Tag Archives: Young

Thought For the Day: There Is Nothing So Pitiful As A Young Cynic Because They Have Gone From Knowing Nothing To Believing Nothing

Posted on January 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.” – Maya Angelou I had been searching for the right words with respect to Greta Thunberg. Ms. Angelou could not have said … Continue reading →

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Unpredictable Play

Posted on January 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Play is how children best first learn. Maybe it’s that way throughout all of life? Unpredictable Play by Michael Romani Life, she says, is truly best When it’s lived an unpredictable test Where attention is paid like a guest Requiring … Continue reading →

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Standard of Gold

Posted on November 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

There are a lot of reasons to have gratitude toward things learned and passed on through the generations and a lot to be learned and then go on to grow into our own future. This is a sixth poem in … 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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The Last Days of Death

Posted on March 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Regard well the moments of your life and never disregard a chance given to tell someone you care about or who needs an encouraging word those things that you might say to make their world better. You never know when … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Goal Is To Die Young As Late As Possible

Posted on March 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The goal is to die young as late as possible.“ – George H.W. Bush

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Heartbreaks Forgiven

Posted on February 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I wrote this poem just now. Please forgive the typos. It’s sort of a word flow thing…. Heartbreaks Forgiven by Michael Romani I watched you kill your child today I held your hand and did not look away You told … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt – Hero

Posted on August 18, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

When I was much, much younger I felt a certain kind of empty hunger Wishing that I would not become a zero Instead I strove to become a hero Picking out who I wanted very much to be I modeled … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: You’re Never Too Old To Set Goals and Dream

Posted on March 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis

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