Tag Archives: Eyes

Tears In Misted Eyes

Posted on October 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #21: Tears In Misted Eyes by Michael Romani Tears in his misted eyes A monster cries as his child dies While the mother prays her lullaby It’s all the watcher can do to sigh Life like a twisted … Continue reading →

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We Who Damn Ourselves

Posted on October 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #19: We Who Damn Ourselves by Michael Romani We damn ourselves To our own private hells Dwelling on all Of the tiniest details In a world grown cold We lose all hope All of our dreams bought and … Continue reading →

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In A Monster’s Waltz

Posted on October 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween poem #7 In A Monster’s Waltz by Michael Romani May the lost souls be found No matter how or how unsound Too long happiness has been elusive For those rejected and now reclusive Frankenstein each of us in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Calamity, Castaway, Dance, Dare, Dark, Dignity, Dream, Elusive, Eyes, Frankenstein, Fright, Halloween, Happy, Humanity, Legacy, Lies, Lost Soul, Mephistopheles, Misfortune, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reclusive, Reject, Stormy Night, Waltz | Leave a comment

Rose’s Thorn

Posted on October 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #3 Rose’s Thorn by Michael Romani The rose’s thorn bled it’s blood Chosen to drag my soul through the mud Clever thought I in the transparency Lost in its morbid transcendency Condemned to the darkened dust Struggling in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Blade, Blame, Blood, Blush, Clever, Condemn, Cost, Cruel, Danger, Defile, Drool, Dust, Eyes, Halloween, Lost, Lush, Morbid, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Rose, Shatter, Soul, Still, Stranger, Strong, Struggle, Thorn, Transparent, Tuth, Twist, Unkempt, Vicious, Wheel, World, Wrong | Leave a comment

Lessons From Thomas

Posted on September 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on John 20: 24-31: Lessons From Thomas by Michael Romani Oh my God, I have so much doubt Always wondering what it’s about Expectations so seldom feeling met Too many turns that I sadly regret Sometimes, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Believe, Book of John, Care, Conceive, Dare, Demand, Discern, Doubt, Doubting Thomas, Expectation, Eyes, Faith, Faithless, Fear, Feeling, God, Grow, Integrity, Know, Learn, Met, Need, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Point, Proof, Regret, Right, Serve, Shadow, Sight, Teach, Turn, Wonder | Leave a comment

What Is Art?

Posted on August 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I was sitting on a swing in a virtual world and thinking on how beautiful the build was that had been designed to evoke and memorialize my dead family members and close friends who had died before their time and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ars, Art, Axiology, Balance, Beauty, Build, Circumstance, Comfort, Concept, Craft, Define, Deny, Determination, Dread, Dream, Effort, Era, Escape, Evidence, Evoke, Expression, Eyes, Fail, Fear, Form, Formal Quality, Hang, Harmony, Heart, Hue, Imiate, Know, Meaning, Memorial, Mimesis, Mind, Organic, Origin, Originality, Philosophy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Providence, Rendition, Representation, Response, Rhythm, Show, Skill, Soul, Spill, Truth, Ugly, Unity, Value, Views, Virtual, Wall, Way, World | Leave a comment

Eulogy For the Profane

Posted on August 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The last few days have been painful. I wonder if that means I’m growing? Isn’t that the saying “no pain, no gain”? Eulogy For the Profane by Michael Romani They say profanity Is the sign of a lazy mind All … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aneurysm, Appreciate, Boss, Charles, Clever, Cry, Days, Death, Decisions, Depend, Disdain, Doubt, Duty, Endeavor, Eulogy, Eyes, Falling Out, Fascination, Find, Friend, Funeral, Glory, Good Man, Goodbye, Grief, Head, Honor, Infer, Insane, Lazy, Light, Listen, Loss, Lost, Love, Mentor, Mess, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Points, Price, Profane, Profanity, Reaper, Right, Sage Advice, Sigh, Soldier, Story, Strain, Tell, Train Wreck, Try, Undone, Venity, Whiskey, Whisper | Leave a comment

Life Giving Water

Posted on August 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The secret elixir of life on our blue planet begins with water. Beyond on this, we must look toward the mixer of this with energy and stardust, our heavenly Father. Life Giving Water by Michael Romani Too many eyes looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bacteria, Blue Planet, Bubble, Cave, Content, Earth, Energy, Evidence, Eyes, Father, Fix, History, Journey, Life, Light, Live, Mix, New Mexico, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Primordial Brew, Question, Sky, Stardust, Stars, Universe, Verse, Water | Leave a comment

Pouring It Out

Posted on August 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I am not certain. But, I think that maybe self inflicted is sometimes the worse loss? Pouring It Out by Michael Romani Tossing and turning I just couldn’t sleep This kind of hurt Is soul deep Self inflicted tears Welling … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Best Friend, Blam, Breathe, Deep, Doubt, Eyes, Hurt, Lost, Love, Out, Penance, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pour, Realize, Self Inflict, Sleep, Soul, Tears, Toss, Turn | Leave a comment

First Principles: We Are Apt To Close Our Eyes Against Painful Truth That Is Capable of Transforming Us Into Beasts

Posted on July 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth — and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts.” – Patrick Henry (1775)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Apt, Beast, Eyes, First Principles, Hope, Illusion, Indulge, Man, Natural, Pain, Patrick Henry, Shut, Siren, Song, Transform, Truth | Leave a comment