Tag Archives: Humanity

The Outspokenness of Brokenness

Posted on November 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem of gratitude #29: The Outspokenness of Brokenness by Michael Romani Lord, if you’ll forgive my outspokenness How do you love us in our brokenness? I get that you died for us on a crucifix Wounded by my own … Continue reading →

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Motives Met

Posted on November 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 1 Cor 4:5: Motives Met by Michael Romani Things of darkness brought to light Keeping praise to make this right We are stewards entrusted to care Keeping our charges from Satan’s snare When we stand before … Continue reading →

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Thankful For God’s Love and Mercy

Posted on November 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 1st Samuel: Thankful For God’s Love and Mercy by Michael Romani Giving thanks for all at all times Expressed in my thousand rhymes Always seeking wisdom in my prayers Walking this world without false airs Surely … Continue reading →

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The Healing Acceptance of Self

Posted on November 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem of humility and gratitude # 12: The Healing Acceptance of Self by Michael Romani With gratitude, I accept myself No longer looking for answers from a shelf But, seeking instead to find peace from within Behind that wall … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Fundamental Trouble With the People of the United States Is That We Have Gotten Too Far Away From God

Posted on October 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I have been thinking a lot about these things as I have come to the realization of the tremendous responsibilities which rest upon me. It is my conviction that the fundamental trouble with the people of the United States is … Continue reading →

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Given To the Fire

Posted on October 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #24: https://flic.kr/p/s4ZNhr Given To the Fire by Michael Romani Gazing on the precious cross Given to the fire with a toss One soul stood itself alone But, oh so, very lost and alone As if her heart were … Continue reading →

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In A Monster’s Waltz

Posted on October 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween poem #7 In A Monster’s Waltz by Michael Romani May the lost souls be found No matter how or how unsound Too long happiness has been elusive For those rejected and now reclusive Frankenstein each of us in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Calamity, Castaway, Dance, Dare, Dark, Dignity, Dream, Elusive, Eyes, Frankenstein, Fright, Halloween, Happy, Humanity, Legacy, Lies, Lost Soul, Mephistopheles, Misfortune, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reclusive, Reject, Stormy Night, Waltz | Leave a comment

Blood On Our Hands

Posted on October 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween poem #2 – mankind has the worse monsters and is seldom as kind as we might be if only we could. Blood On Our Hands by Michael Romani Our brutalities serve to shape us Though we wish to deny … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abyss, Asylum, Atrocity, Belief, Better, Blood, Brother, Brutality, Certain, Creature of the Night, Cure, Dawn, Deny, Dignity, Doctor, Fail, Fatal, Forget, Forgivver, God, Halloween, Hands, Heavy, Heoes, Humane, Humanity, Killers, Laugh, Live, Memory, Monster, Night, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Push, Remake, Right, River, Seen, Shadow, Shape, Sister, Sleep, Stir, Toll, Unafraid, Vanity, Watch | Leave a comment

In Memory of 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

We must never forget what extremists brought on this day We must always linger on the troubles that come humanity’s way We must also never forget that we are all the children of God And that God would have us … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Is Not From Benevolence But Self Interest That We Get Our Dinner From the Butcher, Brewer and Baker

Posted on July 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.” – Adam Smith

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Adam Smith, Advantage, Baker, Benevolence, Brewer, Butcher, Dinner, First Principles, Humanity, Interest, Necessity, Self-Love, Talk | Leave a comment