Tag Archives: Beauty

Eye of the Beholder

Posted on March 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The next in the series of poems based on now Episode 6 of Season 2 of the Twilight Zone for my eldest princess: Eye of the Beholder by Michael Romani Suspended in a time and space of harshness Miss Janet … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Branch

Posted on March 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

There is beauty in so many surprising things Unexpected joy that makes the heart sing Everywhere it is there waiting to be found If we’d only look for it as it surrounds An exposure of gnarled branches in a ravine … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Beauty, Branch, Daily Prompt, Dream, Drop, Gnarled Branches, Heart Song, Life, Ocean, Pause, Peace, Poetry In Motion, Ravine, Reflection, Strife, Surprising, Surrounding, Tales, Trails, Wordpress | Leave a comment

A Glass House of Orchids

Posted on February 18, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

A Glass House of Orchids by Michael Romani If I could, I would start the day over and begin To go with my girls to that artsy green house again That is to say if they would let us back … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Bloom, Daughters, Examination, Feminine Wile, Fragrance, Glass, Greenhouse, Mortality, Orchids, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Smile, Symbolism, Vitality | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: It Is the Flaws That Helps Create Beauty

Posted on February 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.” – Havelock Ellis, physician, writer, and social reformer (2 Feb 1859-1939)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Absence, Abstraction, Beauty, Flaw, Havelock Ellis, Thought For the Day, Truth | Leave a comment

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Edmund Burke – On Taste

Posted on January 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Edmund Burke was born on January 12, 1729 Aloha Promises Forever has previously discussed the life and legacy of Edmund Burke elsewhere on our post pages. Please review these for a fuller background on this gentleman. The essay On Taste … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Brilliant

Posted on January 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Right there in that brilliant moment at the beach All of the magic and beauty was right in my reach As I paddled in from surfing the perfect wave It was a memory to last until I rest in my … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Miraculous

Posted on December 21, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Oh, I get it and see how life seems in the darkness Filled with worrisome fear and a lot of harshness But, don’t let that be all that you see of the wondrous Life, especially new born life, I nothing … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Meager

Posted on December 15, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Life can be so hard that at times its hard to speak You search for beauty but it’s hard to see through the pique And you know, I really don’t want to seem over eager Because I know life comes … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Degree

Posted on December 9, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

In a moment of vapid, unneeded contemplation I move on into the whys of my fascination Sometimes you feel a need to be seen as smart Adding glasses to your instantly seductive art Sometimes it is as though you aren’t … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Gorge

Posted on December 7, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Sitting in my SUV in a semi-automatic scan while driving by I happened by chance that day to spy a blue heron in a fly by Watching as it disappeared down a beautiful gorge half hidden I found myself entranced … Continue reading →

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