Tag Archives: History

Hearts That Burn

Posted on August 19, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

History shows a weird thread of interlacing love and hate that has come to influence all of humanity. Were it God’s way and not ours, I am thinking and believing there would be a lot more love and maybe none … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ages of Man, Burn, Bury, Child, Choice, Death, Enfold, Fate, Father Time, Fear, God, Hate, Hearts, History, Learn, Lessons, Love, Mother, Photograph, Place, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Sadness, Son, Tales, Teach, Trace | Leave a comment

Ghost Towns of Russia

Posted on August 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

600 million miles of history, quite a lot of it tragically beautiful: Ghost Towns of Russia by Michael Romani The provocative label of ghost town Once chased around Tells the story of another dead town Across 600 million Russian miles … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Artic, Audible Silence, Citizens, Collapse, Ghost Town, Gone, History, Horizon, Memories, Mercy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Polar Nights, Question, Reason, Red Army, Russia, Soviet Union, Strategy | Leave a comment

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