Tag Archives: Story

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 →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Again, Aloud, Animals, ASL, Base Fear, Beauty, Between, Biology, Break, Brilliance, Cage, Cape, Childhood, Chinaman's Hat, Come Back, Common Good, Control, Convenience, Cost, Cousteau, Cut, Damage, Day of the Monkey, Day To Day, Deep, Define, Disguise, Dividing Line, Divine, Doctor Doolittle, Dolphins, Dream, Duty, Experience, Eye to Eye, Eyes, Feel, Folly, Glass, Grace, Hand To hand, Heart, Heartless, Hollywood, Human, Humanity, Hurt, Incisor, Inhumanity, Inside, Interventioin, Kin to Kin, Kind, Know, Koko, Leave, Listen, Lock, Lonely, Lost, Mean, Memory, Mind, Niche, Ode, Ohio, Orangutan, Pain, Palm to Palm, Photograph, Planet of the Apes, Poem, Poetry, Pound, Pretend, Pristine, Question, Real, Reply, Responsible, Reveal, Scared, See, Sell, Series, Skin, Soul, Step, Story, Superman, Surf, Talk, Tears, Tell, Thin, Thought, Trap, True, Truth, TV, Understand, Understood, Veneer, World, zoo | Leave a comment

Once Upon A Night In Bethlehem – I

Posted on December 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Micah 5:2: Once Upon A Night In Bethelhem – I by Michael Romani From Bethlehem will come the king With all the joy that this will bring It’s of His glory that we all will sing … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Advent, Bethlehem, Bite, Branch, Bring, Caravan, Cheer, Christian, Context, Crush, Disarray, Faith, Fall, Flow, Glory, His, History, Holy, Holy Star, Holy Ways, Humanity, Humble, Joy, Justice, King, Light, Live, Micah, Morn, News, Night, Nothing, Paradise, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prophecy, Rest, Right, Roots, Satan, Sing, Something, Sordid, Story, Sublime, Troubles, Westward, Witness, World, Year | Leave a comment

Motives Met

Posted on November 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 1 Cor 4:5: Motives Met by Michael Romani Things of darkness brought to light Keeping praise to make this right We are stewards entrusted to care Keeping our charges from Satan’s snare When we stand before … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1 Cor 4:5, Abundance, Action, Blessing, Care, Connection, Darkness, Desire, Fire, Glory, God, Good, Grace, Heart, Humanity, Intention, Judged, Light, Lord, Measure, Met, Motive, Motives, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Praise, Pure, Resplendence, Right, Sacrifice, Satan, Should, Snare, Steward, Story, Suffice, Throne, Treasure, Truth, Wellbeing, World | Leave a comment

Thankfulness For the Season

Posted on November 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem in gratitude #17: Thankfulness For the Season by Michael Romani Memories of letters written By the likes of me and you To a certain man in red Depending on how written Always brought a toy or two Thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Above, Adversity, Anger, Being, Bestow, Blessed, Brilliance, Challenges, Cheer, Choose, Collect, Connection, Contentment, Cups, Dance, Eyes, Family, Give, Glory, God, Good Company, Good Will, Gratitude, Grown Up, Happiness, Head, Heart, Holiday, Humility, Immensity, Kind, Letters, Life, Looking Back, Love, Magic, Man In Red, Meaning, Memories, Passing Years, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presents, Rays, Receive, Resentment, Resilience, Season, See, Shade, Smile, Spirit, Spite, Story, Tears, Thank you, Thankfulness, Tidings of Joy, Time of Year, Toy, True, Us, World, Written | Leave a comment

Season of Fear

Posted on October 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #26: Season of Fear by Michael Romani Queue the creepy music For the just the right vibe Dare to step inside And then you decide As an indulgent prattle With wicked stories told Bones shake and start to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alarm, Bones, Bump, Cold, Creepy, Dare, Dark, Decide, Delight, Enough, Fear, Goose Bumps, Halloween, Haunt, Horror, Music, Night, Old, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Prattle, Rattle, Scary, Season, Shrill, Sold, Soul, Story, Stuff, Thrill, Time, Vibe, Wicked, Witching Hour, Year | Leave a comment

Death Under the Moon

Posted on October 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #16: Death Under the Moon by Michael Romani With our demons friended All light has ended We walk in the darkness Keenly aware of our harshness Such is the power and insistence That good gives way without resistance … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aware, Conceit, Creature, Dark, Daylight, Death, Deliver, Demon, End, Feed, Fog, Freed, Friend, Fright, Full Moon, Glory, Good, Halloween, Harshness, Hide, Kiss, Know, Light, London, Miss, Moon, Mortal, Nerve, Night, Pestilence, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Ravage, Resist, Reveal, Satisfy, Shine, Story, Truth, Walk, Wrath, Youth | Leave a comment

Felt Like Home

Posted on September 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Home is a place of gratitude, loving appreciation and warmth. Right? Felt Like Home by Michael Romani Moments of gratitude felt like heaven Counting our blessings over bread un-leaven Every step feels like a new journey With each yesterday treasured … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Appreciation, Best, Blessings, Felt, Flavor, Gratitude, Heaven, Home, Journey, Love, Marketplace, Memory, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Savor, Smell, Spice, Star, Story, Taste, Treasure, Twinkle, Unfold, Warmth | Leave a comment

Beating the Odds

Posted on September 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Life’s will to survive is a remarkable story. Beating the Odds by Michael Romani Heat of day and cold of night The Great Dying came with a fright Two Hundred Fifty years ago Nearly all life died as you might … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abound, Acidic, Ancestor, Beam, Beat, Challenge, Cold, Deep, Defy, Desert, Diverse, Dry, Explode, Extinction, Few, Fit, Ground, Heat, Karoo, Land, Life, Meerkat, Mother Nature, Normal, Ocean, Odds, Path, Photograph, Place, Poem, Poetry, Punch, Revive, Ring, Scrappy, Shake, Shape, Size, Story, Sun, Super Volcanoes, Survive, Take, Teem, The Great Dying, Underground, Variety, Ways | Leave a comment

A Writer’s Block

Posted on September 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Writing stories is a particular craft. There are numerous reasons that writers sometimes stop writing. But, when they do…. A Writer’s Block by Michael Romani Writing a story with acuity Is like mental archeology There’s madness in the methodology And … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Archeology, Art, Author, Block, Bookend, Bury, Conceal, Contemplate, Craft, Creation, Dream, Fascination, Grow, Heart, Hidden, Interpretation, Know, Light, Literary, Madness, Mangle, Meaning, Mental, Method, New Day, Night, Photograph, Playground, Poem, Poetry, Reveal, Snap Judgment, Story, Tales, Tangle, Theology, Truth, Twinkle, Wonder, Write | Leave a comment

Boy Genius

Posted on September 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Inspired by and dedicated to the vexatious life of Erik Satie. Boy Genius by Michael Romani Reeling out of control Unable to console The boy genius fights Taking confront in his nights Sideways bit of swagger Sliced into like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Antagonistic, Blow By Blow, Boy, Capacity, Circumscribed, Confront, Connect, Console, Contrl, Correct, Cruelty, Dignity, Dream, Drink, Ego, Empathy, Erik Satie, Fail, Fame, Fight, Genius, Glory, Harrow, Human, Love, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Sanity, Serenity, Shame, Shameless, Show, Slice, Steps, Story, Superior, Swagger, Think, Vanity, Wordless | Leave a comment