Tag Archives: Silent

Leaving No One Behind

Posted on August 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

It’s estimated there are 65 million displaced refugees around the world. That’s a hard number to take in, isn’t it? What would God have us do? Leaving No One Behind by Michael Romani When you see your sister and brother … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Action, Apology, Brother, Do, God, God's Command, God's Family, Hand, Heart, Help, Know, Leave No One Behind, Life's Journey, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Refugee, See, Silent, Sister, Strong, Trouble, Understand, Vigilant | Leave a comment

Fades Away

Posted on August 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Life leaves us all, eventually… or, do we really transform into something else? Time will tell. Fades Away by Michael Romani Being somewhat civilized I kept my discontents to myself More probably cause I realized I’d find my better answers … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anna, Answer, Away, Chattering Classes, Civil, Cruel, Discontent, Exasperation, Fade, Forget, Friend, Gasp, Grasp, Intention, Kingdom, Last Breath, Matter, Moment, Passing, Penitence, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Realize, Regret, Shatter, Shelf, Silent, Strong, Struggle, Torment, Weak, Wisdom, Wise Words, Wrong | Leave a comment

First Principles: Freedom Is More Often Abridged By Gradual and Silent Encroachments Than By Violent and Sudden Usurpations

Posted on April 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” – James Madison

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abridgment, Encroachments, First Principles, Freedom, Gradual, Instances, Power, Silent, Sudden, The People, Usurpations, Violent | Leave a comment

Heartbreaks Forgiven

Posted on February 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I wrote this poem just now. Please forgive the typos. It’s sort of a word flow thing…. Heartbreaks Forgiven by Michael Romani I watched you kill your child today I held your hand and did not look away You told … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Angel, Answer, Beautiful, Call, Child, Christian, Conspiracy, Cry, Daughter, Despite, Different, Fogive, Forgive, Forsake, Forty Years, Found, God's Plan, Goodbye, Grateful, Halo, Hand, Hard, Heartbreak, Heathen, Hell, Horrible, Hours, Hug, Hurt, Laugh, Left, Life, Live, Looking Out, Love, Man, Mistake, Morning Light, Patience, Phone, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Prayer, Project, Promise, Reason, Regret, Remember, Right, Risk, Satan, Season, Secret, Shake, Shoe, Silent, Smile, Soul, Sparkle, Stay, Taught, Tears, Time, Tonight, Watch, Wild Man, Years, You, Young, Your Way | Leave a comment

Felt (The Loss of Shangri-la)

Posted on January 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

It’s interesting. This poem started of with the intention of being a lighthearted look at the sort of a person who would look at Shangri-La an think that all it’s missing is a casino. By the time, my pen hit … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bliss, Blues, Break Up, Breath, Burden, Burn, Cost, Darkness, Dream, Easy, Embrace, Eyes, Face, Feel, Felt, Flow, Forbidden, Forever After, Happiness, Hurt, Kiss, Laugh, Laughter, Lifetime, Light, Lonely, Loss, Lost, Man, Minute, Miss, Moment, Once Upon A Time, Pain, Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Rhyme, Rising Star, Rite of Passage, Shake, Shangri-La, Silent, Sleepless Night, Solitary, Soul, Star-shine, Step, Surprise, Thought, Touch, Treasure, True, Wake, Wonder, Word, World | 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

Thought For the Day: Like Every Good Teacher, God Is Quiet During Our Tests

Posted on August 20, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“When you are going through something hard and wonder where God is, remember the teacher is always quiet during a test.” – Anonymous

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Bible, God, Hard Times, Individual, Open Book, Silent, Teacher, Test, Thought For the Day, Wonder, You | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Silent

Posted on December 16, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Maybe it’s just that time of year When memories roll around I close my eyes and I’m there Still marveling at what I found Raining down in frozen white Alone in my thoughts that silent night Thinking that just once … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Bridge, Christmastide, Daily Prompt, Future, God, Love, Memories, Night, Past, Present, Silent, Snow, Wordpress | Leave a comment