Tag Archives: Curiosity

If We Wish For the True Keys of the Kingdom

Posted on October 3, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

If We Wish For the True Keys of the Kingdomby Michael DoyleIt is said that in life’s great travestyThat it was the things of curiosityThat finally killed off the barn catBut I would bet that if we looked in the … Continue reading →

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Echoes of A Dolphin’s Life

Posted on March 6, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Echoes of A Dolphin’s Lifeby Michael DoyleSynchronized sleepingFrom danger keepingHalf brained and one eyedThe pod keeps from being surprisedFollowing the secrets of mysteryA familiar echo explores the seaAs a whale’s song is heard in the distanceAnd against curiosity, there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Beholder, Bold, Curiosity, Danger, Distance, Dolphin's Life, Echoes, Echolocation, Humpbacked, Hunger Calls, Impossible to Ignore, Majestic, Mother's Tone, Mystery, No Resistance, Ocean Floor, One Eyed, Poetry and Poems, Razor Fish, Romance, Safety By Numbers, Sea, Secrets, Security, Sleeping, Suitable, Surprised, Synchronized, The Pod, Whale's Song | Leave a comment

Twelve Hands of Humility

Posted on November 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In a spirit of gratitude toward all the good that surrounds my life with grace, poem #8 for this season: Twelve Hands of Humility by Michael Romani There are 12 hands on the clock of humility Each having its own … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Answer, Authenticity, Being, Bliss, Child, Clear, Clock, Creative, Cultivate, Curiosity, Demand, Detachment, Discern, Distance, Door, Ego, Family, Find, First Step, Flow, God, Good, Grace, Gratitude, Grow, Hands, Heart, Humility, Infinite, Innocence, Integrity, Invite, Journey, Know, Lesson, Letting Go, Love, Meaning, Moment, Necessity, Openness, Pain, Patience, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Resistance, Self, Spirit, Spirituality, Spontaneity, Tolerance, Truth, Twelve | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Crevice

Posted on September 19, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Despite the uneasiness felt by poor Alice She could not quite pinpoint the malice Just a sense of concern falling in the crevice And her strong belief that she didn’t deserve this The white rabbit stared on into the abyss … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Alice, Cheshire Cat, Command, Crevice, Curiosity, Daily Prompt, Deserve, Mad Hatter, Malice, Oblivious, Red Queen, Smile, Tea, Uneasy, White Rabbit, Wonderland | Leave a comment

Mad As A Hatter

Posted on December 29, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Mad As A Hatter by Michael Romani Some people spend a lifetime Without ever really visiting the world I think this to be very nearly a crime And raise against this with flag unfurled Ready to do the impossible before … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Books, Curiosity, Darkness, Growth, Hatter, Learning, Lifetiime, Love, Madness, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Substance, Time | 1 Comment

Thought of the Day: Dogma Versus Curiosity

Posted on April 20, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

History may be read as the story of the magnificent rearguard action fought during several thousand years by dogma against curiosity. -Robert Lynd, writer (20 Apr 1879-1949) To read the source of this quote and gain a fuller understanding of … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Curiosity, Dogma, History, Robert Lynd, The Most Curios Animal | Leave a comment

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If We Wish For the True Keys of the Kingdom

Echoes of A Dolphin’s Life

Twelve Hands of Humility

Daily Prompt – Crevice

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