Tag Archives: Lessons

Eichmann’s Finale

Posted on September 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

For some crimes there is never enough justice. That Eichmann attempted to make the case that simply following orders somehow exonerated his deeds has always struck me as horrific. Eichmann’s Finale by Michael Romani Shattered echoes fill the mind … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Banality, Blowback, Butcher's Knife, Cost, Crimes Against Humanity, Death, Denial, Echoes, Eichmann, Evil, Exoneration, Finale, Hatred, History, Identity, Inhumanity, Justice, Karma, Lessons, Lost, Orders, Payback, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Restitution, Retribution, Sanity, Simplicity, Trauma, Trial, Truth | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Defeat

Posted on August 20, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

In my experience, time is often too fleet In all the challenges we will need to meet But there are many ways on this street To hand our enemies their needed defeat Sun Tzu said many things on this subject … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories, Uncategorized | Tagged Art of War, Challenge, Daily Prompt, Defeat, Enemy, Experience, Gain, Gentle, Lessons, Met, Strong, Sun Tzu, Time, Victory, Wisdom | Leave a comment

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

New Life Walked

Posted on July 11, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based on Colossians 2:6: New Life Walked by Michael Romani Walking by the Spirit Brother, do you heart it Living by these rules Worthy of this school No condemnation In this Christian nation But, still discerned In all the lessons … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Christian, Colossians, Discern, Eyes, Faith, Heart, Jesus, Lessons, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Purpose, Ready, Spirt, Steady, Walk | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Forest

Posted on May 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Life is a journey with twisted turns and not a test Still there are lessons to learn by walking its forest Life is not a race but growth that forms slowly The best of which happens almost incrementally In hoping … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Daily Prompt, Distrubance, Forest, Foundation, Friend, Growth, Incremental, Journey, Lessons, Mend, Test, Travel, Truth, Wordpress, Wounds | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Mentor

Posted on May 5, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

There is, I think, a splinter in my eye I said as I did my best John Wayne And pretended I would not cry She would not, I think, like my pain Yoshiko had been my mentor and my friend … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Daily Prompt, Grandmother, Hero, John Wayne, Learned, Lessons, Mentor, Pain, Preaching, Sensei, Soul, Splinter, Teaching, Wordpress, Yoshiko | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Observe

Posted on May 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

There are so many things in this world to see Most of it seem beautiful and interesting to me As I travel around, I try not to swerve From all that there is to think on and observe So many … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Beautiful, Better Together, Daily Prompt, Interesting, Learn, Lessons, Observe, See, Think, Understand, Wordpress, World | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Rush

Posted on April 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

I have learned a thing or two from my little girls Whose worlds seem too often a rush of swirls They seemingly came armed with their Crayolas To teach that life is not about the payola But, to seek dreams … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Crayolas, Daily Prompt, Daughters, Inspiration, Joy, Lessons, Rush, S'Mores, Shores, 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

Faith Is Contagious

Posted on March 21, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

https://flic.kr/p/rUSCPN Faith Is Contagious by Michael Romani Faith is and should be contagious As it is shared in each story Faith is and should be contagious As it is shown in each glory Faith revolves around the door Spoken words … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Causes, Cross, Faith Is Contagious, Glory, Learn, Lessons, Loss, Pauses, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Revolves, Salvation, Spoken Word, Story | Leave a comment