Tag Archives: Metaphor

At the Cross

Posted on May 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

There are many approaches to the Cross. I would say that regardless of the argumentation as to which is most correct, if we get there and accept our salvation, we are right with God. If we’re right with God, then … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Approach, Atone, Christ, Contentment, Cross, Death, Eden, Forgiveness, God, Guilt Offering, Humanity, Loss, Mankind, Mercy Seat, Metaphor, Old Testament, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Points of Light, Ransom, Right, Salvation, Satan, Scapegoat, Substitution, Tomb | Leave a comment

Sin’s Darkfold

Posted on August 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Man’s fallen state has led us to many mistakes that take us far from the nature way we were meant to be like. Because of this, many hear the call of sin like a siren’s song. It’s been that way … Continue reading →

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Owed To Two Old Goats

Posted on July 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

It’s a metaphor… or is it? 😉 Owed To Two Old Goats by Michael Romani Two loving goats who need their own page She’s waiting on the floor; he’s up on the stage Nothing better than fifty shades of grazing … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Busy, Dizzy, Fifty Shades, Goats, Love, Metaphor, Photograph, Poem, Poetry | Leave a comment

Shadows On A Cavern Wall

Posted on June 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Maybe Plato’s Republic still speaks to us today? Shadows On A Cavern Wall by Michael Romani Tantalizingly close to greatness The politicians cannot escape this That life has grown to seem pointless When truth is swept away and society.. … meets its … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Chauvinism, Disconnection, Discovery, Egalitarianism, Frustration, Illusion, Leadership, Mediocre, Metaphor, Nhilism, Optimism, Philosopher's Cave, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poltiics, Shadows, Society | Leave a comment

Your Body Is A Metaphor

Posted on February 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Your Body Is A Metaphor by Michael Romani There, I said it Your body is a metaphor I’m telling you, sister It’s a real tongue twister One might argue it as intentional And way beyond conventional Problematically slippery when wet … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Articulation, Backhanded, Body, Currency, Jawbreakers, Metaphor, Out at the Elbows, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rubbernecking, Slippery When Wet, Tongue Twister, Your Body Is A Metaphor | Leave a comment

King Nine Will Not Return

Posted on January 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

https://flic.kr/p/qGBbJC Continuing in the Series for my eldest daughter Angie, based on original Twilight Zone series, Season 2, Episode 1 King Nine Will Not Return by Michael Romani The place is Africa in 1943 Where war spits out so violently … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Africa, Bomber, Desert, Fragment, History, King Nine Will Not Return, Libya, Metaphor, Mystery, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Shadow, Survivor's Guilt, The Twilight Zone, World War II | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Stifle

Posted on January 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Out in the stifling heat just outside of Barstow Where it as broiling hot even in the shadow She smiled and gave me her notorious wink Involuntarily becoming my muse I think After I had thought my thoughts and some … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Barstow, Cool, Daily Prompt, Heat, Lips, Metaphor, Muse, Smile, Stifle, Thoughts, Tower, Wink, Wordpress | Leave a comment

Short Poetry Workshop – Kenning Poem – Feeder of Eagles

Posted on December 12, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Tuesday night’s short poetry workshop involved learning to write kenning poems. What is that you might ask? The kenning poetic device originated in Norse and Anglo-Saxon poetry and serves to use a two or three word phrase in substitution for … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anglo-Saxon, Feeder of Eagles, Kenning, Lord of the Rings, Metaphor, Norse, Poetry Device, Sagas, Short Form Poetry | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Sometimes Radical Change Is Necessary To Reveal Beauty

Posted on December 7, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, psychiatrist and author (1926-2004)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Canyons, Change, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Metaphor, Revelation, Scupt, Thought For the Day, True Beauty, Windstorms | 1 Comment

Transparent Metaphors

Posted on November 28, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Transparent Metaphor by Michael Romani Metaphors are important That’s what she said I agreed, they are significant I kept that thought in my head No gold star child was I I could barely look her in the eye Still, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Joy, Love, Metaphor, Music, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Sing, Transparency, Treasure | Leave a comment