Tag Archives: Toast

In The Fullness of Time

A poem for this, the day celebrated as symbolizing Christ’s birth.   Merry Christmas!  Christmas… Christ Mass… A mass for Christ.  Then then does that or might it actually mean?  Is it really only about the birth of Christ? Or, … Continue reading

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Lechon Americano

Happy Roast Suckling Pig Day!! Lechon Americano by Michael Romani Sipping down a San Miguel You with your port and ale Thinking back on yesterday So many memories seem throwaway I was three or maybe four And while the Philippines … Continue reading

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The Unflinching Eye

Halloween Poem #29: The Unflinching Eye by Michael Romani We drink a toast among us Because it is what’s done and simply because To the unflinching eye of the intellectual soul It is most gratifying to have death under our … Continue reading

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Razor’s Edge

Another poem from another life lived an lifetime ago about who I was then and wondering how it is that I managed to turn things around maybe for the better.  At least, I like to think so? This one is … Continue reading

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Happy St Patrick’s Day 2019

To all the readers and viewers of this blog and the accompanying Flickr photos, Aloha Promises Forever wishes you and yours: May the shamrocks be as soft as you please May your dogs never wake up with fleas May tomorrow … Continue reading

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