Tag Archives: Trouble

Dead Letter

Posted on March 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Some folks like to call history a dead letter. I really don’t understand this. Dead Letter by Michael Romani The past is never a dead letter But something we should study together Every generation rewrites the past And from … Continue reading →

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New Music For A Troubled Century

Posted on March 18, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A sort of brief start of a look into 20th neo-classical/art music: New Music For A Troubled Century by Michael Doyle All music was once new it seems There’s no accounting for esoteric dreams One fifth of the way through … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 21st Century, Abandon, Account, Age, Babble On, Babylon, Beethoven, Belief, Belong, Blend, Castaway, Century, Change, Composer, Comprehension, Contemporary, Cost, Dream, Esoteric, Expression, Familiarity, God, Harmony, Heart, Heat, Heaven, Him, Hyper-Drive, Inclination, Insinuation, Lift, Look Back, Lost, Melody, Mind Numbing, Music, Musician, Mutilate, Neo-Classical, New, Pace, Personal Signature, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Purpose, Rate, Reflection, Rest, Revolution, Sear, Self Expression, Service, Singer, Society, Song, Soul, Spiritual, Standard, Strange, Style, Symphonic, Tear, Tension, Test, Tonal, Tonality, Trouble, Voices | Leave a comment

Crawled From the Crypt

Posted on March 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Does anyone remember a very old television show, Dark Shadows? When I was a kid, they tell me I would cut through the woods after school let out instead of taking the bus and run some 3.5 miles to catch … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acts, Adage, Attrition, Bleed, Chain, Clever, Cloak, Cost, Crawl, Crypt, Curious, Dark, Dark Shadows, Door, Doors, Doubt, Fate, Grandfather Clock, Graveyard, Habit, Limits, Lock, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Push of the Pull, Reborn, Reveal, Seal, Secret, Silence, Sledge Hammer, Sorrow, Strong will, Threat, Tomorrow, Tremble, Trouble, Truth, Truth Seeker, Vain, Wept, Wish, Yesterday | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Real Man Smiles In Trouble, Smiles In Trouble, Gathers Strength From Distress and Grows Brave By Reflection

Posted on March 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” – Thomas Paine Allowing of the context of the mores of the time and circumstances, please extrapolate this to his real meaning, ‘real people with true … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Brave, Character, Distress, First Principles, Gather, Grow, People, Real, Reflection, Smile, Strength, Thomas Paine, Trouble | Leave a comment

Seeing To See

Posted on March 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What if God walked among us today? What if wasn’t if? He does… Seeing To See by Michael Doyle So that seeing They may not see In the being Of supreme divinity A look into His eyes May bring grace … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Answers, Around, Being, Beyond, Blindness, Desire, Divinity, Embrace, Eyes, Found, God, Grace, Harshness, Kindness, Known, Look, Matter, Nature, Photograph, Plenty, Poem, Poetry, Prayers, Reason, Recognize, Season, See, Seeing, Shown, Supreme, Times, Trouble | Leave a comment

God From Machine

Posted on March 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

We live in interestingly troubled times. God From Machine by Michael Doyle In the spiraled stairs leading to the future Is a universal fate we must embrace and nurture Asking who is worthy to be given and receive The truth … Continue reading →

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More Forgiveness Than I Deserve

Posted on February 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The part of the sermon that I caught today had to do with forgiveness. Really I suppose it’s a matter of perception, correct? And it’s not about deserving. We all deserve ‘justice’. What we get is God’s mercy and love … Continue reading →

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Moments Spent

Posted on February 18, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Spending time with my girls was an awesome experience as always. Moments Spent by Michael Romani Spending time with these two All of our moments are too few Dreams shaping in their minds Gifts of smiles of which I’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Above, Apart, Away, Awesome, Beautiful, Behind, Best, Blind, Bone, Cleave, Close, Connection, Crystal Blue, Daughters, Depart, Direction, Do, Dreams, Eldest, Father, Few, Gift, Girls, Glory, Glow, Grow, Guide, Hand, Heart, Home, Hug, Kill, Know, Look, Lose, Love, Mile, Mind, Moment, Noble, Obstacle, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Possibility, Present, Pride, Redouble, Rest, Say, See, Shape, Smile, Soul, Special, Spent, Spirit, Spun, Story, Survive, Tears, Time, Trouble, Valentine's Day, Watch, Write, Youngest | Leave a comment

Dark Hearted Contemplation

Posted on February 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Gossips can be so harsh in the half truths and complete untruths they attempt to spread and the heartbreak they wish to inflict on those who are innocent in any case. This is a poem in response to the misdeeds … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alibis, Animosity, Attack, Authority, Awak, Believe, Cheat, Code of Honor, Contemplation, Control, Dark Heart, Dishonest, Empty, End, Eyes, Faith, False Accusation, Faslity, Feeding Frenzy, Gossip, Hard World, Heartbreak, Innocent, Integrity, Island, Jealous, Left Alone, Liar, Lies, Life, Lost, Love, Peace, Petty, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Redemption, Responsible, Right, Rumors, Safety, Sauir, Soul, Stone, Strife, Think, Trouble, True Cause, Truth, Uncertain, Wish, Wonder, Words | Leave a comment

Hole Inside My Gospel

Posted on January 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

I know that I’m not the only one who is a believer. Nor am I the only one amazed at the things he does despite believing, right? Still…. Hole Inside My Gospel by Michael Romani Like so many among the … Continue reading →

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