Flickr Photos
Author Archives: alohapromisesforever
Mule Ride
Youngest daughter asks for a poem about mules. In my mind, heart and dreams this turns into an imaginary ride down the Grand Canyon Rim for an overnight trip filled with star gazing and… well…. here…. Mule Ride by Michael … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Grand Canyon, Mule, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Ride, Stars
2 Comments
Thought For the Day: We Remember With Pride and Are Always Prepared So We May Always Be Free
“We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free.” – Ronald Reagan
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Americans, Free, Prepared, Proud, Remember, Ronald Reagan, Thought For the Day, We
Leave a comment
First Principles: There Is Hope That Younger Generations Impressed With the Flame of Liberty Will Sympathize With the Oppressed Wherever Found
“I had always hoped that the younger generation receiving their early impressions after the flame of liberty had been kindled in every breast … would have sympathized with oppression wherever found, and proved their love of liberty beyond their own … Continue reading
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Beyond, First Prinicples, Flame, Found, Hope, Impression, Kindle, Liberty, Love of Liberty, Oppression, Prove, Share, Sympathize, Thomas Jefferson, Younger Generation
Leave a comment
Ode To A Mermaid Friend
A new friend who helped me in getting my bearings in the new place I have in SL and encourages me to form a poetry group there is a mermaid. We were talking about the funny quips she has on … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Answer, Celestial, Chian, Comb, Control, Dejavu, Depth, Destiny, Dream, Drown, Emotion, Eternity, Fade, First Light, Food, Friend, Gold, Jester, Kingdom, Legend, Long Hair, Lose, Magic, Mahogany, Mer Men, Mermaid, Mood, Mortal, Music, Mystery, Mystical, Nature, Night, Ocean, Ode, Opinion, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rattle, Shrimp, Sin, Siren, Soul, Spare, Tale, Tempt, Tragic, Wept, Word, Wreck
Leave a comment
First Principles: The Life of the Nation Is Secure Only While The Nation Is Honest, Truthful and Virtuous
“The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.” – Frederick Douglass
Posted in First Principles
Tagged First Principles, Frederick Douglass, Honest, Life, Nation, Secure, Truthful, Virtuous
Leave a comment
Thought For the Day: Love Is Friendship That Has Caught Fire
“Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.” – Ann Landers
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Allowance, Ann Landers, Fire, Forgive, Friendship, Human, Love, Loyalty, Mutual Confidence, Perfection, Quiet, Share, Thought For the Day, Understanding, Weakness
Leave a comment
Rules of the Beast I
A sort of start at a poetic retelling of the classic Dracula tale: Rules of the Beast I by Michael Romani As the approach is made to castle There is fear amongst its vassals A crucifix is given in protection … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Alone, Bats, Beast, Blood, Castle, Chill, Choice, Circumspect, Compare, Contradiction, Count, Creaks, Crucifix, Death, Destination, Dracula, Drop, Embrace, Fear, Groans, heartbeat, Heaven, Home, Humanity, Jonathan Harker, Knock, Known, Labyrinth, Learn, Life, Lives, Lock, Love, Maze, Mirror, Mistake, Numb, Oblige, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Prison, Protect, Pulse, Question, Rules, Shadow, Shown, Snare, Solace, Soul, Startle, Step, Stumble, Turn, Vanity, Vassal, Veins, Voice, Window
Leave a comment
Thought For the Day: To Love Someone Who Loves You Is Everything
“To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.” – Bill Russell
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Bill Russell, Everything, Love, Loved, Loves, Nothing, Someone, Something, Thought For the Day
Leave a comment
First Principles: National Defense Is One of the Cardinal Duties of A Statesman
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815) This bears repeating giving the hew and cry about the decision to take out a terroristic mastermind and a few of his cronies doesn’t it? … Continue reading
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Cardinal, Defense, Duty, First Principles, John Adams, National, Statesman
Leave a comment
