Tag Archives: Tradition

Globalization and Its Discontents

Posted on October 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

There is a struggle going on between those who seek to dominate the world under what started as the seemingly benign polices of globalization and those of us who get the need to foster cooperation but remain patriotic to our … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Belligerance, Civilization, Compromise, Crux, Deconstruction, Devastation, Dominance, Forced Change, Forced Migration, Freedom, Globalists, Globalization, Ideology, Indoctrination, Infiltration, Invasion, Left, Liberty, Loathe, Marx, Metasize, National Character, Nationalism, Optimism, Paradigm, Patriotism, Pessimism, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Politics, Preference, Right, Self Contempt, Society, Theology, Tradition, Tyranny | Leave a comment

Matter of Life and Death

Posted on October 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 1 John 3:11-18 Matter of Life and Death by Michael Romani Ours is to live in Holy Love Here on earth as above It’s a matter of life and death And of what life has left … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Across, Action, Believe, Bible, Book of John, Calling, Christian, Command, Compassion, Death, Deceive, Down, Earth, Embrace, Empty, Family, First Step, Fruit, Give, Grow, Heaven, Hidden, Holy, Human Beings, Initiation, Life, Love, Meaning, Need, New Heart, Option, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Potential, Practice, Pride, Proactive, Reaction, Said, Satisfaction, Serve, Shine, Shown, Sin, Spirit Led, Strive, Tolerance, Tradition, Truth, Understand, Witness, Word | Leave a comment

Liquid Smoothness

Posted on September 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Tried to make sense of some melodic electronica the other day… Liquid Smoothness by Michael Romani Melodies of liquid smoothness Seep into our memory Semi familiar beats of happiness Flavor the world for you and me Nostalgia jibes with subversion … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beats, Calibrate, Contrast, Direction, Disaffection, Electronica, Flavor, Four On the Floor, Liquid, Melodies, New Jack, Nostalgia, Passion, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Smoothness, Tradition, Transcend | Leave a comment

Ways of Freedom

Posted on September 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

From time to time, it seems necessary to think on choices made and principles kept. Ways of Freedom by Michael Romani “Times march on”, says the old soldier Remembering back on times bolder But some things are best and better … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ashes, Blood, Chains, Freedom, Heritage, Kingdom, Legacy, Liberty, Masses, Old Soldier, Patriot, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Price Paid, Progress, Regression, Security, Tears, Tradition, Tyranny, Violence | Leave a comment

Conflict Of Civilizations

Posted on September 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

There is a conflict in the West that draws down deeper than radical Islam versus West. It is Leftism versus Tradition. I think it’s pretty clear which side of this divide I am on. https://flic.kr/p/28vWo91 Conflict Of Civilizations by Michael … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged America, Antithesis, Chaste, Christianity, Communism, Contempt, Death, Destruction, Dogma, Economics, Extremism, Faced, Fascism, Freud, Futile, God, Guidance, Happy, Heart and Feelings, Holy, Ideology, Imaginary, Instruction, Judaism, Leftism, Life's Questions, Light, Marxism, Meaning, Perverse, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poor, Secularism, Sex, Sirens, The Bible, The West, Theology, Thesis, Tradition, Unholy, Universe, Utopia, Wealth, Western Civilization | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Illiberalism Breeds the Conditions Ripe For Mob Rule

Posted on April 19, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The tendency of liberals is to create bodies of men and women — of all classes — detached from tradition, alienated from religion, and susceptible to mass suggestion — mob rule. And a mob will be no less a mob … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Alienation, Classical Liberalism, Detachment, Illiberalism, Liberals, Mass Suggestion, Mob Rule, Religion, Thought For the Day, Tradition, TS Elliott | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Tend

Posted on February 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Black night rolls in dark and long Mother Wolf bays her moonlit song Shep encircles and tends the sheep Taking them to safety and for them to keep Safe into this dark, cold night Safe until the morning’s first light … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Daily Prompt, Duty, Honor, Night, Safety, Sheep, Shepherd, Tend, Tradition, Wolf, Wordpress | Leave a comment

Modernity

Posted on January 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Modernity by Michael Romani Since the inception of the Meiji dynasty Japan has sought its sense of modernity Growth and development for several generations Has been the impact of this restoration Tradition pitted against modernity Has been the struggle in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Identity, Integration, Japan, Modernity, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Tradition | Leave a comment

Gratitude: Songs of Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

A little something to listen to in the spirit of the American tradition of Thanksgiving being celebrated on this sacred day. Sacred to us, perhaps not so around the world. But, then maybe it should be so. Actually, every day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged America, God, Gratitude, Music, Playlist, Thanksgiving, Tradition | Leave a comment

Macy’s Day Parade 2017

Posted on November 23, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Macy’s Day Parade 2017 by Michael Romani Waking up just a little late I forgot that I had made myself a date To watch the Macy’s Day Parade Even if alone for this serenade A visual serenade of beauty, color … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Country, Duty, Family, Floats, God, Loneliness, Macy's Day Parade 2017, Memories, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Television, Tradition | Leave a comment