Tag Archives: Beauty

Thought For the Day: Yesterday We Obeyed Kings and Bent Our Necks Before Emperors. But Today We Kneel Only To Truth, Follow Only Beauty, and Obey Only Love

Posted on January 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.” – Kahlil Gibran, mystic, poet, and artist (6 Jan 1883-1931)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Beauty, Emperor, Follow, Kahlil Gibran, Kings, Kneel, Love, Necks, Obey, Thought For the Day, Today, Truth, Yesterday | Leave a comment

A Road of Traveled Story

Posted on December 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Road of Traveled Storyby Michael DoyleThis universe isn’t made of cosmic dustThough we all depend on God as we mustThis universe is a road of traveled gloryEach of us has our own part in this storyGiven our roles, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Angel, Answer, Beautiful Mind, Beauty, Blind, Broken Arrow, Challenges, Choice, Choices, Cosmic Dust, Crash, Cure, Dark, Days, Decision, Devil's Train, Door, Duty, Fate, Friends, God, Gypsy Tears, Hate, Hope, Hurt, Imprisoned, Life, Light, Love, Mine, Morning, Narrow, Night, Opportunity, Own Part, Poetry and Poems, Power, Prism, Refrain, Road, Roles, Shine, Sighted, Sky, Still Live, Story, Time, Traveled Story, True Love, Ugly, Universe, Veil, Voice, Walls, Ways, Weight, Years | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Kindness Is Like Snow – It Beautifies Everything It Covers

Posted on December 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Kindness is like snow—it beautifies everything it covers.” – Kahlil Gibran

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Like Flowers In A Vase

Posted on November 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Like Flowers In A Vase (For Joni Mitchell)by Michael DoyleBlonde hair and a long silhouetteA beautiful voice, unforgotten yetLife’s so short and makes us numbBeauty like this is what we becomeA voice for her generationHeld by many with great venerationA … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beautiful Voice, Beauty, Become, Blonde Hair, Circumspection, Clouds, Declarative, First-Person Narrative, Flowers, Generation, Hesitation, Introspection, Involved, Joni Mitchell, Known, Lady Blue, Life, Madmen and Badmen, Memory, Numb, Poetry and Poems, Point of View, Question, Short, Shown, Silhouette, Sus Chords, Taken For Granted, True, Truth, Unforgotten, Unresolved, Vase, Veneration, Voice, Words | Leave a comment

Moonbow Symphony

Posted on November 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Moonbow Symphonyby Michael DoyleMy daughters and I are proneTo take all-day drivesPreferably together, not aloneTo feel the peace of being aliveLast weekend, early on SaturdayOur packed-up SUV got underwayThe goal was to see the MoonbowTo Cumberland Falls, we would goLexington … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adventure, Alive, All-Day Drives, Beautiful Phenomenon, Beauty, Blaze, Bluegrass, Breeze, Colors, Crowd, Cumberland Falls, Cumberland Gap, Daniel Boone, Daughters, Days, Design, Expected, Forest Green, Goal, Gray, High, Horses, Ledgge, Lexington, Lifestyle, Light, Luck, Magic, Mist, Moon, Moonbow, Moonbow Symphony, Mystified, Nature, Night, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Presence, Rainbow, Rejected, River, Saturday, Second To None, Serene, Silver, Sky, Spectral Bridge, Sun, SUV, Toes, Together, Travel, Water's Edge, Waterfalls, White | Leave a comment

When I Search My Heart

Posted on November 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

When I Search My Heartby Michael DoyleStanding atop the mountain peakI find the peace needed to speakWalking with my Lord, I find healingRevealed in this peaceful feelingI stand watching the sun riseSeeding the beauty of God before my eyesSetting aside … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, God, Healing, Heart, Lord, Mountain Peak, Peace, Peaceful Feeling, Poetry and Poems, Search, Speak, Sun Rise, Walk | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Should You Shield the Canyons From the Windstorms You Would Never See the True Beauty of Their Carvings

Posted on October 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.”- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Beauty, Canyon, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, See, Shield, Thought For the Day, Windstorm | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: It Was Beauty That Killed the Beast

Posted on October 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It was beauty that killed the beast.” – Carl Denham, King Kong (1933)

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Cats, Dogs, and Pizza

Posted on September 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Cats, Dogs, and Pizzaby Michael DoyleThere’s a storm brewing between right and wrongAnd where it is that we are best and truly belongMoreso, we struggle to know ourselves in identityAnd what furry and non-furry friends to keep as our familyPeople … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alley Rats, Angels, Animals, Beauty, Belong, Better, Better People, Blind Man, Care, Cat, Cats, Celebration, Change, Compassion, Dare, Deserve, Dogs, Familial Relationship, Family, Fellow Animals, Furry Friends, Gentleman, God, Grateful and Loyal, Greedy, Happy, Headfirst, Heaven Above, Human, Identity, Inferior Creatures, Kitten, Leash, Linger, Live Up To, Lonelines, Love, Loved, Masterpiece, Me and You, Meander, Nappy, Needy, Obligation, Observation, Offer, Other, Outward Sense, Pastiche, Pets, Petting, Pizza, Poetry and Poems, Pretense, Question, Reeling, Rhyme, Right and Wrong, Sense of Space, Simplest Moments, Sleepy, Slice, Standards, Storm, Tense, Thought and Feeling, Time, Twain, Unconditional Love, Undying Affection, Unrestrained, Watch, Weather, Whatever, Whole of Nature, Words, Worship | Leave a comment

Moments Like John Muir

Posted on September 12, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Moments Like John Muirby Michael DoyleSometimes, the city’s too many facesIt makes me dream of faraway placesWhere my heart can fade into the nightTraces of beauty replace blinding lightTimes in the wilderness are best for meSometimes, it’s a matter of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Best Moments, Blinding Light, Body and Soul, Bouquet, Build, City, Clarity, Cool Streams, Country, Dirt Paths, Doorway, Dream, Face, Faraway Places, Forest, Glens, Good, Good Tidings, Heal, Heart, Hidden Country, Jagged Edge, John Muir, Moments, Mountain Peaks, Mountains, Necessity, Night, Passing Days, Peace, Pines, Play, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Restore, Return, Sanctuary, Scent, Seek, Shaken, Sincerity, Stay, Strife, Stroll, Times, Trace, Unmistaken, Wilderness, Wildflowers, Wilds, Woods | Leave a comment