Tag Archives: Romance

An Examination of Novels

Posted on May 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

When it comes to fiction, there is no greater work of prose than the novel. An Examination of Novels by Michael Doyle A fiction in prose of a certain extent Presented in many ways of palatable content How further might … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Allege, Art, Best Voice, Chronology, Circumstance, Classics, Complicate, Content, Define, Demand, Diversion, Division, Double Helix, Dreams, Embrace, Examination, Extent, Extraordinary, Fiction, Forms, Glory, Hamlet, Heroes, Human Beings, Irony, Jourmalism, Journal, Literature, Love, Mankind, Metafiction, Modality, Modes, Moments, Mortality, Mythology, Narrative, Novel, Novels, Ordinary, Palatable, Perspective, Photograph, Place, Poem, Poetry, Present, Pretense, Professionalism, Prose, Real Life, Realism, Refine, Romance, Smile, Story, Style, Superlative, Tales, True, Understanding, Words, World | Leave a comment

De Bussy Opening

Posted on May 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In a review of what brought about the changes of 20th Century art music, leads to at least one conclusion. It was Beethoven and then De Bussy to blame…. 😉 De Bussy Opening by Michael Doyle Music like all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 20th Century, Action, Art, Art & Music, Articulation, Aural, Balance, Beethoven, Catalyst, Claude De Bussey, Compose, Composition, Concession, Culture, Cyclical, De Bussey, Delicacy, Depth, Development, Different, Ebb, Enlightenment, Explosive, Familiar, Flow, Fluidity, Form, Forward, Frame, Frames, French, Generation, Gentle, Ground Zero, Heed, Hero, Imagination, Implosive, Importance, Infuence, Instrumentality, Intimate, Kept, Life, Linear, Lush, Melodic, Modernism, Motif, Music, Musical, Needed, New Game, Nurture, Open, Perspective, Photograph, Phrase, Pierre Boulez, Poem, Poetry, Prelude To A Fawn, Profound, Progression, Romance, Rules, Sake, Sake of Sound, Self Confession, Self-Satisfaction, Simple, Sound, Strife, Strings, Symbolism, Syntax, Tickle, Tonal Color, Tonality, Touch, Transparency, Understood, Winds | Leave a comment

Propagation

Posted on September 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing in the series on survival: Propagation by Michael Romani I pity the poor Mayfly Who have only one day To find their way to a mate Before the day is gone and it’s to late Love it seems can … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anticipate, Arrive, Beauty, Best, Blame, Color, Complex, Coral, Date, Day, Diversity, Duty, Fight, Full Moon, Game, Late, Love, Mate, Mayfly, Pattern, Perevere, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Polyp, Process, Propagation, Quest, Reason, Rival, Romance, Simple, Species, Survive | 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

Cowpoke Promenade (Reflections II – Her Side)

Posted on May 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes it can be a little much to have to lasso your cowpoke she said…. I should just admit here, this is based on a bit in a movie, not reality. No actual cowpokes were corralled in the writing of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Above, Believe, Break Even, Cowpoke, Coyote, Devil, Dignity, Girl, He, Liberty, Life, Love, Night, One, Photograph, Plant, Poem, Poetry, Promenade, Right, Romance, Run, Saloon Girl, Serenade, She, Speed, Stars, Unsafe, Wife | Leave a comment

Cowpoke Promenade (Reflection I)

Posted on May 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Life on the frontier offered its surprises. None were so surprising but that sometimes even in the most rugged of circumstances, there was love to be found. Cowpoke Promenade (Reflection I) by Michael Romani He spent his life Trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Cowpoke, Coyote, Dance, Devil's Promenade, Dignity, Duty, Free, Fun, Liberty, Love, Man, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promenade, Romance, Seed, Serenade, Sight, Stars, Trap, Unsafe, Wife | Leave a comment

Sonnet For A Modern Love

Posted on April 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

This 27th day of Na/GloPoWriMo raises the bar to writing a sonnet. They, whoever they is, say that sonnets are usually about romantic interests, dark ladies or distant men. Okay! I think I go this one. But, I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Black Irish, Certain, Daily, Dark Lady, Day, Distance, Distant Man, Gift, Given Up, Happiness, Interest, Jest, Key, Love, Man, Modern, Monkey, Na/GloPoWriMo, Passion, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Resistance, Right, Romance, Sonnet, Surprise, Survive, Sweet Dream, Tight, Wish, World | Leave a comment

Looking At You, Looking At Me

Posted on March 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

More of a song than a poem though it’s missing an effective chorus maybe? Looking At You, Looking At Me by Michael Romani I’m looking at you You’re looking at me I’m dreaming of you And what we might be … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Answer, Body, Call, Comfort, Dance, Dream, Embrace, Grace, Legendary, Lips, Looking, Love, Lyric, Me, Melt, Might, Photograph, Place, Poems, Poetry, Romance, Seams, Shadow, Sing, Slow, Song, Taste, Think, Touch, True, Wall, You | Leave a comment

Samson (XI)

Posted on January 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing in a series of poems depicting the story of Samson and Delilah as told in the Book of Judges: Samson (XI) by Michael Romani Staying their course, steady to fight For their land and what is right Even if … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Believe, Bind, Book of Judges, Brute, Care, Consequence, Correction, Death, Delilah, Direction, Enemy, Extraordinary, Fail, Feign, Forsake, God, Hebrew, Jew, Lead, Legacy, Lovers, Noble, Philistine, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prince, Promised Land, Right, Romance, Samson, Servant, Snare, Stern, Surrender, Weakness, Will, Zion | Leave a comment

Clever As Your Dreams

Posted on December 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Does anyone else remember going to the circus as a kid? I think that was one of those memories for me that will live forever. It was shocking to me later to find out that some were afraid of clowns. … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Clown, Color, Cricus, Dance, Dreams, Echoes, Endure, Fantasy, Fashion, Fear, Forget, Forsaken, Happiness, Hold On, Integrity, Kid, Lessons, Magic, Memory, Moments, Mystery, Passion, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reeling, Remember, Romance, Scene, Shake, Show, Sncere, Sorrow, Sting, Three Ring Circus, Thunder, Tingle, Walk, Wings of Tomorrow | Leave a comment