Tag Archives: Real

Ode To An Orangutan In My Thoughts

Posted on December 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Friday was the Day of the Monkey. This brought to mind a certain event that happened maybe 12 or more years ago. I could not fact any references to this orangutan on the net so I could not completely flesh … Continue reading →

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Always Thankful

Posted on November 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem of gratitude #27: Always Thankful by Michael Romani You pour another drink Taking time to think Seems we all pay our dues Too often singing the blues Dark side, downside Talking about wounded pride Staring at the shadow … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Always, Appreciation, Beautiful, Blessed, Blind, Blues, Color, Deepness, Depth, Downside, Dream, Drink, Dues, Feel, Find, Graceful, Gratitude, Haze, Heart, Invitation, Know, Layer, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Push, Reaize, Real, Run, Scared, Shadow Play, Shove, Soul, Sweet, Thankful, Think, Time, Wounded Pride | Leave a comment

Gratitude For the Real Love

Posted on November 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

This poem of gratitude #22 is based on thoughts on the obsession on Instagram and elsewhere to have people like your image or what you say or what you do without any genuine connection. And.. the converse beauty of those … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Arc, Around, Authentic, Beauty, Best, Care, Contest, Cringe, Fake, Fame, Feel, Fringe, Game, Genuine Connection, Gratitude, Grounded, Harvest, Hilarity, Image, Instagram, Life, Love, Make, Move, Narcissism, Numbers, Obsession, Opinion, Out of the Park, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Popularity, Pursue, Rating, Real, Real Deal, Real Love, Reject, Savor, Smile, Stars, Substance, Surround, Talk, Thankful, There, Thumbs Up, True, Vapor, Velocity, Walk | Leave a comment

Dream Child Revealed

Posted on September 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Another from the short form poetry workshop on the anaphora form. I found this form amenable to writing a quick rock song after the first anaphora that I wrote and previously posted. Dream Child by Michael Romani Dream child I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anaphora, Bare, Care, Child, Dance, Dare, Dream, Fantasy, Feel, Hope, Incidence, Innocence, Love, Me, Naked, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Real, Romance, Share, Short Form, Snare, Steal, Trap, Wild, Workshop, You | Leave a comment

Sometimes It Seems

Posted on July 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes it seems… https://flic.kr/p/2gtuETX Sometimes It Seems by Michael Romani Sometimes it seems It’s a life of broken dreams Falling apart at the seams Dams busted, flooding streams I just can’t find my way Back to our yesterday That I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Breath, Broken Dreams, Call, Castle, Conceive, Dark, Deep, Do, Fall, Fall Apart, False Reason, Heaert, Hurtt, Light, Moon, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Pray, Real, Seams, Seems, Sinner, Sometimes, Sorrow, Stay, Sunshine, Tease, Tomorrow, True, Yesterday | Leave a comment

At the Corners of My Soul

Posted on June 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Ever miss someone even if the way they broke up with you leaves full of doubt, self loathing and more questions than answers? At the Corners of My Soul by Michael Romani Picking at the corners of my soul Searching … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Answers, Blind, Broken, Care, Change, Corner, Cruel, Deep, Dreams, Drink, Feel, Give Up, Know, Leave, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Real, Reel, Save, Shadow, Share, Song, Soul, Special, Sunk, Weep, Willow, Wrong | Leave a comment

Seemed So Easy

Posted on June 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Isn’t it funny how differently two people can see the same events? Seemed So Easy by Michael Romani It seemed so easy Putting band aids on the pain Ignoring the tear drops Though they fell like rain It was there … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Amazing, Annoy, Band Aids, Best Friend, Call, Charm, Contradictions, Deep, Differnces, Disarm, Easy, Guitar, Heart, Ignore, Imperfections, Jokes, Look, Note, Observances, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rain, Real, Seem, Sgrong, Song, Speak, Star, Strum, Subtle, Tear Drops, Unique, Void, Washed Away, Wrong | Leave a comment

First Reasons Lost

Posted on March 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

What becomes of our individual worlds when our first reasons are lost? First Reasons Lost by Michael Romani First reasons have been lost And with that loss comes a cost The giving up when it becomes Too much to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accusations, Another, Busy Day, Call, Closed Eyes, Cold, Compassion, Conception, Cost, Dare, Demanding, Doubt, Down, Dreams, Drown, Fall, Fear, First Reason, Giving up, Good Lord, Gray, Imagine, Inquisition, Lashing Out, Listen, Lost, Love, Matter, Miraclees, Nightmare, Numb, Other, Perception, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Real, Requisition, Reveal, Rope, See, Self Inflict, Shatter, Snare, Snowfall, Sorrow, Tomorrow, Trap, True Light, Understanding, Voyage, Water, Winter, World | Leave a comment

The Very Best of Something

Posted on March 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Out there in the Hundred Acre Woods, there are a lot of tales to be told. Some happy and filled with joy. Some are bittersweet such as the feelings that come at childhood’s end… The Very Best of Something by … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Best Foot, Best of Me, Bittersweet, Bouncy, Childhood, Childhood's End, Complete, Cry, Daydream, Doing Nothing, Dream, End, Enthusiasm, Family, Family of Choice, Favorite Place, Friend, Gone, Good, Goodbye, Heart, Hello, Hundred Acre Woods, Imaginary, Life, Me and You, Memory, Montage of Images, Nowhere, Optimism, Photograph, Picnic, Poem, Poetry, Pot Full of Honey, Real, Sendoff, Share, Smile, So Long, Something, Sweet, Tackle Life Head On, Talk, Those, Thought, Trouncy, Two, Very Best, Yesteryear | Leave a comment

It All Began With A Mouse

Posted on February 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In many ways, I think I was fortunate in how I grew up. I had many blessings. One of these was that I must have visited Disneyland at least 100 times back when the park could be seen from main … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blessing, Bridge, Candy Shop, Castle, Disney, Disneyland, Dreams, Heart, Hidden House, Kingdom, Magic, Main Street, Mouse, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Real, Shining Star, Small World, Transcend, Wall | Leave a comment

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