Tag Archives: Feel

With Appreciation

Posted on November 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem of gratitude #15 in appreciation and gratitude for the influence of the California Sound of the 1960s and early 1970s. https://flic.kr/p/udMBaZ With Appreciation by Michael Romani There is really all kinds of music But, it doesn’t really abuse … Continue reading →

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Collect Call

Posted on November 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In humble gratitude, I offer this poem for those moments we feel most challenged in trying to understand the necessary balance of things as a poem of thankfulness #10: Collect Call by Michael Romani It’s moments like these When I’m … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anguish, Blade, Blind, Breath, Broken Heart, Child, Choice, Confusion, Cross, Crucifix, Cruel, Cry, Deep, Dies, Down, Dying, Echo, Enfold, Eyes, Family, Father, Fear, Feel, Halloween, Hand, Hard, Heaven, Hesitate, Illusion, Keep, Kill, Lies, Life, Lord, Loss, Lullaby, Misstep, Mist, Moment, Monster, Monstrosity, Mother, Night, Perservere, Pestilence, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poverty, Pray, Question, Reel, Revere, Sacred, Shown, Sigh, Silence, Sleep, Souls, Suffer, Tear, Temper, Troubled Soul, True, Voice, Weep, World, Wounded Heart | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: People Forget What You Said and Did but Not How You Make Them Feel

Posted on October 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Did, Feel, Forget, Learn, Made, Maya Angelou, Never Forget, People, Said, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day Expanded: Plant Intelligence and Its Implications For Behavior

Posted on September 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In deciding to remake Aloha Promises Forever into more based on who I truly am and the thoughts that I hold up to examination, I thought I’d experiment by setting out the following: While home busily being sick, I am … Continue reading →

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Dream Child Revealed

Posted on September 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Another from the short form poetry workshop on the anaphora form. I found this form amenable to writing a quick rock song after the first anaphora that I wrote and previously posted. Dream Child by Michael Romani Dream child I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anaphora, Bare, Care, Child, Dance, Dare, Dream, Fantasy, Feel, Hope, Incidence, Innocence, Love, Me, Naked, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Real, Romance, Share, Short Form, Snare, Steal, Trap, Wild, Workshop, You | Leave a comment

Knock, Knock, Knocking

Posted on July 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Watched a movie about some rockers that I kinda came up with in the world. This came from that…. Knock, Knock, Knocking by Michael Romani Pulsating beat Keeps knock, knock, knocking Out on the streets We keep rock, rock, rocking … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Chase GhostBurn, Cut, Dead, Fast, Feel, Gas, Head, Heal, Heart, Hurt, Kicks, Knock, Licks, Liquor, Note, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Pulsate, Rock, Serenade, Shink Kicker, Steal, Streets, Switchblade, Thrill, White Hot | Leave a comment

At the Corners of My Soul

Posted on June 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Ever miss someone even if the way they broke up with you leaves full of doubt, self loathing and more questions than answers? At the Corners of My Soul by Michael Romani Picking at the corners of my soul Searching … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Answers, Blind, Broken, Care, Change, Corner, Cruel, Deep, Dreams, Drink, Feel, Give Up, Know, Leave, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Real, Reel, Save, Shadow, Share, Song, Soul, Special, Sunk, Weep, Willow, Wrong | Leave a comment

Empire State’s Eternity

Posted on April 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I missed Day 24 of the Na/GloPoWriMo 2019. The challenge that day was to pick a reference book and blindly choose something from any given page. Having no reference books currently handy, I turned to Wikipedia. One of today’s featured … Continue reading →

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Meanders At the Oxbow

Posted on April 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo 2019, Day 29 and the challenge is to write on the after thoughts about a strong emotion and its results. This is my attempt to clarify thoughts I had just yesterday about the days prior and the future that … Continue reading →

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