Tag Archives: Beauty

Thought For the Day: Windstorms Carve the Beauty of Canyons

Posted on May 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, psychiatrist and author (8 Jul 1926-2004)

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Astonish

Posted on April 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Looking on, it is astonishing how the hands of God spread And all the destinations on which they’ve quietly led The world is filled with so much of what we call beauty That I feel, in part, it is my … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Truest Beauty of A Woman Shines From the Inside Out

Posted on April 27, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Taught from infancy that beauty is woman’s sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.” – Mary Wollstonecraft, reformer and writer (27 Apr 1759-1797)

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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 →

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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 →

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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)

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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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