky, Sleep, Soul, Stars, Tears, Time, Token, Touch, Trace, Treasure, Truth, Violence, Watch, Ways, Weep, Well, Will, Wish, Woman, Wonder, Wonderful, World, Worth | Leave a comment

In The Fullness of Time

Posted on December 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem for this, the day celebrated as symbolizing Christ’s birth. Merry Christmas! Christmas… Christ Mass… A mass for Christ. Then then does that or might it actually mean? Is it really only about the birth of Christ? Or, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abstract, Belief, Birth, Bless, Christ, Contemplation, Essence, Exact, Full, God, God In Christ, Grasp, Greeting Card, Heir, Holy, Hymn, Man, Mass, Meaning, Merry Christmas, Moments, Mystery, Nativity Play, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reconcile, Redemption, Reflect, Sin, Sublime, Time, Toast, Told, Transcend, Truth, Woman | Leave a comment

Urban Christianity

Posted on December 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A Sunday sort of poem… Urban Christianity by Michael Romani Fully formed in my Christianity I have come to belief quite rationally But, also find it credible emotionally Bit by bit, I have been ratifying These things of belief, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Act, Agrarian, Alive, Answer, Axiom, Belief, Big Questions, Christianity, Claim, Community, Conclude, Contemporary, Controversy, Credible, Cross, Deceive, Define, Earn, Emotionally, Equality, Essence, Evidence, Evil, Faith, Fight, Form, Gift, God, Grief, Human, Injustice, Is, Job, Just, Leap of Faith, Legacy, Life, Live, Logic, Mentality, Mercy, Moment, Morality, Nature, Office Hours, Ought, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Proof, Ratify, Rational, Reality, Reason, Receive, Relief, Respect, Satisfy, Science, Season, Sincere, Soul, Standard, Strong, Suffer, Sunday, Supernatural, Survive, Transcendent, Truism, Trust, Truth, Tussle, Understate, Understood, Urban, Youth | Leave a comment

A Ninja’s Ways

Posted on December 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Rumor has it that a burger place is behind December 5th being named International Ninja Day! I think the odds are this is true. But it doesn’t change a thing about how I’m choosing to see it. 🙂 A Ninja’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Attention, Battle, Being, Bond, Calm, Carry, Center, Day, December 5th, Deep, Deference, Endure, Enemy, Enlighten, Escape, Essence, Fight, Higher Truth, Impure, International Ninja Day, Key, Late, Life, Meaning, Motion, Ninja, Ninpo, Nothing, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prevail, Right Intention, Rumor, Significance, Soul, Spiritual, Stealth, Thoughtful, True, Way, Won, Word | Leave a comment

Thought of the Day: Ingratitude Is the Essence of Vileness

Posted on November 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.” – Immanuel Kant

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Essence, Immanuel Kant, Ingratitude, Thought For the Day, Vileness | Leave a comment

Betrayed With A Kiss

Posted on October 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #6 – Once you’re under evil’s dominion, it doesn’t matter how you got there. Does it? Betrayed With A Kiss by Michael Romani With a kiss, we turned the key Sinking deep into your debauchery It’s certain I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anger, Attitude, Betray, Bite, Blade, Bllind, Broken, Company, Content, Controll, Cure, Debauchery, Debt, Defiance, Demon, Disdain, Distraction, Dominion, Door, Ease, Enchant, Escape, Essence, Evil, Firelight, Gratitude, Halloween, Hate, Howl, Key, Kind, Kiss, Know, Letha, Lost, Madness, Mistress, Night, Owe, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pretend, Reliance, Return, Righteous, Sad, Satisfaction, Science, Secret, Servant, Slave, Slice, Soul, Spare, Spirit, Table, Throat, Unholy | Leave a comment

Essence of Turning

Posted on July 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Life is a continuous cycle from the greatest to the smallest of all levels. It is an exchange that always provides for the greater good even with all the bad along the way. https://flic.kr/p/pM518F Essence of Turning by Michael Romani … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Barren, Blessing, Care, Cloud, Cosmic Dust, Cycle, Day, Diamond, Diversity, Earth, Emotion, Essence, Exchange, God, Legacy, Life, Lifeless, Love, Lucky Star, Miss, Night, Ocean, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Praise, Rain, Refrain, Rock, Rust, Shower, Storm, Swirl, Turn, Water | 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

The Price of Magic

Posted on April 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Day 26 of Na/GloPoWriMo 2019 is day to write a poem that uses repetition as it’s device. I think maybe that’s something that I don’t do a lot of in my writing. The leaders of this poetry session declare this … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Base Need, Cast, Cocktail, Complex, Dash, Desire, Device, Dexterity, Die, Double Handed, Essence, Fancy, Fleet, Governance, Heart, Human, Incantation, Interaction, Kick, Last, Life, Magic, Na/GloPoWriMo, Parlance, Parliment, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Price, Recitation, Repeat, Repetition, Satisfication, Seat, Serial, Time, Trite, Trivial, True Romance, Utterance, Word | Leave a comment