Tag Archives: Life

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Genius

Posted on October 6, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Out on the playa, they drip coffee intravenous Hoping to sip a spark of that creative genius Playing at a burning man’s sense of games Living love in all of its colors and names There is a lot to be … Continue reading →

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In A Void of Grace

Posted on October 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

In A Void of Grace by Michael Romani There is a constancy to aging with grace While we watch the globe changing its face Names that reveal more about our yesterdays Telling more about our all too human ways Than … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Be You

Posted on October 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“If I try to be like him, who will be like me?” – Yiddish proverb There’s an open secret in life. If you listen very closely, you can hear it. Be you, says the wind, the rain, the sun and … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Athletic

Posted on October 2, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

There is a motion in these waves that is aesthetic Know best by those of us who they call athletic Living in that cosmic instant known as now Lingering and reacting and merging with it somehow As we slide along … Continue reading →

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First Principles: God Governs the Affairs of Man

Posted on September 24, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“I’ve lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: That God governs in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – That to Philosophise Is to Learne How to Die – Montaigne

Posted on September 23, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Que sçay-je?” “What do I know?” – Montaigne, in an Apology for Raymond Sebond Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, Lord of Montaigne lived from February 28, 1533 through September 13, 1592. Considered one of the significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Creativity Is Our True Fountain of Youth

Posted on September 20, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will have truly defeated age.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Age, Creativity, Defeat, Fountain of Youth, Life, Love, Mind, People, Sophia Loren, Talents, Tap, Thought For the Day | 1 Comment

Thought For the Day: The Trail Is the Thing…

Posted on September 19, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for.” – Louis L’Amour, in Ride the Dark Trail Like the happiness within it, life is a journey, not a … Continue reading →

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I Use To Be

Posted on September 17, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

I Use To Be by Michael Romani I look around and I see The makings of a tragedy Seems like everybody Is a tough guy Except for maybe me I won’t even lie God knows, I use to be I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Burned, Learned, Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Repent, Tough Guy, Wise Guy | 2 Comments

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Flavorful

Posted on September 15, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Two flavors of beauty that are so wonderful With my toes dipped into two kinds of flavorful The painting on the wall calls to me of spring While outside is a winter that makes me sing All of those wished … Continue reading →

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