Tag Archives: Down

Thought of the Day: The Road Goes Ever On and On

Posted on October 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The Road goes ever on and onDown from the door where it began,Now far ahead the Road has goneAnd I must follow, if I can. “ – J.R.R. Tolkien

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Faithful and Good

Posted on July 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

God’s words fill our souls like some sort of universal melody at times. Faithful and Good by Michael Doyle Faithful and good in what you do to me Filling my heart with your melody Every beat of my heart is … Continue reading →

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Lifted Song

Posted on July 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A sort of song of praise: Lifted Song by Michael Doyle With a lifted song I find myself drawn To where I belong Awakening with the dawn I’ve seen all that you’ve done Mystified by the glory of the Son … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Awaken, Belong, Change, Crown, Dawn, Days, Done, Doubt, Down, Drawn, Each Moment, Everything, Faith, Flood, Glory, Heart, Lift, Mean, Myself, Mystify, Open, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pours Out, Praise, Proclaim, Reason, Release, Sacred Place, Seen, Shine, Sing, Son, Song, Songs, Space, Story, Victory, Worship | Leave a comment

To Find Peace

Posted on July 11, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

So many movies and books predict nothing but darkness and gloom in our future. Maybe that’s easy enough to understand with the fact that we so often seek force rather than reason to overcome past and present hurts. But, maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Annihilation, Better, Beyond, Books, Bring, Dark, Darkness, Death, Desolation, Devastation, Down, Find, Find Our Way, Force, Forgiveness, Future, Gloom, Healing, Hope, Imagery, Key, Loss, Metaphor, Minds, Morning's First Light, Movies, Nakedness, Nation, Nations, New Day, Night, Once We Do, Only, Our, Overcome, Path, Peace, Photograph, Pithy Words, Poem, Poetry, Prayers, Prevent, Quicker, Reason, Reconciliation, Regrets, Release, Rolls Out, Ruin, Said, Selves, Set, Shelf, Sting, Stretch, Suffer, Toppled, Understand, Undoing, Victory, War, We, Whittled, World | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: When It Rains On Your Parade, Look Up Rather Than Down. Without the Rain, There Would Be No Rainbow

Posted on June 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“(W)hen it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Down, Gilbert K Chesterton, No Rainbow, Parade, Rain, Thought For the Day, Up, Without Rain | Leave a comment

Something Somehow Selfish Worn

Posted on June 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 1 Cor.10:31: Something Somehow Selfish Worn by Michael Doyle There is something selfish in loving the Lord Because He loves us and we’re looking forward To that fellowship we feel here and up above And know … Continue reading →

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Like Mercury Colliding

Posted on April 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

It’s day 16 of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, 2020! What’s the challenge you ask? “…to write a poem of over-the-top compliments. Pick a person, place, or thing you love, and praise it in the most effusive way you can. Go for broke … Continue reading →

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Silence Is Our Reply

Posted on April 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What was once thought the end is but the beginning and all the words make no difference when silence is our final reply. Silence Is our Reply by Michael Doyle In the black and white of integration There is a … Continue reading →

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The Veil Falls

Posted on February 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

That first sight. You heart either implodes into the chemistry of it all. Or, you sink into yourself and wonder at the missing spark. Still, what an amazing concept to be resting in words alone and faith that true love … Continue reading →

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Architectural Abstractions

Posted on December 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Lost my list of days celebrated in December, soooo… I am pitch hitting with this one: Architectural Abstractions by Michael Romani There in the art of geometry The spatial relationship is everything Crystalized rocks bend into symmetry Organizing rugged bits … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abstract, Accentuate, Architect, Art, Blend, Breathe, Building, Capability, Capacity, Choice, Conception, Concrete, Design, Down, Dream, Filter, Fully Being, Geometry, Hand In Hand, Masterpiece, Mind, Natural Light, New World, Nothing, Obscure, Overlap, Parabolic, Participate, Perception, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Science, Scope, Something, Spatial, Spectator, Symmetry, Understand, Walls | Leave a comment