Tag Archives: Peace

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Above

Posted on March 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Rolling on through all these moments of mundanity Realized in all the resplendent lights of our humanity It seems that as it is above it will be the worse below For mortality’s tale is one in which all souls must … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Above, Daily Prompt, Humanity, Law, Love, Melody, Mercy, Mortality, Mundane, Peace, Sonority, Spirit, Wordpress | Leave a comment

Valentine 2018

Posted on February 16, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Valentine 2018 by Michael Romani Where it comes from and what it is Are the kinds of questions found in this A Valentine’s Day spent as meant Filled with joy and little to regret It seems love finds its way … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2018, Dance, Gentle, Island Daughter, Joy, Laughter, Love, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Questions, Romance, Sweet, True Love Ways, Valentine, Valentine's Day | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Simplify

Posted on February 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

I said that I want to make my life better So tired and starting to hate being a go getter I had to smile at her innocent reply The answer you see, she said, is to simplify Oh, I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Better, Bliss, Breeze, Country, Daily Prompt, Forget, Go Getter, Life, Peace, Regret, Simplicity, Simplify, Surrender, To Do Lists, Wordpress | Leave a comment

First Principles: A Reputation For Weakness Gains Hostility Among Nations, Not Peace

Posted on February 5, 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. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Defense, First Principles, George Washington, International Politics, Nations, Peace, Respect, Security, Strength, War Readiness, Weakness | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Sympathize

Posted on February 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Remembering back to the days When I found peace in your eyes Thinking back on your ways It was always so easy to sympathize Learning about love from our first smile Walking hand in hand for many miles Our love … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Daily Prompt, Days, Kiss, Memory, Peace, Smile, Sympathize, Tears, Ways, Wordpress | Leave a comment

First Principles: Love of Country Requires Valuing Its Defense

Posted on January 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Every man who loves peace, every man who loves his country, every man who loves liberty ought to have it ever before his eyes that he may cherish in his heart a due attachment to the Union of America and … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Defense, Federalist No. 41, Federalist Papers, First Principles, James Madison, Liberty, Patriotism, Peace, Perservation | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Inkling

Posted on January 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Walking through the woods one day I happened to spy along the way Up in the trees, an inkling of blackbirds Tossing about a few choice words About the man disturbing their peace They couldn’t have weighed but an ounce … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Blackbirds, Daily Prompt, Home, Inkling, Mutual Cooperation, Needs, Peace, Solitude, Walking, Woods, Wordpress, Words | Leave a comment

First Principles: Let Us Face Trouble That Our Children May Know Peace

Posted on January 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” – Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 1, 1776

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Children, Courage, Diligence, Duty, First Principles, Peace, The American Crisis, Thomas Paine, Trouble | Leave a comment

Let It Roll

Posted on January 24, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Isaiah 42 Let It Roll by Michael Romani All these obsessive intentions Play into the one contention That things slip through our hands For a reason that I don’t understand A quiet voice whispers to me Boy, you gotta let … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blame, Blind, Control, Fire, Friend, Illusion, Intention, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Roll, Whisper | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Dominate

Posted on January 24, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

In this work-a-day world where everyone competes It is as true as light that we’ll have victories and defeats And always someone who wants to rule and dominate Thinking that makes them the winner to compensate For darker losses that … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Bull, Bully, China Shop, Compensate, Competes, Daily Prompt, Defeat, Dominate, Lacking, Peace, Strife, Tested, Victory, Wordpress, Work-A Day | Leave a comment