Tag Archives: Pain

A Dark Waltz

Posted on October 21, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Returning to the Halloween theme once again: A Dark Waltz by Michael Romani It seems that humans have always craved The horror and taste of the darkly depraved Massacre and slaughter in emboldened red Play on the hunger that riots … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ancient, Bloodlust, Crave, Dance, Death, Depravity, Echoes of the Past, Guilt, Hunger, Insane, Last Breath, Light, Master, Music, Pain, Photogrph, Poem, Poetry, Respectable, Spectacle, Sublime, Travesty, Truth, Tuth, Waltz | Leave a comment

Stitch In Time (Bride of Frankenstein)

Posted on October 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

A different sort of look at an old story. Stitch In Time (Bride of Frankenstein) by Michael Romani The things we have as we venture Living life as a grand adventure Sometimes it’s more than pride can take When it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bride of Frankenstein, Challenges, Compromise, Constrain, Corset, Cruelty, Darkness, Death's Kiss, Deception, Decisions, Dragons, Grand Adventure, Journey, Light, Losing Game, Mend, Pain, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Precious, Pride, Slay, Smile, Steps, Stitch, Subterfuge, Surprise, Time, Torture, Vain, Venture, Whisper | Leave a comment

Humble Obedience

Posted on October 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based on Wednesday night’s sermon: https://flic.kr/p/tKyxAL Humble Obedience by Michael Romani When the going gets tough as it often does We respond getting caught up in the buzz When we are faced with the opposition We tend to fall back … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Afflict, Betray, Cup, Cure, Defensive, Endure, Garden, God's Will, Humble, Humility, Inconvenience, Jesus, Obedience, Opposition, Ordinary, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Predict, Response, Salvation, Sorrow, Struggle, Submission, Surrender, Survival, Tough, Wrath | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Breast Cancer Awareness

Posted on October 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I, for one of too many, do not need to be reminded. I lost my sister and best friend after her nine year battle. There is at least one other person that I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Absence, Angels, Barrenness, Best Friend, Bravado, Breast Cancer Awareness, Daily Prompt, Define, Fight, Fine, Fought, Heart, Heartache, Heaven, Hero, Keen, Last Call, Misbehaving, Modern Age, October, Pain, Prayer, Rage, Scourge, Survive, Tears, Understanding | Leave a comment

First Principles: It Contravenes Classical Liberalism To Transfer Political Opposition To the Person

Posted on September 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Distinguish, First Principles, Hatred, Liberality, Opinions, Opposition, Pain, Personalize, Political Opposition, Social Opposition, Thomas Jefferson | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Existential

Posted on September 21, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

There is something in the existential moment When we realize life consists of daily torment But still it’s the very best deal that is offered Dreams of immortality are not even proffered With a the straightness of anyone’s best face … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Acceptance, Bridge Too Far, Daily, Daily Prompt, Days, Deal, Death, Deny, Dreams, Embrace, Existential, Gaily, Immortality, Moment, Pain, Push, Real, Steal, Straight Face, Torment, Truth | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Class

Posted on September 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The universe measures us in a thousand weighs We’ll never really understand through our days We stand here hopeless about being helpless; it’s true Relying on half truths of a class we never really ever knew Taking our journey in … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Allow, Class, Confess, Daily Prompt, Destiny, Dreams, Forward, Helpless, Hopeless, Infinity, Journey, Measure, Meet, Moon, One, Pain, Progress, Reflection, Retreat, Steps, Toward, Truth, Understand, Universe, Useful Illusion, Weigh | Leave a comment

Long Knife

Posted on August 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

I watched part of a Western tonight after not having watched one for years. So far two poems from it and over an hour more to go. Isn’t it interesting how there is a poem in just about everything. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Bleeding Heart, Burn, Cure, Death, Distress, Drink, Felt, Hesitation, Hours, Long Knife, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Question, Storied Life, Think, Western | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Bell

Posted on July 19, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The wheel of life keeps turning around Always revealing, never concealing What waits for us all to be found When we face the truth, God be willing There it is just beyond that veil Striking true, clear as a ringing … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Bell, Belladonna, Blindness, Daily Prompt, Fallen Pride, Lady, Pain, Revealing, Right, Truth, Turn, Veil, Wheel of Life | Leave a comment

Casting Away Our Sins

Posted on May 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Genesis Casting Away Our Sin by Michael Romani The Word of God is for His People All of us who gather in his steeple And so it is that we need again To adhere to remove our sins It doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Casting Away, Children of God, Compromise, Crown, Fulfillment, Grace, Inequity, Living History, Monuments, Pain, People, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Reality, Sins, Steeple, Word of God | Leave a comment