Tag Archives: Hollywood

Ruined Absolution

Posted on December 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

This poem was meant for December 19, 2019. This is, among other observances, National Emo Day.. So Happy that… In my own confessional, I am struggling a bit these last few days with my upcoming birthday, Christmas almost here and … Continue reading →

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Ode To An Orangutan In My Thoughts

Posted on December 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Friday was the Day of the Monkey. This brought to mind a certain event that happened maybe 12 or more years ago. I could not fact any references to this orangutan on the net so I could not completely flesh … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Again, Aloud, Animals, ASL, Base Fear, Beauty, Between, Biology, Break, Brilliance, Cage, Cape, Childhood, Chinaman's Hat, Come Back, Common Good, Control, Convenience, Cost, Cousteau, Cut, Damage, Day of the Monkey, Day To Day, Deep, Define, Disguise, Dividing Line, Divine, Doctor Doolittle, Dolphins, Dream, Duty, Experience, Eye to Eye, Eyes, Feel, Folly, Glass, Grace, Hand To hand, Heart, Heartless, Hollywood, Human, Humanity, Hurt, Incisor, Inhumanity, Inside, Interventioin, Kin to Kin, Kind, Know, Koko, Leave, Listen, Lock, Lonely, Lost, Mean, Memory, Mind, Niche, Ode, Ohio, Orangutan, Pain, Palm to Palm, Photograph, Planet of the Apes, Poem, Poetry, Pound, Pretend, Pristine, Question, Real, Reply, Responsible, Reveal, Scared, See, Sell, Series, Skin, Soul, Step, Story, Superman, Surf, Talk, Tears, Tell, Thin, Thought, Trap, True, Truth, TV, Understand, Understood, Veneer, World, zoo | Leave a comment

From the Canyon’s Heart

Posted on November 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem of gratitude #7. This one is from a sense of gratitude toward the music that came to life from the Laurel Canyon scene. I think that though I leaned toward progressive hard rock in my music, my lyrical … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Back Pages, Bob Dylan, Canyon, Craft, Echo, Feelings, Folk Rock, Generation, Gratitude, Harmony, Heart, Hollywood, Inspire, Joy, Laurel Canyon, Lyre, Melody, Microphone, Music, Orpheum, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Progressive Hard Rock, Reverberation, Rhyme, Rickenbacker, Santa Monica Mountains, Shift, Song, Sorrow, Soul, Speakeasy, Summer, Sunset, The Byrds, Three Part Harmony, Time, Tomorrow, Tone, Wade, Waft | 2 Comments

Toying With Reality

Posted on April 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 21’s challenge is to write a poem in a surrealistic manner. Toying With Reality by Michael Romani From the north looking down on the spinning top The world twirls around and may never find its stop All the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Art, Confusion, Dark, Delight, Dream, Harmony, Hollywood, Identity, Illuminate, Light, Lost, Metaphysical, Na/GloPoWriMo, North, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Psyche, Reality, Shatter, Shimmer, Silence, Surrealism, Tatter, Tears, Toy | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Russian Collusion Hoax Was A Disgraceful Witch-Hunt Shaming the Media, the FBI and Hollywood

Posted on March 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The Russia collusion hoax was a disgraceful fake news witch-hunt that shames all of Trump’s deranged enemies in the media, the FBI and Hollywood and has probably ensured their worst nightmare — his re-election.” – Piers Morgan

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Derangement, Disgrace, Fake News, FBI, Hollywood, Media, Nightmare, Piers Morgan, President Trump, Re-Election, Russia Collusion Hoax, Shame, Thought For the Day, Witch Hunt | Leave a comment

Los Feliz Memories

Posted on November 16, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

For the good and bad of it, Hollywood has had a tremendous influence on global entertainment. https://flic.kr/p/qJsrzn Los Feliz Memories by Michael Romani Cinematic ghosts are conjured back into existence As half remembered legends draped in persistence A séance draws … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Angle, Cinema, Corner, Cosmic Firmament, Creative, Gloss, Gossip, Heartaches, Hollywood, Hourglass, Incendiary, Investigation, Legend, Lore, Los Feliz, Manson, Nostalgia, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Seance, Tomorrow, Votex, Yesterdays | Leave a comment

Artifice (What Price Hollywood?)

Posted on October 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Some musicians and actors strive so hard to be genuine and authentic, not matter how hard they have to fake it…. Artifice (What Price Hollywood?) by Michael Romani It’s arguably corporeal Slightly nostalgic and funereal The singer’s veil is repurposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Artifice, Authenticity, Comlplication, Creation, Diletic, Disafflicted, Doubt, Expression of Truth, Hollywood, Implication, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rock N Roll, Self Afflicted, Shroud, Soul, Spotlight | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Authentic

Posted on April 20, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

It’s a daily sort of hectic struggle In the midst of this half mast jungle Trying to keep our world true and real In a place that devalues the think of our feel At the risk of sounding a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Authentic, Daily, Daily Prompt, Eccentric, Feel, Half Mast, Hollywood, Integrity, Jungle, Morality, Struggle, Think, Wordpress | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Age

Posted on December 2, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The things that keep me up at night .. and tosses My soul around as I see society focused on losses Instead of seeing things in terms of dreams unfulfilled To be pushed hard for, chased, pursued and willed No, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Age, Confusion, Daily Prompt, Decision, Dreams, Effort, Focus, Goals, Hollywood, Illusion, Potential, Stage, Strive, Wordpress | Leave a comment

California Dreamin’

Posted on August 13, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

California Dreamin’ by Michael Romani Still pictures form in my mind and remind me Of how much California is like living poetry Tip to tip in every trip a driven fascination It’s a macrocosm at every turn of Californication Us … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems, Second Life | Tagged Bliss, Boardwalk, Cable Car, California, China Town, Couplets, Dreamin', Hollywood, Keeping It Real, Malibu, Mariachi, Marilyn Monroe, Photographs, Pier, Poetry, Road Trip, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Second Life | Leave a comment