Tag Archives: Women

Arcade Mania

Posted on August 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Arcade Maniaby Michael DoyleRemembering back to the 80s whenI couldn’t wait to put another quarter inA video star in the dark arcadeWas a revolution ready madeMy spaces were invaded rows at a timeWhen I wasn’t watching ectoplasmic slimeAtari-ized as we … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1980s, Again and Again, Ages, Appeal, Arcade, Atari, Bangles, Boom, Bounce, Bundle, Bust, Concept, Continuoous, Crown, Cuteness, Dark, Depths, Design, Doubt, Electronic, Etoplasmic, Evolution, Flow, Forgot, Game, Glitz, Glow, Gone, Good Times, HIgh Scores, Hungry, Ignore, Impossible, Invade, Kings, Leverage, Magic, Mania, Moved On, Neglect, New Tricks, PacMan, Patterns, People, Photograph, Pizza, Play, Poem, Poetry, Quarter, Ready Made, Recall, Refine, Relic, Remember, Revelation, Revere, Reverse Engineering, Revolution, Rows, Saucy, Shot, Sketch, Slice, Slime, Society, Space, Speculate, Starcade, Strategy, Technology, Theories, Tilt, Trust, Urge, Video Star, Visualize, Wait, Walls, Women, World Changing | Leave a comment

Bloated Ramble

Posted on August 18, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Another sort of look at how monsters are just good challenged and not evil… 😉 Bloated Rambleby Michael DoyleHumans fear the hours of the nightAll the darkness and absence of lightAnd all of the sounds that bring human frightSimply because … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Absence, Among Us, Bloat, Bogeyman, Bright, Challenged, Crackle, Creatures, Dark, Darkness, Devil, Difference, Door, Explore, Fear, Fright, Frighten, Fungus, Hide, Horror Show, Human, Humans, Incivility, Joys, Light, Lights, Me and You, Monsters, Monstrosity, Mutual, Night, Not Evil, Overstatement, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rainbow, Ramble, Rattle, Rubbing, Shake, Simple, Sound, Sounds, Spell, Squeak, Stone, Superstitious, Talk, Town, True, Truth, Well, Wish, Women, World, Wrong | Leave a comment

Lessons From Eden Park

Posted on May 17, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Roaring Twenties were a fascinating time. Among the lessons to be learned was that a woman could do and be more than they had been allowed until then, vice and other personal choices could not be controlled and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Action, Alive, Barrier Breaker, Best, Boardwalk Empire, Boost, Bootleggers, Booze, Brain, Brains, Brawn, Business, Complexity, Conspire, Constrain, Control, Convention, Depiction, Dog Days, Draconian, Dregs, Eden Park, Edge, Fascinating, Fiction, Fire, Freedom of Choice, French Seventy Five, Gangster, George Remus, Glorified, Glory, Gone, Habit, Headlong, Height, History, Ill Spent, Impetus, Invention, John Barley Corn, Lawlessness, Layer, Lessons, Liberating, Libertine, Life, Light, Measure, Men, Mess, Mystery, Necessity, Notoriety, Outlandish, Personal Choice, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Prohibition, Relate, Repulsive, Roaring Twenties, Roost, Satisfaction, Second Thought, Shadow, Short, Simplicity, Sip, Society, Soul, Strand, Strife, The Four Swallows, Time and Again, Time Travel, Unholy, Vice, Vise, Whiskey Pirates, Women, World War I | Leave a comment

First Principles: If We Mean To Have Heroes, Statesmen and Philosophers, We Should Have Learned Women

Posted on March 8, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“If we mean to have Heroes, Statesmen and Philosophers, we should have learned women. The world perhaps would laugh at me, and accuse me of vanity, but you I know have a mind too enlarged and liberal to disregard the … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Abigail Adams, Benefit, Deepest Root, Early, Education, First Principles, Heroes, Instill, Learned Women, Literary, Philoosphers, Sentiment, Statesmen, We, Women, Youth | Leave a comment

With the Clarity of 2020

Posted on January 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Rung in the New Year having discovered how to get YouTube to work on my television via Ruku both of which items appear to be smarter than I am. Via this, I was able to get the KTLA Tournament of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2020, 21st Century, Alone, Beauty, Best Foot, Brilliance, Cadence, Care, Change, Clairity, Closeness, Community, Courage, Crane, Dazzle, Dream, Equality, Fable, Face, Faith, Family, Fantasy, Floral Float, Forgiving, Forward, Glory, Hint, History, Home, Hope, KTLA, Legacy, Life, Living, Love, Marching Band, Meant, New Year, Origami, Pageantry, Path, Photograph, Place, Poem, Poetry, Reason, Reminder, Resolution, Rose Parade, Ruku, Scenery, Selfie, Share, Smart, Smile, Spent, Television, Theme, Tournament of Roses Parade, Toward, Tranquility, Whimsy, Women, youtube | Leave a comment

First Principles: Civilization Teaches Us To Respect The Right For Women To Enjoy Their Natural Equality To Men

Posted on May 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It is civilization alone which replaces women in the enjoyment of their natural equality. That first teaches us to subdue the selfish passions, and to respect those rights in others which we value in ourselves.” – Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Civilization, Enjoyment, First Principles, Natural Equality, Notes On the State of Virginia, Ourselves, Respect, Rights of Others, Selfish Passions, Subdue, Thomas Jefferson, Value, Women | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Equality Act Threatens To Erase Protections That Benefit Women and Society By Removing the Protected Category of Sex

Posted on May 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Clearly this is a historic and momentous occasion when women on the left and right have put aside differences to come together on behalf of all women. … The Equality Act threatens to erase protections for women — protections that … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Benefit, Civil Rights Act, Discrimination, Erase, Gender Identity, Girls, Historic, Injustice, Left and Right, Natasha Chart, Penny Nance, Protections, Sex, Society, The Equality Act, Thought For the Day, Title VII, Unite, Women | Leave a comment

The Truth of Loving Consequences

Posted on February 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. So goes the title and theory of an now old book that attempted to explain our differences in communication. But, wake up guys. This is the 21st Century and the women have … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 21st Century, Adoration, Cherish, Communication, Consequences, Detail, Dirty, End, Expectation, Friend, Game, Good Enough, Good Stuff, Guy, I, Innocent, Large and In Charge, Long Hours, Love, Mars, Men, Misdeed, Nicety, Party Favor, Perish, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Propose, Recall, Reply, Roses, Savor, Truth, Venus, Why, Wife, Window, Women, Zing | Leave a comment

Queen of Soul

Posted on September 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

I would like to propose that we declare the day on which Aretha Franklin passed, International Respect For Woman Day. Anyone else agree? Queen of Soul by Michael Romani The time has come to be called home The lady has … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aretha Franklin, Authority, Business, Dignity, Empowerment, Gift, Magic, Meaning, Neglect, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Priceless, Propers, Queen, Redding, Respect, Righteous, Sock It To Me, Soul, Test, Women | Leave a comment

Redemption Of A Clown

Posted on September 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Some things just aren’t funny. Like someone who abuses their power and position to coerce others into things otherwise unimaginable to them. Less funny still is when that same comedian thinks he can excuse away his or her lewd and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abuse, Acceptance, Boys, Care, Clown, Comedian, Contemplation, Daughters, Doubt, Lady, Match, Mothers, Neglect, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Reconciliation, Redemption, Repentance, Respect, Sisters, Talk, Toys, Walk, Watch, Women | Leave a comment