Tag Archives: Name

In A Relative Theory of Violin

Posted on December 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Happiest National Violin Day! In A Relative Theory of Violin by Michael Romani I know it’s all relative but who’s to argue But to play well one must add in divisions of two At least often, if you happen to … Continue reading →

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In the Wonder of the Star

Posted on December 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A star led the wise men to find a babe in a manger. The wise still seek Him. In the Wonder of the Star by Michael Romani In my loss, I feel my shame No longer certain in my own … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Absurd, Adequate, Answers, Babe, Beacon, Best, Better, Beyond, Bleed Out, Blurred, Brave, Choice, Christmas Star, Dear, Demand, Destiny, Divinity, Eyes, Feeling, Flood, Follow, Footsteps, Hesitation, Him, Hurt, Infant, Lead, Lord, Loss, Magi, Manger, Mystery, Name, Need, Occur, Overwhelm, Photograph, Please, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Proceed, Questions, Reach Out, Remember, Saint, Seek, Shame, Star, Star Gaze, Stars, Twinkle, Unclear, Understanding, Voice, When, Wise Men, Wonder, Word, Wrinkle, Years Ago | Leave a comment

Let Your World End

Posted on October 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #23: Let Your World End by Michael Romani Mother, can you forgive your son For all of the ungodly things That I have self-righteously done And for all of the pain that it brings As you call me … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Antiquity, Call, Cane, Edgar Allan Poe, End, Floor, Forgive, Halloween, Iniquity, Jade, Mind's Door, Mother, Name, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rainbow, Rap, Self Righteous, Sin, Sins, Son, Tap, Ungodly, World | Leave a comment

Ways of Survival

Posted on September 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In the long and short of it, life is really about survival. Ways of Survival by Michael Romani And so at once, we reach our arrival That everything that happens is about survival Each Fall we are reminded of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alive, Angry, Arrive, Blessing, Blue, Chill, Cry, Do, Dream, Earth, Empathy, End, Extinction, Fall, Fear, Fire, Forget, Fragile, Frame, Guesstimate, Happen, History, Immortal, Leaves, Life, Love, Mad Tea Party, Mass, Mercy, Moments, Mother Nature, Name, Passing Year, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Push, Rake, Realize, Regret, Resources, Revolve, Ripple, Serial Killer, Skipped Stone, Strife, Struggle, Suicide, Survival, Survive, Think, Way | Leave a comment

Short Form Poetry: In Your Name

Posted on September 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

From the short form poetry workshop last night. It is a form called anaphora. These are the notes from the first notecard explaining the concept: “Anaphora is a poetic technique. From the Free Dictionary The first definition for anaphora is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Above, Always, Anaphora, Better, In, Join, Know, Live, Love, Name, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Short Form, Talk, Technique, There, Together, Walk, Workshop, Your | Leave a comment

Dream Space

Posted on August 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Broken hearts kinda byte… Dream Space by Michael Romani There’s a dream space Deep within the flame And it holds your name A moment that I embrace Thinking on your name Holier than my shame The happiness that I once … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, Certain, Close, Cry, Dream, Embrace, Felt, Few, Flame, Forever, Guide, Happy, Heart, Holy, Hours, Kneel, Moment, Name, Part, Past, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Shame, Space, Strong, Think, True, Wisdom | Leave a comment

Spoons Full of Memories

Posted on August 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A good man was laid to rest today, as good a man as men are these days. I offer this attempt of a poem to honor his memory in a final salute of sorts. Master Sargent Charles Oliver Brooks, boss, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Angel, Atone, Boss, Bugle, Bury, Ceremony, Company, Country, Depend, Depth, Faithful Servant, Family, Friend, Good, Good Nature, Heaven, Heroism, Home, Honor, Ice Cream, Legacy, Life, Lord, Master Sargent Charles O Brooks, Memorial, Memory, Mentor, Name, No Shame, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rest In Peace, Reverend, Salute, Sermon, Soul, Spoon, Taps, Taught, Touch, Tribute, Valor, Warrior, Wings, Words | Leave a comment

An Obsession of Shadow

Posted on April 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge for the 13th day of Na/GloPoWriMo is to write something spooky or somewhat creepy. To me, there is maybe nothing more creepy than the shadowed, dark side of human nature. An Obsession of Shadow by Michael Romani Hiding … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Angel, Anger, Avarice, Beast, Better Living, Blame, Blood, Bury, Compassion, Creepy, Crime, Dark Side, Darkness, Demand, Desire, Detail, Eccentricity, Electricity, Embrace, Endure, Fulcrum, Ghost, Gloom, Hell's Fire, Human Nature, Land, Lick, Life, Lifetime, Lost, Luifer, Lust, Madness, Memory, Men, Mire, Mortals, Na/GloPoWriMo, Name, Nightmare, Obsession, Palm Read, Photograph, Pity, Poem, Poetry, Recall, Reveal, Room, Safe, Sail, Scorpion, Secret, Shadow, Ship, Slave, Sleep, Soul, Spook, Suffrage, Tears, Trail, Trouble, Unforgiving, Villain, Walk, Weep, Wolf, World | Leave a comment

We Who Would Be Gods

Posted on February 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Some folks believe that we stand on the verge of a merger between man, machine and artificial intelligence. They espouse this prerogative as a next step in the evolution of mankind. Intriguing isn’t it? Some easily evident pluses. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bequest, Certain, Children, Defeat, Destiny, Discipline, Evolution, Force of Nature, Gods, History, Humanity, Inferior, Integrity, Kill, Lame, Legacy, Machine, Man, Merge, Name, Natural Cause, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Remnant, Revolution, Sin, Superior, Third Millenium, Unseat, We | Leave a comment

Upside Down Emu Love

Posted on January 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Written on a bet that I couldn’t write a poem about emus that also was a love story. The person betting this hadn’t the poem about the goats in love, did they? 😉 Upside Down Emu Love by Michael Romani … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ancient, Arid, Australia, Breeze, Bushland, Confusion, Delusion, Do, Dream, Emu, Eyes, First Light, Flightless, Love, Love At First Sight, Name, Outback, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reveal, Sand, Scratch, Secret, Tree | Leave a comment