Tag Archives: Poem

Choices of Roads Best Traveled

Posted on April 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Choices of Roads Best Traveled by Michael Romani Choices in the roads we travel Are choices that do quite ravel The ways we take up and live Choices of the road may forgive But there are fundamentals to know And … Continue reading →

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Na/GloPoWriMo 5: To Be me, Not You

Posted on April 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Day 5 arrived yesterday about the same time that I upped my running (albeit at a very slow pace) to an hour of running. There’s my excuse and I’m keeping with it. It’s hard to write a new poem when … Continue reading →

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Coda: A Eulogy For A King

Posted on April 5, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on April 4, 1968. In his honor and to memorialize in some small way his life and legacy: Coda: A Eulogy For A King by Michael Romani Born into a world of brutality In … Continue reading →

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Na/GloPoWriMo 4: To Make You Whole

Posted on April 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge for day four is to create a poem making an abstract concept concrete. I was thinking of my brother in law lately anyhow. So, I chose to embody the grief felt by both he and I regarding my … Continue reading →

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The Eyes of the Lord

Posted on April 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based on Psalms 34:15-17 The Eyes of the Lord by Michael Romani Over and over the Bible tells What the eyes of God reveals Every way that we might turn There in every lesson learned All of His children are … Continue reading →

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Na/GloPoWriMo 3: Comes In Threes

Posted on April 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Day Three challenge is to compose a poem based in some way on a list. Someone suggested things that come in three. Why not? Comes In Threes by Michael Romani Like three books in a triology I read as … Continue reading →

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Truth In All Ill Repute

Posted on April 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Truth In All Ill Repute by Michael Romani Arguments in the guise of truth Set a bad example for our youth The world has tilted off its axis The question left, I have to ask is When we’ve broken this … Continue reading →

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Na/GloPoWriMo 2: With This Moment

Posted on April 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge today is to write a poem in either a different voice or multiple voices. Listening to the tiny voices inside my head, I’ve gone with voices…..and so that I am caught up… With This Moment by Michael Romani … Continue reading →

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Na/GloPoWriMo 1: Cryptid Curiosity

Posted on April 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Yesterday began the National/Global Poetry Writing Month. The first challenge up for April 1 was to write a poem based on a secret pleasure or shame. Since I am a fairly open guy and it was also Easter, I waited … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Cryptid, Cryptozoology, Curious, Dream, Dreams, Explore, Legends, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Scientific Inquiry, Truth | Leave a comment

Message From the Cross 2018

Posted on April 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Message From the Cross by Michael Romani Without the suffering on the cross There is only our death and final loss There is no other Holy name We would have only our own blame There is no other stake to … Continue reading →

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