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The Something Better

Posted on March 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

The Something Betterby Michael DoyleWe all need our person we can go toIt’s the heart and soul of me and youSomeone to fit in with who we areThe seventh string on a six-string guitarWe share ourselves molded like clayTo find … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: No Nation In History Has Survived Once Its Borders Were Destroyed

Posted on September 25, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“No nation in history has survived once its borders were destroyed, once its citizenship was rendered no different from mere residence, and once its neighbors with impunity undermined its sovereignty. Ending illegal immigration now depends solely on the American people … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Two Words “Information” and “Communication” Are Often Used Interchangeably, But They Signify Quite Different Things. Information Is Giving Out; Communication Is Getting Through

Posted on September 14, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The two words ‘information’ and ‘communication’ are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.” – Sydney J. Harris

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Communication, Different, Getting Through, Giving Out, Information, Interchangeably, Signfify, Sydney J. Harris, Thought For the Day, Two Words | Leave a comment

Daring To Live Different

Posted on June 28, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Daring to Live Differentby Michael DoyleAs we learn to accept who we areWe set our eyes on the mother starIt’s the urge to get back homeTo the family, no longer aloneThe heart breaks on the shoreBut still we dare to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accept, Alone, Bonds, Brave Souls, Create, Dare, Defile, Different, Eyes, False Gods, Family, Home, Imitate, Learn, Life Happens, Live, Mother Star, Motivation, Outcast, Past, Poetry and Poems, Search, Shape and Mold, Shore, Style, Traditions, Urge, Wait | Leave a comment

Sandhill Cranes Revisited

Posted on June 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Sandhill Cranes Revisitedby Michael DoyleEvery year Sometimes twice a yearWe would make our pilgrimage Off to Jasper PulaskiTens of thousands of cranes Filled the airZoning in on their nesting groundsZig-zag patterns as grouping Crossed by grouping Into what looks like … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Air, Better, Blessed, Bobbing and Weaving, Canada, Children, Cornfields, Could, Courtships, Cranes Mate Forever, Cycles, Dance, Danced, Dies, Different, Disregard, Drive, Every Moment, Every Year, Fail, Familial Groups, Feathered Paratroopers, Fledglings, Fleeting, Flight, Florida, Forget, Grouping, Guess, Happiness, Hardship, Harvested, Hearts, History, Hope, Humans, Ingrained, Inspired, Its Way, Jasper Pulaski, Keep, Landing, Last, Learn, Learning, Life, Loved, Marsh, Mate, Midwestern Flyway, Migrations, Migratory Routes, Minds, Momma and Poppa, Motion, Natural Wisdom, Nature, Nesting Grounds, Newly Planted, Next Generation, Nourishment, Observation Platform, Pilgrimage, Poetry and Poems, Point, Possible, Promises, Puzzle, Really So, Recognize, Remember, Rest, Revisited, Rituals of Dance, Romance, Romantic Couples, Sandhill Cranes, Scrabbles of Food, Should, Snow and Rain, Sorrow, Sounding Off, Spring, Survival, Taught, Think, Thousands, Times, Too Often, Trace, Tradition, Vain, Watch and Learn, Watching, Weariness, Wish, Wonder, Young, Zig-Zag Patterns | Leave a comment

Happy Palm Sunday 2023

Posted on April 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

As we begin this Holy Week, I am blessed to have the presence of my two daughters that I love more than all the world. God blessed my ex-wife and I with their lives being shared with us and it … Continue reading →

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Before the Ever

Posted on January 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Before the Everby Michael DoyleBefore the ever of neverThat thought itself cleverIs the cosmic perspectiveThat proclaimed itself reflectiveA messenger from the starsHigh above the skyscrapers and carsIt not to be too irreverentTo say that the world looks differentNow that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Before, Clever, Confusion, Cosmic Perspective, Different, Ever, Fascination, Former, Greater Truth, Human Beings, Illusion, Irreverent, Messenger, Nations, One Tribe, Paleolithic Isolation, Poetry and Poems, Quiet, Redefinition, Reflective, Seen, Skyscrapers | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Central Function of Imaginative Literature Is To Make You Realize That Other People Act On Moral Convictions Different Than Your Own

Posted on September 27, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The central function of imaginative literature is to make you realize that other people act on moral convictions different from your own.” – William Empson, literary critic and poet (27 Sep 1906-1984)

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Dreams and Voices

Posted on July 6, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Dreams and Voicesby Michael DoyleThe real truth revealed in the nightRevels in its parts brought to lightEven those that sear and hurtBringing the mind in focus, fully alertPretending to give an ounce of careAbout all the divisiveness laid bareIt is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alibi, Choices, Cost, Deep Inside, Details, Device, Different, Divisiveness, Doubt, Dreams and Voices, Essence, Facades, Faith, Focus, Freedom, Haunt, Hid, Hidden Secrets, Hope, Hunter and Prey, Hurt, Laugh, Legends in Their Own Minds, Light, Lost, Ounce of Care, Play, Poetry and Poems, Real Truth, Reverent, Saviors, Shade, Thoughtless and Crass, Underestimate, Voices, Wrong Decisions | Leave a comment

Stirred Up In Recipe

Posted on May 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Stirred Up In Recipeby Michael DoyleIt is hard to be ecstaticAbout a man who acts erraticNor is there a thrill in Bernie’s weekendThat gives anyone a reason to pretendThat we have any reason left to be reverentAbout just choosing something … Continue reading →

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