Tag Archives: Flow

Thought For the Day: Be Water, My Friend

Posted on November 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.” “Empty your … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Fabric of American Empire Ought To Rest On the Solid Basis of the Consent of the People

Posted on November 6, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent of the people. The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure, original fountain of all legislative authority.” – Alexander Hamilton

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Alexander Hamilton, American Empire, Basis, Consent, Fabric, Federalist No. 22, First Principles, Flow, Fountain, Legitimate Authority, National Power, Streams, The People | Leave a comment

Club Handy

Posted on September 5, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Club Handyby Michael DoyleEvery showman is a tricksterA sophisticated and tragically hipsterLeaving the girls with smiles on their facesMoving them deeply with his tracesIt’s a carnival of scamPutting on the ritualistic glamWith bated breath ready to flyAs heartbreak paints the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bated Breath, Blues, Carnival, Club Handy, Colonel, Danger, Dirty and Gritty, Faces, Flow, Girls, Glam, God Given Gifts, Heartbreak, High Class, Hipster, King, Life On the Road, Mama's Eyes, Merchandising, Mesmerize, Misunderstood, Money, Monkeys, Poetry and Poems, Riffs, Scam, Sell, Shady Past, Shaken Hips, Show, Showman, Smiles, Sophisticated, Tale, Traces, Trickster, Whispers | Leave a comment

Before the Darkness

Posted on September 3, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Before the Darknessby Michael DoyleBefore the darknessThere was lightAnd with that divisionBecame the nightLegends have it As legends willThat the evil oneIs necessary to the taleBleak is the seasonIn which we search for answersIt is the soul’s own treasonWhen fear … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Answers, Before, Bleak, Cancer, Darkness, Division, Evil One, Fear, Flow, Grow, Legends, Light, Necessary, Night, Poetry and Poems, Quietly, Search, Season, Seep, Silent, Soul, Spark, Tale, Treason | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Errors Like Straws Upon the Surface Flow; Who Would Search For Pearls Must Dive Below

Posted on August 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Errors like straws upon the surface flow / Who would search for pearls must dive below.” -John Dryden, poet and dramatist (19 Aug 1631-1700)

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Child of Tomorrow

Posted on August 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Child of Tomorrowby Michael DoyleIn a thank you from the futureThe child of tomorrowKnows the caliber and essence of nurtureFiltered between the narrowOf sights that no one has seenIn a splendido sunriseThere in the Devil’s cathedral of beingThe way home … Continue reading →

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On Being the G.O.A.T….

Posted on July 3, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

On Being the G.O.A.T….by Michael DoyleHow to be the greatest of all timeIs to go beyond that easy rhymeAnd move past our selfish natureGrowing in the Lord and becoming matureStanding in life judging one anotherDebating who is best among all … Continue reading →

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Rituals

Posted on July 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Ritualsby Michael DoyleRitualsTaken in sequenceProtect us from harmVisuals Seemingly in coincidenceHave their illustrious charmsEvery step takenTo shake the forsakenTo hunt or to be huntedHead on the swivel; fear bluntedTo move beyond first baseA destiny to embraceCaught in a game of … Continue reading →

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Dropping the Label

Posted on June 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Dropping the Labelby Michael DoyleIn every moment, any given momentCan become the truth of a holy momentGod is with us wherever we areWhether in a building or under starsLife may not be fair, but God is faithfulBringing to our lives … Continue reading →

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Short Form Poetry Workshop: Zejel Duel of Recitation

Posted on May 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

As is known, from time to time, I attend a long running short form poetry workshop. I went back there tonight and learned of a poetic form called the Zejel. What is a Zejel? • Spanish poetic form likely an … Continue reading →

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