Tag Archives: Smile

Price of Pride

Posted on January 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Love of power breed ambition and that’s really not what we need in leaders. What we need is those who have vision and come to serve the people. Yet, that’s rarely the way of those interested in politics is it? … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ambition, Blade, Bring, Claim, Dark, Dark Secret, Death, Deception, Defile, Denial, Desert, Dust, End, Evil, False, Fatal, Feel, Fend, Fustration, Glory, Greet, Hell, Immortality, Key, King, Knowledge, Left, Madness, Mortal, Mortality, Mystery, Mystic, Nowhere, Oracle, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Price, Pride, Reaper, Sanskrit, Secret, Serve, Smile, Soul, Spell, Sun, Think, Trouble | Leave a comment

Static Memories

Posted on January 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Do you remember long ago when television station programming would end with snow and static on the screens? This has less to do with that than the late night movies that would come on just before. Static Memories by Michael … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Certain, Conscious, Duel, Eternity, Eyes, Fantasy, Fire, Fish, Galaxxy, Gift, Infinite, Late Night, Memory, Misty, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reality, Recall, Shadow, Small Talk, Smile, Starless, Static, Sunrise, Tears, TV, Walls of Sound, Years, You and Me | Leave a comment

Tomorrow Begins

Posted on January 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Life is filled with twists and turns. Where there isn’t always understanding, maybe acceptance is enough? Tomorrow Begins by Michael Romani Blinded by the brilliance of the light Tomorrow begins again in our tonight Stumbled falling and I am here … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Arrival, Circus, Crown, Crush, Death, Dignity, Dream On, Dreams, Family, Friend, Frown, Handshake, Integrity, Kinship, Last Breath, Learn, Light, Love, Luck, Night, Parade, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Revival, Run Away, Rush, Smile, Spot Light, Springboard, Struck, Stuggle, Stumble, Three Ring, Tomorrow, Tonight | Leave a comment

Little By Little

Posted on January 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A quiet take on understanding life… Little By Little by Michael Romani Today, I came face to face with Neruda’s mean As I contemplated the mortality of this being That if little by little we live as though indentured To … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Adventure, Atonal, Battle, Brilliant, Cherish, Compromise, Contemplate, Daughters, Denial, Dying, Eyes, Face to Face, Fall, Fascination, Fears, Fight, Forgive, Give, Give All, Grin, Improvisation, Indentured, Laugh, Life, Linger, Little, Live, Living, Love, Middle, More, Mortality, Neruda, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Ravage, Rhyme, Shade, Smile, Taken, Ventured, Win, Yes | Leave a comment

The Dreams We Need

Posted on December 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

As a society, we spend too much time trying to stifle the dreams of both children and the inner most child in all of us. We misplace our values, thinking that dreams are merely wants. We dream to dream. … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Agreed, Awake, Ballet Slippers, Bliss, Care, Child, Child's Heart, Children, Dance, Dreams, Edge, Fabric, Find, Give, Glow, Happy, Kiss, Laugh, Light, Light Show, Love, Memory, Mind, Money, Moonbeam, Music, Need, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Razzle Dazzle, Safe, Serenade, Share, Sleep, Smile, Society, Style, Surprise, Take, Universe, Verse, Vision, Waking Moment, Wish | Leave a comment

The Beauty of A Closed Door

Posted on December 18, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Not every answered prayer is best answered with a yes. Still, there is a lot to be said about persistence, isn’t there? The Beauty of A Closed Door by Michael Romani Standing at the crossed paths of life There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Chorus, Christmas Season, Closed Door, Crossed Path, Dance, Deserve, Discern, Gratitude, Handel's Messiah, Heart, Learn, Lessons, Life, Loss, Madness, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Presistence, Questions, Rain, Reason, Recognize, Serve, Sing, Sit, Smile | Leave a comment

Scraps of Poetry

Posted on December 13, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Memories are made as such as these. Scraps of Poetry by Michael Romani You ask me what is about you That makes this feel so true You smile knowing That I wish for a way of showing Heartbeat is slowing … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Arms, Charm, Connection, Dance, Eyes, Feel, First Kiss, Full Moon, heartbeat, Learn, Page, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Safe, Show, Smile, Soul, Spell, True, Walk, Words | Leave a comment

Master of Lies

Posted on November 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

There is one master of lies, though is ways and means are many. Master of Lies by Michael Romani The master of lies Speaks in his duplicity With seductive eyes He offers joyous depravity He is alluring in his sentiment … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Agreement, Assent, Bargain, Consent, Contentment, Deception, Defense, Defer, Deliver, Depravity, Duplicity, Fool's Gold, Gain, Lies, Master, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Price, Redemption, Seduce, Sensation, Sentiment, Shining Stars, Shiver, Smile, Sold, Soul, Temptation | Leave a comment

Tender Conspiracy

Posted on November 20, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Thanksgiving, St. Nicholas Day, Christmas, New Year’s Eve… all of these times bring our families together don’t they? Tender Conspiracy by Michael Romani Joined together in tender conspiracy These are the truths found in family Little secrets and jokes that … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Cheer, Conspiracy, Days, Dear, Double Take, Dragons, Eyes, Family, Firecrackers, Ghosts, Grandma, Happy, Heartache, Jokes, Life, Light, Lotto, Memory, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Pride, Rumble, Secrets, Slay, Smile, Stories, Sugar Coat, Sunset, Tender, Tight Lipped, Treasure, Year | Leave a comment

Skyscrapers Out of Gossamer

Posted on November 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Gossip is the insipid breeding ground from which must wickedness is born. https://flic.kr/p/KaZiDx Skyscrapers Out of Gossamer by Michael Romani Past affections become reshaped into their own hardened melody Layers of self composed invective write a cheat sheet rhapsody Projection … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accusation, Anticipation, Benediction, Brave, Caricature, Cheat Sheet, Cherish, Claws, Clean House, Complexity, Conclusion, Desolation, Free, Gossamer, Gossip, Gratitude, Hardended Melody, Hope, Invective, Lesson, Let Go, Love, Melody, Mental Aggravation, Microcosm, Passive Aggression, Past Affections, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rhapsody, Sarcasm, Self Isolation, Self Loathing, Side, Simplicity, Skyscraper, Smile, Snakes In Grasses, Strife, Support, Third Act, Trouble, Warm, Wicked | Leave a comment