Tag Archives: Heart

Na/GloPoWriMo #12: No More Sense Than the Ancient Mariner

Posted on April 12, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo #12: No More Sense Than the Ancient Mariner by Michael Doyle The river grew as it pushed Outward with its rich sediment Yet still, in this modern age, mankind Though too often willfully blind Fancies itself some sort of … Continue reading →

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Na/GloPoWriMo #10: On Bended Knee

Posted on April 10, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo #10: On Bended Kneeby Michael DoyleThere much stronger in its placeHidden behind such a pretty faceIs a heart that beats stronger yetAnd a love that I will never forgetThough my heart is oft a deceiverI am blessed that you … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: All the Years Have Voice For Them That Will Hear; and Even the Simple Annals of the Common Place Events Have In Them the Heart of Epic Possibilities

Posted on April 6, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“All the years have voices for them that will hear; and even the simple annals of the common place events have in them the heart of epic possibilities.” – Samuel Fallows

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First Principles: He Whose Heart Is Firm, and Whose Conscience Approves His Conduct, Will Pursue His Principles Unto Death

Posted on April 5, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, … Continue reading →

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First Principles: This Falsehood of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart, and In Time Depraves All Its Good Disposition

Posted on March 2, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good disposition.” -Thomas Jefferson (1785)

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Happy Valentine’s Dayby Michael DoyleMy mind’s blownBy the love you’ve shownIn presenting meThings of love shown clearlyMy heart is thumping so dearlyHappy Valentine’s Day!Every day is the awesomeAs I watch our love blossomHanded to me as these bloomMy heart’s going … Continue reading →

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In the Sneeze of A Sweet Blink

Posted on February 2, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

In the Sneeze of A Sweet Blinkby Michael DoyleIn the sneeze of a sweet blinkShe was deeper than I’d thinkBreathing through my old heartNever to ever want to departThe memories that we buildWhether at home or afieldAre those that I … Continue reading →

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Lies For Truth

Posted on January 23, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Lies For Truthby Michael DoyleThere’s a lot of people mistakingThe Devil’s lies for the truthIt’s an easy road to heartbreakEspecially, in our bolder youthChasing at golden bits of hilarityWith blinders on as we strain to seeSeeking after just a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged All We Cannot Eat, At Our Hands, Blinders On, Bold, Buffet, Clarity, Door, Doubt, Easy Road, Fill, For the Truth, From Things, Golden Bits, Heart, Heartbreak, Hilarity, Hope Rest, Humanity, Jaded Temptation, Lies For Truth, Life, Lost, Lot of Peopole, Mental War, Mistake, Never Fully Understand, Offer, Open, Paid In Full, Passages, Passions Burn, Poetry and Poems, Proffer, Puzzle, Realize, Redemption, Sincerity, Star-Gazing, Strain to See, Struggle, The Devil's Lies, The Wages of Sin, Work Out, Youth | Leave a comment

Walking With the Giants

Posted on January 9, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Walking With the Giantsby Michael DoyleWalking with the giantsWe stand in our defianceCalling out the holy namesKnown with the mark of God’s fameWalking in the faith that’s knownConfidence that has grownThough the future remains unseenIn this assurance, we find new … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anger, Assurance, Base, Belief, Believe, Clouds, Commendation, Conception, Concern, Confidence, Control, Deception, Defiance, Depth, Difficult Seasons, Entangles, Evidence, Faith, Foundation, Frover, Future, Generation, Giants, God, God's Glory, Goodness, Heart, History, Holy Names, Improbable, In God, Jealousy, Joseph, Juggle, Keep True, Light, Living Love, Mangels, Mystery, New Meaning, Night, Passing, Path, Perserverance, Poetry and Poems, Protect, Shape, Sin, Soul, Spiritual Connection, Start, Story, Struggle, Told, Truth, Two Pillars, Unfold, Unseen, Walking | Leave a comment

First Principles: Write It On Your Heart That Every Day Is the Best Day In the Year

Posted on December 31, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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