Tag Archives: Fire

Straight Up, No Chaser

Posted on June 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I am so far down right now that my chin up is just going to have to wait for some other day. Straight Up, No Chaser by Michael Romani Straight up, no chaser I know I can’t replace her I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beast, Beautiful, Beauty, Better Man, Chaser, Down, Dream, Fire, Good Enough, Heart Break, Hide, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Shame, Sorrow, Straight Up | Leave a comment

Even To This Day

Posted on May 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on a life lived between worlds and still finding hope and dreaming dreams… Even To This Day by Michael Romani It was a dark night The darkest night And you were crying And I was crying And … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Beware of Too Many High Sounding Words Absent Accompanying Actions

Posted on April 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“We have too many high sounding words and too few actions that correspond with them.” – Abigail Adams

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Abigail Adams, Actions, Correspond, Difficutl, Expectation, Few, Fire, First Principles, High Sounding, Hope, Noble, Ouselves, Private Ambition, Public Wellbeing, Quench, Sacrifice, Souls, Task, Undertaking, Words | Leave a comment

First Principles: Happy Patriots Day 2019!

Posted on April 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they want a war let it begin here.” – Captain John Parker, commander of the militiamen at Lexington, Massachusetts, on sighting British troops on this day in 1775 The first shots of the … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged 2019, Begin, Captain John Parker, Fire, Fired On, First Principles, Gun Confiscation, Lexington, Patriots Day, War | Leave a comment

In Remembrance of Notre Dame

Posted on April 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In memory of the burning of Notre Dame 04/2019 and as originally posted on my Flickr account: In Remembrance of Notre Dame by Michael Romani Standing there in the center of the ancient cityGloriously symbolic in its early beloved pietyThe … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ages, Ancient, Burn, Cathedral, Center, Century, Champagne, Dreams, Europe, Faith, Fire, Flickr, France, Humanity, Memory, Mystery, Notre Dame, Paris, Photograph, Piety, Poem, Poetry, Remebrance, Sorrow, Testament, Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Catch & Release

Posted on April 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Am I alone in seeing that the world has its moments of understated brilliance? Catch and Release by Michael Romani Writing to write, so it seems Is often the child of unknown dreams Miscast, recanted or fully embraced The soul … Continue reading →

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Lost In the Sound

Posted on March 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Some days, I miss the bad ole days of playing music and thinking that was where my journey would always lead. Lost In the Sound by Michael Romani Taking all All in stride Taken for A wild ride Taken too … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aground, Allowed, Around, Ballet, Change, Chase, Desire, Fire, Found, Guns For Hire, Heart, Journey, Lost, Loud, Music, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Proud, Ride, Rooftop, Shake, Sing, Song, Sound, Stage, Stage Lights, Straight No Chaser, Stride, Tiptoe, View, Wild, Wire | Leave a comment

First Principles: Never Despair In Rekindling The Patriotic Fire

Posted on March 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Nil desperandum, — Never Despair. That is a motto for you and me. All are not dead; and where there is a spark of patriotic fire, we will rekindle it.” — Samuel Adams

Posted in First Principles | Tagged All, Dead, Despair, Fire, First Principles, Motto, Nil Desperandum, Patriotic, Rekindle, Samuel Adams, Spark | Leave a comment

To Harvest the Wind: School Daze

Posted on March 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Part I in a series under development: To Harvest the Wind: School Daze by Michael Romani I. A breeze touches the savanna grass As the tribesmen dance in a pass Harvesting corn; some barely living This harsh life can be … Continue reading →