Tag Archives: Hero

A Hero’s Legacy

Posted on December 5, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Indelible character is a rarity. George H. Bush was just such a man of noble character. I didn’t always agree with him. Do know that he lost my vote once. But, never my belief that he is and was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Decency, Dignity, Duty, Eulogy, George H Bush, Hero, Honor, Journey, Knight, Legacy, Life, Phototgraph, Poem, Poetry, President, Public Servant, Thousand Points of Light | Leave a comment

Happy Birthday (I Miss You)

Posted on November 24, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Some people leave an indelible mark on your life. It’s only natural that one of these is my sister. They say the pain will stop. Then why am I in tears?? Happy Birthday (I Miss You) by Michael Romani Standing … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Awake, Bad Dream, Best Answer, Breaking, Cancer, Charm, Crying, Dark Pit, Death, Example, Faking, Gallery, Gone, Happy Birthday, Harm, Hero, Hurt, Labored Breath, Life, Lonely, Love, Miss, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Protector, Reminder, Sense, Shaking, Sister, Sleep, Speak, Steep, Strong, Sympathy, Talk, Teacher, Waking, Weak, Years | Leave a comment

American Lion: Speaker of Truth

Posted on November 11, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Frederick Douglass was a Republican. I love when I read the Left try to work its way around that with lies and pretense and then try to make the case anything but than it was. The Republicans formed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged American, American History, American Lion, Believer, Chains, Change, Color, Confederacy, Contradiction, Craftwork, Democrats, Derision, Division, Equality, Frederick Douglass, Freedom, Hero, Humanity, Identity, Jim Crow, Liberty, Life, Marxist, Mock, Mortal Sin, Nation, Nuances, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Principles, Republican, Reverse Discrimination, Skin Color, Speak, Tales, Tension, Truth | Leave a comment

Choices Made

Posted on October 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

I could not really decide on a pertinent title. How does one sum up a poem about knights and the struggle for nobility? Choices Made by Michael Romani There is nothing that stands against corruption More than those who will … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accra, Bare, Beware, Caution, Choice, Christian, Conflict, Conspire, Corrupt, Disrupt, Dream, Events, God, Greater Good, Hero, Holy, Knight, Loss, Mud, Noble, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power of Gold, Sail, Stand, Warrior | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Innocence Lost

Posted on October 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Seems like a theme this year so far for this coming Halloween doesn’t it? I guess it’s been on mind lately that some of our worse horrors are self inflicted by mankind. On Innocence Lost (In War) by Michael Romani … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Accept, Alone, Better, Blood, Boys, Choice, Daily Prompt, Damaged Heart, Death, Dream, First Breath, First Kill, God's Plan, Halloween, Hero, Inflicted, Innocence, Lost, Love, Men, Moment, Night, Poor Excuse, Pray, Scar, Sin, Sleep, Sorrow, Spill, Together, Unholy Monster, Zero | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – To Be Scared of the Dark

Posted on October 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Every child knows what it is like to be scared of the dark. As do many, adult still. Some for more real reasons than others. But, fear is an emotion not reason, right? To Be Scared of the Dark by … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Ash, Crawl, Creak, Daily Prompt, Dark, Emotion, Enemies, Flee, Footsteps, Fright, Guard, Habitual, Hero, Hide, Know, Madness, Night, Plan, Prayer, Reason, Ritual, Sadness, Scare, Voice | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Breast Cancer Awareness

Posted on October 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I, for one of too many, do not need to be reminded. I lost my sister and best friend after her nine year battle. There is at least one other person that I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Absence, Angels, Barrenness, Best Friend, Bravado, Breast Cancer Awareness, Daily Prompt, Define, Fight, Fine, Fought, Heart, Heartache, Heaven, Hero, Keen, Last Call, Misbehaving, Modern Age, October, Pain, Prayer, Rage, Scourge, Survive, Tears, Understanding | Leave a comment

Misunderstanding Of A Little House

Posted on September 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

There is a massive campaign to distort historical reality. It seemingly stops at nothing to turn history on its head to achieve this moment’s agenda. I believe it cannot be more wrong. Where possible I attempt to reasonably act against … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Absurd, Agenda, Belong, Catchphrases, Challenge, Distortion, Erase, Gain, Grievance, Heartbreak, Hero, Historical Reality, History, Humanity, Ignorance, Imposition, Indians, Intrusion, Laura Ingalls, Learn, Lessons, Literature, Little House On the Prairie, Manifest Destiny, Mistakes, Misunderstanding, Morals, Osage, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Respect, Tarnished, Villian | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Hero

Posted on August 18, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

When I was much, much younger I felt a certain kind of empty hunger Wishing that I would not become a zero Instead I strove to become a hero Picking out who I wanted very much to be I modeled … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Country, Daily Prompt, Family, Goals, God, Hero, Hunger, Knight, Life, Model, Others, Prayer, Risk, Servant, Service, Young, Zero | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Mentor

Posted on May 5, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

There is, I think, a splinter in my eye I said as I did my best John Wayne And pretended I would not cry She would not, I think, like my pain Yoshiko had been my mentor and my friend … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Daily Prompt, Grandmother, Hero, John Wayne, Learned, Lessons, Mentor, Pain, Preaching, Sensei, Soul, Splinter, Teaching, Wordpress, Yoshiko | Leave a comment