Tag Archives: Pleasure

Wishing The Maybe

Posted on January 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Do you ever have moments where you stop and pause and think on things like maybe things might have been different or maybe this or that? I do. Those are the moments to be quiet and listen in. Trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Balance, Borrow, Bought, Chess, City, Compassion, Consider, Could, Deliberate, Dragon, Eye, Family, Fool, Gift, God, Good, Hesitate, Hiding Seek, Late Night, Let It Be, Lines, Maybe, Moment, Morality Play, Nothing, Outcast, Photograph, Pity, Plain View, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Relive, Remembrance, Rule, Sky, Sleep, Society, Sought, Think, Throwaway, Tomorrow, Travesty, Treasure, Truth, Wish, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Samson V

Posted on January 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing the tale in poetic form and based on the Book of Judges: Samson by Michael Romani V Too often living by pleasure and whim Seeing only what is in front of him Yet, still the living God is within … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Book of Judges, Control, Disbelief, Distinguish, Extinguish, Extol, False Praise, Fool, Kingdom, Known, Live, Living God, Philistine, Pleasure, Poems, Poetry, Prince, Rule, Samson, Shown, Silent, Spark, Symbol, Teach, Thief, Throne, Truth, Whim, Within | Leave a comment

In Pursuit of Peace

Posted on October 21, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Romans 14:19: In Pursuit of Peace by Michael Romani Intentionally we learn to pursue Peace and building up me and you Saved by the cross bought in the loss Born again to calm the storm toss … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blessing, Bridge, Calm, Capable, Choice, Cloth, Command, Cross, Cultivation, Demand, Edifcation, Encourage, Focus, God, Heart, Heed, Holy, Insult, Intentional Living, Jesus, Joy, Maturation, Measure, Meditation, Nation, Part, Peace, Peacemaker, Photographs, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Pursuit, Repairers of Breach, Responsible, Restoration, Second Guessing, Share, Soul Shaker, Still Waters, Storm, Understanding, Walk, War With Ourselves, World | Leave a comment

Outcast

Posted on October 15, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Another for Halloween: Outcast by Michael Romani There are those with affinity Shared brokenness cast within infinity Those who find company with the sad men And pleasure in the darkness of bad men I am one of those Self consumed … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Affinity, Bad, Blood Frenzy, Born, Brokenness, Company, Darkness, Details, Face, Heart, Infinity, Kind, Lethal, Love, Memory, Men, Outcast, Peace, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Pretend, Sad, Self Consumed, Shadow, Shine, Solace, Sparkle, Two Part Harmony, Ugly | 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

Feeding Her Carnal

Posted on August 11, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

This poem is intended as a playful combination of a look at virtual reality and Iggy Pop’s new CD combined kinda…. Feeding Her Carnal by Michael Romani With a teatime dub She laughingly rubs Flowing into the nocturnal The lady … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Carnal, Creativity, Dub, Escalation, Exotic, Eyes, Feed, Gasp, High Tempo, Iggy Pop, Leather, Nocturnal, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Restraints, Rock N Roll, Tiger, Virtual Reality | Leave a comment

Thought For The Day: Believers In Self Deception End Up Behaving Like Animals

Posted on February 20, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Animal, Disrespect, Emptiness, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Hedonism, Impulses, Lies, Love, Pleasure, Respect, Self Deception, Thought For the Day, Vices | 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 – Neophyte

Posted on November 11, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Remembering back to my days as a neophyte Attracted as I was to the gloss of the neon light It seems like only the day before yesterday When I learned of video games and how to play It’s a different … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Capacity, Daily Prompt, High Score, Humanity, Neophyte, Pleasure, Riches, Treasures, Video Games, Visual, Wordpress | Leave a comment

Pleasure & Pain

Posted on May 19, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Pleasure and Pain by Michael Romani Pleasure and pain So very close My life has been Something of both of them Sometimes so happy Other times sad Both a part of me In this life that I’ve had Singular pursuit … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Pain, Phaedo, Plato, Pleasure, Truth | Leave a comment