Tag Archives: Story

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

Eulogy For the Profane

Posted on August 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The last few days have been painful. I wonder if that means I’m growing? Isn’t that the saying “no pain, no gain”? Eulogy For the Profane by Michael Romani They say profanity Is the sign of a lazy mind All … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aneurysm, Appreciate, Boss, Charles, Clever, Cry, Days, Death, Decisions, Depend, Disdain, Doubt, Duty, Endeavor, Eulogy, Eyes, Falling Out, Fascination, Find, Friend, Funeral, Glory, Good Man, Goodbye, Grief, Head, Honor, Infer, Insane, Lazy, Light, Listen, Loss, Lost, Love, Mentor, Mess, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Points, Price, Profane, Profanity, Reaper, Right, Sage Advice, Sigh, Soldier, Story, Strain, Tell, Train Wreck, Try, Undone, Venity, Whiskey, Whisper | Leave a comment

Satan’s Kiss

Posted on July 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Madness knows no mercy. Satan’s Kiss by Michael Romani Loneliness becomes her friend The only one on which to depend In a chosen profession of glory A mild confession is given in story To hold belief in once upon As … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Belief, Broken, Children, Confession, Courage, Depend, Dream, Fire, Friend, Funeral Pyre, Glory, Key, Kiss, Loneliness, Madness, Mercy, Mist, Noble, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Satan, Sorrow, Sting, Story, Strong, Thought | Leave a comment

Story Teller

Posted on July 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

It’s a great gift to tell tales that are seem so true that they almost walk right of the pages we read. Isn’t it? Story Teller by Michael Romani Story tellers bring the tale Where once upon will prevail In … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Align, Books, Collide, Deep Woods, Discard, Dream, Eyes, Family, Find, Gift, Hard, Heard, Hope, Human, Illustration, Leataher Bindings, Life, Magic, Memory, Old Book Stores, Pages, Pessimism, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Read, Red Riding Hood, Rift, Silver Tongue, Soul, Stars, Story, Teller, Told, Treasure, True, Truth, Vivid, Wither, Words | Leave a comment

First Principles: Like A City On A Hill, the Eyes of All People Are On America

Posted on July 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. Soe that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged All People, Byword, City On A Hill, Deal Falsely, Eyes, First Principles, God, Him, John Winthrop, Story, Us, We, Withdraw, Work, World | Leave a comment

Non-Binary Paradise Revealed

Posted on May 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Have you ever wondered about Satan’s role as God’s prosecutor and role as sinful man’s adversary? John Milton did. At times, I find that interesting to look at as well. Non-Binary Paradise Revealed by Michael Romani Consider if you might … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adversary, Beauty, Contrast, Darkness, Degree of Separation, Dissonance, God, Heaven, Hell, Humanity, John Milton, Line, Mankind, Narrow, Noble, Non-Binary, Perception, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Prosecutor, Revelation, Satan, Soul, Story, Strict, Unfold | Leave a comment

Faceless Portraits Transcending Time

Posted on May 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

As remarkable as it may seem, AI, that is to say, Artificial Intelligence is not only being ‘taught’ to do art but some of the pieces already done to date are fetching upwards of $450,000.00 for portraits that an art … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 20th Century, AI, Algorithm, Anonymous Bid, Anthromorphize, Art, Bluster, Console, Contemporary, Contortion, Creation, Deceive, Deduced Pattern, Distinction, Distraction, Faceless, Heart, Heartless, High Bid, Legacy, Masquerade, Meaning, Mechanistic, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Portraits, Reveal, Sample, Soul, Spotlight, Story, Tantalize, Time, Trend, Visual Art | Leave a comment