Tag Archives: Legacy

Ways of Freedom

Posted on September 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

From time to time, it seems necessary to think on choices made and principles kept. Ways of Freedom by Michael Romani “Times march on”, says the old soldier Remembering back on times bolder But some things are best and better … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ashes, Blood, Chains, Freedom, Heritage, Kingdom, Legacy, Liberty, Masses, Old Soldier, Patriot, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Price Paid, Progress, Regression, Security, Tears, Tradition, Tyranny, Violence | Leave a comment

Legacy Rehashed

Posted on September 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Sort of random with a bit of truth in the cervices: Legacy Rehashed by Michael Romani If we could drag the future Out into the past If feelings could somehow nurture All the things that didn’t last If we could … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aspersions, Beginning, Blunder, Cervices, Details, Diamonds, Drops, End, Family, Fantasy, Friend, Future, Hand, Harmony, Hope, I, Kiss, Legacy, Love, Nurture, Past, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Rehash, Reply, Rough, Star Crossed, Strife, Tales, Tomorrow, Truth, Unabashed, Wells, Winning, Wonder, You, Youth | Leave a comment

Her Legacy

Posted on August 27, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Last Sunday was a day of recognition and honor for women on an international level. When you think about it and all that women have done for us in all of their roles, shouldn’t every day be one? Her Legacy … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Challenges, Choices, Dignity, Doors, Dream, Fire, Freedom, Happiness, Her, Keys, Legacy, Melody, Passage, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Shackle, Space, Survive, Tension, Test, Treasure, Truth, Voices, Woman | Leave a comment

Full Gospel Tilt

Posted on June 16, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Dedicated to the life of Clarence Fountain. Well done good and faithful servant and now the gates of heaven have opened wide for your arrival home. Full Gospel Tilt by Michael Romani A master of early hard gospel innovation The … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blind Boys of Alabama, Center Stage, Clarence Fountain, Falsetto, God, Gospel, Growl, Jesus, Journey, Jubilee, Legacy, Living Rule, Old School, Pentecostal, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Posterity, Raspy, Singer, Southern | 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 – Broken

Posted on May 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Yesterday’s word prompt (I fell asleep again before finishing my postings for yesterday..my apologies. I have been so tired lately.) Looking back on a life’s worth of memories A simple man like me has so few mysteries But, a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Broken, Daily Prompt, Dreams, Legacy, Memories, Quiet, Sunrise, Surfing, Waves, Wordpress | 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

Thorny Logic

Posted on April 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Thorny Logic by Michael Romani There is a thorny logic of contortion Of how we approach art in its distortion It’s a shell game we call respect As we arbitrarily choose favor or neglect In a world where street creds … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aaron Copeland, Balance, Credibility, Distortion, Legacy, Logic, Perceptions, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rap, Respect, Shell Game, Thorny | Leave a comment

The Eyes of the Lord

Posted on April 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based on Psalms 34:15-17 The Eyes of the Lord by Michael Romani Over and over the Bible tells What the eyes of God reveals Every way that we might turn There in every lesson learned All of His children are … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bible, Children, Christianity, Cross, Favor, Grace, Humility, Integrity, Kindness, Legacy, Measure, Omnipresence, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Psalms, Shelter, The Eyes of the Lord, Treasure | Leave a comment

Scribble and A Scratch

Posted on March 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Scribble and A Scratch by Michael Romani With a scribble and a scratch My words flow together Sometimes in prose; sometimes in verse Hopefully, for the better Always filled with hope That I might have something to say Just keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Daughters, Dim, Education, Faded, Flow, Home, Hope, Islands, Jaded, Legacy, Love, Meaning, Perfect Wave, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prose, Scribble and A Scratch, Sunrise, University, Verse, Words | Leave a comment