Tag Archives: Hurt

Simple Saturday

Posted on April 18, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Day 17 of Na/GloPoWriMo 2020 invites us to poetically examine the simple pleasures that make up the Saturdays of our souls. Simple Saturday by Michael Doyle Simply Saturday Could be no other way But over coffee or tea To share … Continue reading →

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As Sinners Saved By Grace

Posted on March 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on the Book of Matthew: As Sinners Saved By Grace by Michael Romani Let there be no kind of mistake We must move beyond heartbreak For the good of God’s and our sake To give as much … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ability, Above, Bent, Candle, Choice, Conclusion, Cross, Daily, Discern, Distortion, Earn, Embrace, Example, Experience, Extend, Eyes, False, Father, Fault, Filter, Finished Work, Forgiveness, Give, God, Grace, Hand In Hand, Harvest, Heal, Heartbreak, Heaven, Humble, Hurt, Impress, Inspire, Interpretation, Jesus, Judge, Judgment Day, Kind, Life, Light, Little, Loss, Love, Manipulation, Matthew, Meant, Mend, Mindful, Mistake, Mistakes, Night, Objective, Offer, Path, Perception, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Point, Point of Fact, Prayer, Presentation, Pretension, Repeat, Right Action, Sake, Salt of the Earth, Sample, Satisfaction, Seed, Shine, Sin, Sin No More, Snap Judgment, Sobriety, Son, Spark, Subjective, Take, Thought, Truth, Understand, Walk, World, Wrong | Leave a comment

Kindness Over Sin

Posted on February 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Force never brings love into this world. Eloquence can be stunning and yet is no proof of conviction. So, what’s the answer? Maybe… Kindness Over Sin by Michael Romani Not so much serendipity As it is mere Christianity To … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blindness, Certain, Christ, Conviction, Discern, Divinity, Eloquence, Feel, Flame, Force, Frame, Heal, Hurt, Kindness, Lean, Love, Mere Christianity, Name, Offer Up, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pretense, Proof, Real, See, Serendipity, Serve, Simple, Sin, Stun, Tame, Temptation, Theology, Trump, Words, World, Zeal | Leave a comment

Forgotten Presents

Posted on December 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Let’s call this one for the missed one on December 22nd and Happy Chanukah to all who celebrate this! Forgotten Presents by Michael Romani To all the kids who learned How not to believe All of those who have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anger, Begun, Belief, Believe, Better, Carol, Celebrate, Christmas, Church, Core, Cross, Cure, Dark, Deceive, December 22 2019, Desire, Dream, Drift, Elves, Endure, Eyes, Faith, Fall, Family, Feelings, Float, Forgotten, Found, Full Drill, Full Stop, Ground, Hall, Happy Chanukah, History, Hold, Holy Night, Hope, Hug Out, Humanity, Hurt, Kid, Learn, Lessons, Letters, Life, Loss, Love, Memory, Miracle, Photograph, Plight, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Prescience, Present, Relief, Santa, Snow, Stranger, Stream, Sum, Together, True Believer, Truth, Turn, Words, Workshop, World | Leave a comment

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 →

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In the Wonder of the Star

Posted on December 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A star led the wise men to find a babe in a manger. The wise still seek Him. In the Wonder of the Star by Michael Romani In my loss, I feel my shame No longer certain in my own … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Absurd, Adequate, Answers, Babe, Beacon, Best, Better, Beyond, Bleed Out, Blurred, Brave, Choice, Christmas Star, Dear, Demand, Destiny, Divinity, Eyes, Feeling, Flood, Follow, Footsteps, Hesitation, Him, Hurt, Infant, Lead, Lord, Loss, Magi, Manger, Mystery, Name, Need, Occur, Overwhelm, Photograph, Please, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Proceed, Questions, Reach Out, Remember, Saint, Seek, Shame, Star, Star Gaze, Stars, Twinkle, Unclear, Understanding, Voice, When, Wise Men, Wonder, Word, Wrinkle, Years Ago | Leave a comment

Hurts To Be Human

Posted on August 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Another lousy day misspent… but hey.. a poem.. Hurts To Be Human by Michael Romani It hurts to be human It’s human to feel hurt Capturing this in the moment Filled with grief and torment The annals of our history … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Annal, Believe, Century, Dignity, Dreams, Grief, Hold, Hope, Human, Hurt, Legacy, Lovee, Measure, Moment, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Recall, Release, Serenity, Shadow, Suffer, Tragedy, Treasure, True, Truth, Walk, Youth | Leave a comment

Pouring It Out

Posted on August 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I am not certain. But, I think that maybe self inflicted is sometimes the worse loss? Pouring It Out by Michael Romani Tossing and turning I just couldn’t sleep This kind of hurt Is soul deep Self inflicted tears Welling … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Best Friend, Blam, Breathe, Deep, Doubt, Eyes, Hurt, Lost, Love, Out, Penance, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pour, Realize, Self Inflict, Sleep, Soul, Tears, Toss, Turn | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Find the Ones Worth Suffering For

Posted on August 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“If she’s amazing, she won’t be easy. If she’s easy, she won’t be amazing. If she’s worth it, you wont give up. If you give up, you’re not worthy. … Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Amazing, Bob Marley, Easy, Find, Give Up, Hurt, She, Suffer, Thought For the Day, Truth, Worth | Leave a comment

In A Honeyed Land

Posted on July 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Every biome or space in nature or land has a particular carrying capacity for what can be taken from it without removing the stability found there. Also, for how much life and of what kinds it can support. But, for … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Art, Beauty, Bee, Biome, Burden, Carrying Capacity, Chaos, Cultivate, Ecology, Explain, Family, Fram, Greed, Heart, Honey, Hurt, Inference, Interference, Intimacy, Isolate, Longevity, Macedonia, Macro, Micro, Misery, Money, Need, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Sustain, Sustenance, Trouble, Voice Over Narration | Leave a comment