Tag Archives: History

Word Prompt – Venus

Posted on August 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Usually make up a new poem here for the word prompts. This time however, a repeat from 2017: Venus, Bringer of Peace by Michael Romani In the early 1900s, so many were struck by Theosophy Falling into studying the occult, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Adoration, Astrology, Bringer of Peace, Caden, Cadence, Daily Prompt, Fallen Man, History, Holtz, Mars, Nation, Orchestra, Peace, Sublime, Synthesis, The Planets, Theosophy, Venus | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Capitalism Has Been the Most Effective Way To Eliminate Poverty In History

Posted on July 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Socialists like to blame every inequity, the actions of every greedy criminal, every downturn and every social ill on the injustice of capitalism. But none of them admit that capitalism has been the most effective way to eliminate poverty in … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day, Uncategorized | Tagged Blame, Capitalism, China, David Harsanyi, Elimination, History, India, Inequity, Millenials, Poverty, Socialism, Soviet Union, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Copper

Posted on July 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Nothing can tarnish the mountains of copper canyon Except, perhaps, their memory if we abandon The beauty of this bronze mineral so malleable Flexed to the point we were no long able Thin stacks of this stamped into the pennies … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Blood, Bronze, Canyon, Copper, Daily Prompt, Desert, Eco-Friendly, Empire, Flex, Gold and Silver, History, Memory, Microcosm, Rivers, Sierra Madre Occidental, Tarnish | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Justice

Posted on June 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

There is a story in prudence, justice and the other sister It’s one to be listened to very well if you care, mister Without prudence there is no justice for any to be had That leaves us with pure mischief … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Constitution, Daily Prompt, Fallen, False Claims, Fiefdoms, History, Justice, Lawless, Merit, Mischief, Path, Progressive, Prudence, Regressive, Republic, Rule of Law, Rule of Men, Self Proclamation, Supreme Court | Leave a comment

Legends Persist

Posted on June 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Legends persist throughout our culture. They always have. I believe they always will. https://flic.kr/p/pC38by Legends Persist by Michael Romani Choking on the information age Where everything is instantly all the rage Be it Britney Spears or history The internet is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Confucius, Culture, Folktale, Habit, Historical Fact, History, Influence, Information Age, Internet, Jesus, Legends, Mulan, Mythic Figures, Persist, Poem, Poetry, Robin Hood, Shakespeare, Story, Sublime, Sun Tzu, William Tell | Leave a comment

Twilight of the Gods

Posted on June 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Twilight of the Gods by Michael Romani Lately, it’s seemed a little perverse How many goodbyes, I’ve said in verse As baby boomers meet the end of trajectory And the twilight of the gods becomes history I’m sure this … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Baby Boomers, Classic Rock, Complacency, Deep Purple, Disposable Pop, Electric Boots, Electric Youth, Elevator Music, Gods, Goodbyes, Heart Shaped Box, History, Legacy, Life, Malcontents, Marshall Stacks, Mortality, Mourn, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rebels, Rocked the Nation, Strings, Time and Sentiment, Twlight of the Gods, Walls of Sound | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Pedigree

Posted on May 15, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

In the name of my heritage, I have been to hell and back In all ways fighting for the light and never fading black In the name of my jaded pedigree, golden cause of legacy I often cite my family’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Daly Prompt, Fading Black, Family, Hell and Back, Heritage, History, Legacy, Pedigree, Wordpress | Leave a comment

Lessons In Living History

Posted on March 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Lessons In Living History by Michael Romani The hardest thing to comprehend Is why so many fail to understand That lessons in history tend to repeat Maybe because the lessons are incomplete Like angel wings openly spread History is more … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Daughter, Family, Heritage, History, Lessons, Living, Living Museum, Love, Magical, Moments, Mystery, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Revelation | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: History Is A Novel

Posted on March 27, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“History is a novel whose author is the people.” – Alfred de Vigny, poet, playwright, and novelist (27 Mar 1797-1863) I would go this one step further and say that the more I have learned about history, the more … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The History of Science Has Been the Gradual Realization That Events Are Orderly

Posted on March 15, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.” – Stephen Hawking Forget about … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged A Brief History of Time, Arbitary, Cause and Effect, History, Inspired, Natural, Order, Realization, Science, Stephen Hawking, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment