Tag Archives: Beauty

Thought For the Day: In Your Light I Learn How To Love. In Your Beauty, How To Make Poems. You Dance Inside My Chest Where No-One Sees You, But Sometimes I Do, and That Sight Becomes This Art

Posted on February 14, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.” – Rumi

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First Principles: Since Love Grows Within You, So Beauty Grows. For Love Is the Beauty of the Soul

Posted on February 14, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.” – Saint Augustine

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Where Stars Collide

Posted on January 6, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Where Stars Collideby Michael DoyleSome animals have an affinity.It’s as if they’re part of the family.Love, it’s said, is a true heart’s bond.There’s mutual respect, and there is beyond.There are the many, and there are the few.But those who get … Continue reading →

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I Live My Life In Praise

Posted on October 15, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

I Live My Life In Praiseby Michael DoyleI feel God in every season,Living on faith and reason.Present in all of my days,I live my life in praise.With thanks and gratitudeI keep Jesus in my attitude.The Lord walks in my every … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Attitude, Beauty, Blame, Christ's Love, Confide, Cornerstone, Days, Dignity, Faith, Frame, God, Gratitude, Heart, Honor, Knnow, Life, Live, Love, Majesty, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Present, Reason, Season, Secret, Shame, Shows, Soul, Stride, Strife, Thankfulness, The Lord | Leave a comment

Hula Memories

Posted on August 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Hula Memoriesby Michael DoyleThe modern age has its share of complexity.But not enough to warrant Hawaiian anxiety.The sacred duty held with great veneration,Is the sacred duty felt by each generation.Hula is the language of the Hawaiian heart.It has remained so … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Mirror Reflects Your Image But Your Soul Reflects Your Beauty. In Every Glance, Every Tear, Every Smile, Your True Nature Shines Through

Posted on August 14, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The mirror reflects your image but your soul reflects your beauty. In every glance, every tear, every smile, your true nature shines through.” – Doe Zantamata

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Hoosier Rains

Posted on August 11, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Hoosier Rainsby Michael DoyleIt has been over twenty years nowAnd it’s on my mind still somehow.I was driving, approaching the state lineOf Indiana, determined to make it mine.Shortly before the sight of the dunes, I had plannedTo visit like some … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Central, Crags, Destination, Dunes, Flatness, Glacier, Grace, Heart, Hills, Himility, Hoosier, Hoosier Hopsitality, hoosiers, Indiana, Kindness, Lake Michigan, Location, Mind, Naive Skies, Nature, Planted Ground, Poetry and Poems, Procrastination, Rain, Rainbow, Reality, Reputation, Sand, Silence, Soul, State Line, Structure, SUV, Time's Passages, Tranquility, Travel, Twenty Years | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Future Belongs To Those Who Believe In the Beauty of Their Dreams

Posted on June 29, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Beyond the Sea

Posted on June 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Beyond the Seaby Michael DoyleThere are spaces under the painted skyThat are beautiful enough to make me sigh.Stretching beyond the edges of the seaIs a world of water in its own beauty.Rivers, lakes, wetlands, and streamsAre all filled with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Better Days, Beyond, Coast, Corn Belt, Dark, Dreams, Edges, Energy, Gloom, Heart, Hidden Life, Indiana State Line, Injury, Kayak, Lake Michigan, Lakes, Painted Sky, Poetry and Poems, Rain, Rivers, Sea, Seagulls, Sign, Soul, Space, Stark, Streams, Sun, The Great Lakes, Water, Wetlands | Leave a comment

Rural America

Posted on June 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Rural Americaby Michael DoyleDespite the beauty of the scenery,There are challenges in this community.There is more here than the movies showAnd the truth is there’s more to know. There’s a harsh struggle in the economy.Jobs are scarce and the people … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Challenges, Community, Country Living, Economy, Ground, Harsh, Instant, Jobs, Main Street, Memory, Movies, Poetry and Poems, Rural America, Scenery, Show, Simple Life, Skill Set, Social Isolation, Socialization, Truth, Wheels | Leave a comment