Tag Archives: Surprise

On Being Eleventeen

Posted on May 25, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

My youngest daughter turns 11 tomorrow. She’s brilliant, witty, charming in her own ways and has a bright future ahead of her. Yes. I am a very proud father of both of my princesses. The only kingdom I … Continue reading →

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Pinkerton Lawman

Posted on May 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Pinkertons became the crux of what became the Secret Service. Their storied history is often looked these days. Pinkerton Lawman by Michael Doyle A snake isn’t hard to find In the what that’s left behind When you flip over … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bad Man, Behind, Civil War, Death, Demise, Duty, Fatal, Fate, Fight, Find, Flip, God, History, Hung, Intensity, Justice, Lawman, Left, Light, Meet, Nation, Nature, Neck, Photograph, Pinkerton, Poem, Poetry, Preacher, Proclmation, Quick As A Wink, Quiet, Reaper, Rock, Seal, Secret Service, Served, Silver, Six Gun, Snake, Stand, Stoic, Sudden, Surprise, Talks, Tent City, Trigger Finger, Violent, War Criminal, Wrung | Leave a comment

The Metrics of Notoriety

Posted on March 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Social media. .. is it a blessing or a bane? https://flic.kr/p/robQzR The Metrics of Notoriety by Michael Doyle Looking over your shoulder For a glimpse inside your mind Feeling so much bolder Often surprised by what I find Interaction at … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Apart, Bane, Blessing, Bold, Bottomless Scroll, Choice, Compromise, Core, Cuff, Define, Design, Enough, Far, Glimpse, Guiding Star, Heart, Improvise, Line, LoopControl, Love, Metric, Miles, Notoriety, Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Shoulder, Social Media, Stoop, Surprise, Toe, Together, Voice, You | Leave a comment

Scorecard

Posted on January 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Ever wonder how your life is tallying up? Scorecard by Michael Romani Sometimes like an idiot savant I do my best to be your servant Lord, to put things a little oddly I recognize that on earth, I am your … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ambassador, Angel, Bad Things, Blessed, Body, Build, Compassion, Create, Cripple, Darkness, Defeat, Despise, Dignity, Divinity, Dwell, Earth, Example, Eyes, Fail, Feet, Fell, Freedom, Good, Hand, Hard, Heartbreak, Heaven, Holy, Humanity, Idiot Savant, Kingdom, Learn, Life, Lord, Love, Mistake, Non-Judgmental, Odd, Offer, Path, Photograph, Pillar, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Pure, Raise Me Up, Rein, Scorecard, Selfishness, Servant, Serve, Shine, Spirit, Stumble, Surprise, Talk, Tally, Upright, Vacilliate, Vain, Walk, Wonder, Worship, Wrong, Yield | Leave a comment

A New Found Treasure

Posted on January 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

There are things in this world that are priceless and not replaceable. There are things given a value that outweighs their worth. But the greatest treasure is that which cannot be taken and only given. A New Found Treasure by … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Breath, Chill, Complete, Dark, Dread, Dream, Embrace, Eyes, Given, God, Hand In Hand, Harsh, Heal, Heart, Hope, Illusion, Kiss, Know, Love, Miss, Pass, Photograph, Place, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Priceless, Sacred, Safe Harbor, Skin, Sorrow, Surprise, Tear, Tiny Death, Tomorrow, Treasure, Two, Uncertainty, Value, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Sweater Weather Dues

Posted on December 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Originally meant for December 20th, National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! Sweater Weather Dues by Michael Romani Tell me now Was it just a trick of the light That led me somehow To see things differently that night They tell me … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anticiption, Better, Celebration, Convention, Cross, Destiny, Dream, Dues, Eyes, Fit, Gone, Guitar, Happiness, Holiday, Joy, Judgment, Knit, Melody, Menaing, Mood, National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day 2019, Neck, Nervous Wreck, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rudolph, See, Smile, Soul, Strings, Surprise, Sweater, Tacky, Touch, Tradtiion, Trick of the Light, Weather | Leave a comment

Memories In An Elephant’s Trunk

Posted on November 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem of gratitude #11: Memories In An Elephant’s Trunk by Michael Romani With gratitude I share my words While overhead there are flying birds Puzzling along these thoughts contemporary Wondering how much is too temporary Unlike elephants who read … Continue reading →

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In You, I Find My Spirituality

Posted on June 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes when you look into the eyes of who you love, you see there not only them but the essence of God and that they are in many ways the messenger you might best listen to as they offer insights … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beautiful, Cocktails, Company, Deep, Depth, Different, Essence, Eyes, Face, Feeling, Flight, Framed, Freee, God, Heart, Lame, Listen, Look, Me, Messenger, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reality, Remarkable, Same, Skin, Smile, Sober, Spirituality, Surprise, Think, Thought, True, Why, You | Leave a comment

Cultivating Kindness I

Posted on June 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

When life gets down to the fundamentals, isn’t kindness what we most need? Like so many say, be that change. Cultivating Kindness I by Michael Romani In this world, filled with sin And perhaps too much blindness One clarion thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Art, Biblical, Blind, Christ, Clarion, Compassion, Connection, Cultivate, Depend, Easy Going, Eyes, Fogiving, Follow, Friend, Generous, Gentle, Harshness, Hear, Holy Spirit, Indwell, Kindness, Light, Living, One Another, Outflow, Part, Path, Patient, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Remember, Selfish, Service, Sin, Surprise, Tender, Thought, True, True Friend, Warm Heart, World | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Most Creativity Is A Change From One Context To Another

Posted on May 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Most creativity is a transition from one context into another where things are more surprising. There’s an element of surprise, and especially in science, there is often laughter that goes along with the ‘Aha’. Art also has this element. Our … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Alan Kay, Context, Most Creativity, Reality, Surprise, Thought For the Day, Transition | Leave a comment