Tag Archives: Poem

Out In the Badlands Made Good

Posted on March 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Out In the Badlands Made Good by Michael Romani The tiger pushes the mountain With the force of an eagle’s claw There under the red sun And just before the silver moon The palm of an angry iron fox Leaps … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Dragon, Eagle's Claw, Fire, Iron Fox, Leopard, Monkey, Mountain, Nightinggale, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Red Sun, Scorpion Tail, Silver Mountains, Snow, Stalking, Tiger, Wolf | Leave a comment

Scribble and A Scratch

Posted on March 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Scribble and A Scratch by Michael Romani With a scribble and a scratch My words flow together Sometimes in prose; sometimes in verse Hopefully, for the better Always filled with hope That I might have something to say Just keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Daughters, Dim, Education, Faded, Flow, Home, Hope, Islands, Jaded, Legacy, Love, Meaning, Perfect Wave, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prose, Scribble and A Scratch, Sunrise, University, Verse, Words | Leave a comment

Laid At the Cross

Posted on March 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Laid At the Cross by Michael Romani All of my many debts of sinning Were given a new sort of beginning All of this was paid while I’m at a loss Paid by all of my faith laid at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Calvary, Cross, Debt, Easter, Forgiven, Grace, Passover Lamb, Photograph, Poem, Poetry | Leave a comment

Lessons In Living History

Posted on March 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Lessons In Living History by Michael Romani The hardest thing to comprehend Is why so many fail to understand That lessons in history tend to repeat Maybe because the lessons are incomplete Like angel wings openly spread History is more … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Daughter, Family, Heritage, History, Lessons, Living, Living Museum, Love, Magical, Moments, Mystery, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Revelation | Leave a comment

Eye of the Beholder

Posted on March 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The next in the series of poems based on now Episode 6 of Season 2 of the Twilight Zone for my eldest princess: Eye of the Beholder by Michael Romani Suspended in a time and space of harshness Miss Janet … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Conformity, Eye of the Beholder, Ghetto, Normalacy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prejudice, Standard, The Twilight Zone, Tyranny, Ugliness | Leave a comment

Palm Sunday 2018

Posted on March 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Palm Sunday 2018 by Michael Romani In the mindset of the times A saint’s acts could be crimes But even the king had come To learn of the coming Kingdom Wall to wall in observance Passover spoke of perseverance To … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Belong, Crime, Cross, Donkey, Grace, Humility, King, Kingdom Come, Monarchy, Observance, Palm Sunday, Palms, Passover, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Saint, Sin, Tyranny, Wash Away | Leave a comment

#Pennies For Dollars

Posted on March 24, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

#Pennies For Dollars by Michael Romani There is something off Hollow and desperate In the context collapse That keeps the music separate From the artistic soul And given to the corporate behemoths Who steal the control While trading pennies for … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Artists, Authenticity, Corporate Greed, Culture Clash, Exploitation, Money, Music Business, Photograph, Poem, Poetry | Leave a comment

Daddy’s Girl

Posted on March 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Daddy’s Girl by Michael Romani To be marginalized and oppressed Cannot be ever overestimated To be considered less than Had left her endlessly frustrated It didn’t make it any better To be considered part of the family Not in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Amusement, Brain, Contribution, Conversation, Daddy's Girl, Davastation, Deeply Rooted, Experience, Family, Found Nickel, Frustration, Institutional, Integrity, Marginalized, Negligence, Oppressed, Patriarchy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Preference, Racism, Respect, Sexism | Leave a comment

Faith Is Contagious

Posted on March 21, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

https://flic.kr/p/rUSCPN Faith Is Contagious by Michael Romani Faith is and should be contagious As it is shared in each story Faith is and should be contagious As it is shown in each glory Faith revolves around the door Spoken words … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Causes, Cross, Faith Is Contagious, Glory, Learn, Lessons, Loss, Pauses, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Revolves, Salvation, Spoken Word, Story | Leave a comment

Lessons In Elijah

Posted on March 20, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Lesss Lessons In Elijah by Michael Romani This world is filled with sin And shattered, broken dreams Tragedy strikes us again and again Tested by the pain; gathering in our screams God called Elijah to his hour An ordinary man … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Elijah, God, Lessons, Obedience, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Reliance, Reverence, Righteous, Sin, Witness, World | Leave a comment