Tag Archives: Time

Leading Toward Significance In Free Verse

Posted on February 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Poem A Day #12 is to be written in Free Verse. The word prompt is ‘echo’. Free Verse is: From https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/glossary-terms/free-verse and https://literarydevices.net/free-verse/: “Nonmetrical, nonrhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech. A regular pattern of sound or … Continue reading →

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Couple of Couplets To Get It Right

Posted on February 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Poem A Day #3 is the rhyming couplet form. From Wikipedia: “A couplet is a pair of successive lines of metre in poetry. A couplet usually consists of two successive lines that rhyme and have the same metre. A couplet … Continue reading →

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Heartbreaks Forgiven

Posted on February 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I wrote this poem just now. Please forgive the typos. It’s sort of a word flow thing…. Heartbreaks Forgiven by Michael Romani I watched you kill your child today I held your hand and did not look away You told … Continue reading →

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Time Well Spent

Posted on February 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In this age of global interconnection, we face a modern paradox. At the same time that we are more connected than ever, we are also increasingly polarized and alienated from one another. What might have been and can still be … Continue reading →

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In The Truth of Murder

Posted on February 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

It’s said that Agatha Christie went missing for a short period of time and that no one has ever fully explained this… In The Truth of Murder by Michael Romani The best of tales start at the beginning Where we … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acrimony, Agatha Christie, Agreed, Authoress, Begin, Cautionary Tale, Clue, Crime, Deed, Disappear, Fall, Ink, Inner Child, Jigsaw, Legacy, Memory, Murder, Mystery, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reason, Rest, Sin, Stage, Suspect, Task, Time, Truth | Leave a comment

Samson VI

Posted on January 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Further attempt to depict the story of Samson and Deliah from the Book of Judges: Samson (VI) by Michael Romani VI An uncertain meeting at the granary Speaks of that wistful bit of insanity A servant girl separating chaff from … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Book of Judges, Calling, Chaff, Dazzle, Distraction, Falling, Granary, Love, Own, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Samson, Servant Girl, Smile, Sparkle, Spin, Sweet, Throne, Time, Touch, Wheat, Whisper, Win, Words | Leave a comment

Time Awaits A Hero

Posted on January 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Joseph Campbell might have something to say on this journey… Time Awaits A Hero by Michael Romani Long before the dawn of written history Mankind has sought to build community Combined with free will, it’s not easy to do this … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Angel, Arrival, Community, Connect, Destination, Free Will, God, Hero, History, Human Being, Intention, Joseph Campbell, Journey, Kiss, Mankind, Meaning, Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Reflect, Search, Shadow, Survive, Time, Unbroken, Word | Leave a comment

Free Fall Into Action

Posted on January 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Anyone like to skydive? Show of hands? Freefall Into Action by Michael Romani Fanciful impressions of Halloween Ten seconds to decompression The impossible mission is on All cause for delay.. now… gone Free falling from high altitude Doesn’t allow for … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Action, Bad Landing, Belong, Break, Decompres, Deploy, Distinct, Freefall, Gone, Halloween, Heartbreak, High Altitude, Impression, Latitude, Lead, Live Another Day, Mission, Mistake, Mythology, Percision, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pristine, Reaction, Recall, Ride, Rodeo, Sake, Satisfcation, Say, Standing, Strategy, Stride, Time, Wrong | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Only You Can Determine How the Coin of Time Is Spent In Your Life

Posted on January 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.” – Carl Sandburg, poet (6 … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Use Your Time Wisely, Always Do Something Useful

Posted on December 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.” – Benjamin Franklin This is not so much the ending of one year, as the beginning of the rest of your life. It is the time … Continue reading →

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