Tag Archives: Wave

First Principles: The Boisterous Sea of Liberty Is Never Without A Wave

Posted on October 31, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.” – Thomas Jefferson (1820)

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Courage To Speak Honestly

Posted on January 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Courage To Speak Honestlyby Michael DoyleLost in life’s waves as they come and goWhether trough or crest there is much to knowWe must never be afraid to speak honestlyRailing against injustice and acting efficientlyAs much as we can to rid … Continue reading →

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Jack Frost (On the Window Pane)

Posted on December 9, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Jack Frost (On the Window Pane)by Michael DoyleAnnually, we celebrate Groundhog’s DayHoping for winter’s passing and spring on the wayEvery year the reclusive groundhog and his shadowComes out to reveal which way it’s bound to goWith chestnuts roasting on that … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Trump Supporters Wave American Flags; Biden Supporters Burn American flags. That’s the Choice.

Posted on November 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Trump supporters wave American flags; Biden supporters burn American flags. That’s the choice.” – Michael Knowles

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Dragged Down

Posted on June 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Little something that fell together while I was playing guitar tonight… Dragged Down by Michael Romani Feeling less than fulsome Dragged down something awesome Drinking to oblivion stage side Letting my rage riff on a free ride At the turn … Continue reading →

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Summer, Newport Beach

Posted on April 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo 2019, Day 25 and the challenge is to write a poem that incorporates: Is specific to a season Uses imagery that relates to all five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell) Includes a rhetorical question, (like Keats’ “where … Continue reading →

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I Am the Ocean

Posted on April 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 17 and the challenge is to write a poem from an unusual perspective. What if a drop of water thought it was the ocean itself?… I Am the Ocean by Michael Romani I am the ocean I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged All, Alpha, Bit, Clear, Cosmic, Devotion, Divinity, Embrace, First, Flow, Forget, Future, God, Head, I, Know, Last, Light, Might, Na/GloPoWriMo, Obstacle, Ocean, Omega, Past, Perspective, Photograph, Place, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Recall, Respect, Saline, Sea, See, Shape, Signifigence, Smile, Song, Summer's Day, Trace, Truth, Wash, Water, Watery Grave, Wave, Wet, Whole | Leave a comment

Further Destiny

Posted on February 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Who are we to deny who we really are? Further Destiny by Michael Romani In a shivered ship of cold He sang a song remembered from old Ever bitter in its minding Lost without hope of finding That knife blade … Continue reading →

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Siren’s Song

Posted on February 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Maybe it’s the beginning of a sea story… Siren’s Song by Michael Romani My soul fills with longing for the sea All of its stormy secrets coursing through me There in her depth of strength in this ocean Is something … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Calamity, Call, Door, Emotion, End, Family, Listen, Mystery, Ocean, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pottery, Sea, Search, Secret, Shard, Shore, Siren, Soul, Storm, Wave | Leave a comment

Patience In Action

Posted on December 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

I suppose that every creative thinker knows this. Maybe we all do? Patience In Action by Michael Romani Rodin says that patience is action I do believe I see this satisfaction No matter what direction that I turn It’s there … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acceptance, Action, Blindness, Direction, Kindness, Learn, Patience, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Repentance, Rock, Rodin, Rule, Satisfaction, School, Shore, Splash, Time, Transform, Tyranny, Water, Wave, Wind | Leave a comment