Tag Archives: Lies

Tears In Misted Eyes

Posted on October 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #21: Tears In Misted Eyes by Michael Romani Tears in his misted eyes A monster cries as his child dies While the mother prays her lullaby It’s all the watcher can do to sigh Life like a twisted … 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

Thought For the Day: Give Thanks In the Morning For All You Have and If You Find No Reason, the Fault Lies In Yourself

Posted on July 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Fault, Food, Joy, Lies, Life, Light, Living, Morning, No Reason, Rise, Strength, Tecumseh, Thanks, Thought For the Day, Yourself | Leave a comment

Wish That You Would Listen

Posted on July 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Everyone wants to be heard, no one wants to really listen. Wish That You Would Listen by Michael Romani You come on strong But you got it all wrong And I wish that you would listen Just wish that you … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Falseness of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart

Posted on March 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Believe, Book of Wisdom, Contempt, Deprave, Disposition, Falsehood, First Chapter, First Principles, Habit, Heart, Honesty, Important, Lies, Resolution, Thomas Jefferson, Tongue, Truth, Unshaken, Untruth, Vice | Leave a comment

Article 19 (The Burden of Secularism)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I have been reading through a series of works by Yuval Noah Harai that seems topical and a historian’s blend of philosophy and history projecting into humanity’s future. It’s been challenging and is spawning a few poems that are often … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Press Is Impotent When It Abandons Itself To Falsehood

Posted on January 20, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“But the fact being once established, that the press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood, I leave to others to restore it to its strength, by recalling it within the pale of truth.” – Thomas Jefferson (1805) … Continue reading →

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Extra Little Something

Posted on December 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Isn’t it funny how it’s usually the little things that make up our memories and bring up to the magic that is truly in Christmas? Extra Little Something by Michael Romani It’s there in all the things we take up … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Believe, Best, Christmas, Christmas Day, Clear, Communication, Conceive, Confusion, Contribution, Courage, Dream, Embrace, Excitement, Extra, Eyes, Fantasy, Forgive, God, Hard Times, Heart, Illusion, Imposture, Incitement, Lies, Love, Make Believe, Make Up, Memory, Nothing, Okay, One Another, Photograph, Plumb, Poem, Poetry, Reality, Sarcrifice, Secret, Shallow, Snare, Take Up, Test, Things, Truth, Truth Seeker | Leave a comment

Christmas Wrapping

Posted on December 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

In all the full speed ahead that has become the modern Christmas, I think we’ve lost a bit of what it really is meant to be like. Sure, for folks like me there is the time spent reflecting on the … Continue reading →

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Master of Lies

Posted on November 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

There is one master of lies, though is ways and means are many. Master of Lies by Michael Romani The master of lies Speaks in his duplicity With seductive eyes He offers joyous depravity He is alluring in his sentiment … Continue reading →

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