Tag Archives: Spring

Wild Romania

Posted on April 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

It’s the second day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020! The prompt today is: “to write a poem about a specific place — a particular house or store or school or office. Try to incorporate concrete details, like street names, distances (“three … Continue reading →

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Frozen Infinity

Posted on May 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge brought last night was to write a poem about snow, ice, winter, spring and all the things these things bring. Who knew that albatrosses also mate for life? I didn’t know…. and…Here’s my attempt: Frozen Infinity by … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Albatross, Alive, Antarctica, Beauty, Blunder, Boom, Children, Cod, Consequence, Consign, Cost, Cub, Cycle, Design, Duty, Early Bird, Earth, Emperor, Feeling, Flood, Frozen, God Willing, Harsh, Hunter, Ice, Icicle, Infinity, Lean Times, Life, Loom, Manna, Melt, Meltwater, Migration, Mother Nature, Mother's Love, Narhal, New Life, Niche, North, Ocean, Peace, Pebble, Penguin, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Polar Bear, Polar Wind, Prey, Remind, Sense, Snow, Spring, Stone, Strife, Sun, Survive, Tapestry, Thaw, Tundra, Tusk, Tuxedo, Unfair, Unicorn, Waterfall, Winter, Wonder | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: April Showers Do Bring May Flowers

Posted on May 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Sweet April showers do spring May flowers.” – Thomas Tusser

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged April, Flowers, May, Showers, Spring, Sweet, Thomas Tusser, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Hope In Love Becomes A Battlefield

Posted on April 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 22 challenges us to write a poem engaging another art form. For me, it took but a moment to realize I would take on Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture. Many reasons behind this I suppose, but, the largest of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anonymity, Art, Aspiration, Attic, Battlefield, Category, Daddy, Danger, Design, Didone, Divorce, Dream, Dumpster Dive, Encourage, Family Man, Feeling, Happy, Hearts, Homeless, Hope, Little Girls, Live, Love, Memory, Na/GloPoWriMo, Paint by Number, Pattern, Photograph, Plead, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Princess, Reason, Robert Indiana, Scattegory, Sculpture, Season, Sing, Soul, Spring, Strong, Success | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: An Optimist Is the Personification of Spring

Posted on March 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“An optimist is the human personification of spring.” – Susan J. Bissonette

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Human, Optimist, Personification, Spring, Susan J Bissonette, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

A Haiku Passage On Groundhog’s Day

Posted on February 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Happy Groundhog Day! Combine Milkwood writing group’s poem of the day into a celebration for today. Good news! Spring is predicted to arrive early! Milkwood Poem of the Day POD 1 – Haiku 5-75 A Haiku Passage On Groundhog’s Day … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Distance, Fireworks, Groundhog Day, Happy, Lightning, Milkwood, Passing, Photograph, Plain, Poem, Poem of the Day #1, Poetry, Shadow, Sky, Spring, Truth, World | Leave a comment

Paddington Breaks Out

Posted on January 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Truly enjoyed this Paddington 2 movie. It offered lots of food for thought… mostly marmalade as I recall…. Paddington Breaks Out by Michael Romani There is a prison worse than a prison It is the prison of loneliness That is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, Bliss, Clockwork, Despair, Dreams, Food for Thought, Forgotten, Friends, Haste, Home, Jungle, Lie, Loneliness, Lonely, Marmalade, Miss, Paddington 2, Paddington the Bear, Pages, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prison, Promise, Spring, Taste, True, Turn, Us, Without You | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Slight

Posted on May 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

With only a moment’s slight hesitation I think back on a winter’s destination It might be that Summer came on too fast Or, that with a blink, Spring is past Whatever the plentiful half forgotten reasons I am nostalgic for … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Daily Prompt, Destination, Hestitation, Neglect, Nostalgic, Patterns, Record Heat, Remorse, Season, Slight, Snow, Spring, Summer, Wilderness, Winter, Winter's Child, Wordpress | Leave a comment

Spring Photography Show At the House of Prayer

Posted on March 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Please come visit my Spring Photography Show. It is graciously hosted by the House of Prayer Art Gallery. You can see a small part of my body of photography work from Second Life. Everything on the walls is … Continue reading →

Posted in Second Life | Tagged Exhibition, Flickr, House of Prayer, Photogaphy, Second Life, Spring | Leave a comment

Remembrance of Holi

Posted on October 20, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Remembrance of Holi by Michael Romani In a festival of colors It’s a festival of love In a swirling of dancers It’s all of the above Frolicking in joyous celebration As new growth is awaited This is what is celebrated … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Celebration, Color, Festival of Color, Forgiveness, Hinduism, Holi, India, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Renewal, Spring | Leave a comment