Tag Archives: Lost

Things Done

Posted on August 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

I have read somewhere that 22 veterans a day take their own lives. That’s staggering to think on. Isn’t it? https://flic.kr/p/rVUfxg Things Done by Michael Romani The things we do to survive Are things done to stay alive I’m left … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alive, Ashes, Battle, Core, Dance, Day, Enough, Fight, Human Being, Lashes, Legend, Lost, More, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pretend, Survive, True North, Worth, Wrong | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Thin

Posted on August 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Shooting from the far side I feeling it thin Lost my pride Looking in; looking in All those things that I done Got this rabbit on the run Praying from near side Reeling it in Talking ’bout my pride Looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Cost, Daily Prompt, Debt, Far Side, Guilt, Introspection, Loss, Lost, Poetry, Pride, Rabbit, Run, Thin, Wish | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Whisper

Posted on July 22, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

In the whisper of the light eternal, we dance Show boat and quiet moments, bring romance She makes my heart flow into cosmic song Until she looks away and I no longer belong Deep in my soul, I mostly feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Abrupt, Belong, Compulsion, Corruption, Daily Prompt, Dance, Deaf Ears, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Heart, Lead, Light Eternal, Lost, Need, Romance, Song, Soul, Touch, Walls, Whisper, Years | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Sit

Posted on July 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Taking a ride on my life’s busy train Tracks rolling through my brain Taking this moment to read and sit Wondering at the miss and the hit Wondering where and why this is leading Lost inside all my want and … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Brain, Chance, Daily Prompt, Eyes, Hope, Life, Lost, Positive, Prayer, Reading, Ride, Sit, Surprise, Tracks, Train, Wonder | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Respect Due the United States Is Lost If It’s Reputation Is of Weakness

Posted on June 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.” – George Washington

Posted in First Principles | Tagged First Principles, George Washington, Lost, Nations, Rank, Reputation, Respect, Stature, Strength, United States, Weakness, Withheld | Leave a comment

First Principles: Justice Is the End of Government and Civil Society

Posted on May 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.” – James Madison, Federalist No. 51, … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Abrupt

Posted on May 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Ghoul’s night out Came to an abrupt end As I no doubt Lost me another friend It was a sort of sinking feeling That had the place reeling I looked and told him Not to take a swim Now he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Abrupt, Daily Prompt, Floater, Friend, Ghoul, Lost, Night, Sinking, Wordpress | Leave a comment

Willful Blindness

Posted on February 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Willful Blindness by Michael Romani Few in words but reliable Is the life found viable Stated simply in the declarative The crucial moments in our narrative These crucial moments of unsparing poetry Slip the strictures in blurred novelty The courage … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blindness, Disbelief, Life, Lost, Narrative, Pain, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Rules, Sight, Silence, Soul, Willful | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Forlorn

Posted on January 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

It has felt this way since maybe the day That I was born Always having to find my own way Feeling lost and forlorn Standing on the hilltop feeling soul shaken Misery my best company as my heart is breaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Alone, Born, Content, Daily Prompt, Flawed, Forlorn, Heartbroke, Lost, Misery, Pressing On, Soul Shaken, Wordpress | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Losing A Language Is Like Losing Part of Mankind

Posted on November 21, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“For every language that becomes extinct, an image of man disappears.” – Octavio Paz, poet, diplomat, Nobel laureate (1914-1998) To learn more about this interesting poet, please see: https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/2192/octavio-paz-the-art-of-poetry-no-42-octavio-paz For a great start at understanding the issue of endangered languages, … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Endangered, Extinct, Image, Language, Lost, Mankind, Octavio Paz, Poetry, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment