Tag Archives: History

First Principles: The Peaceful Transfer of Authority Is Rare In History, Yet Common In Our Country. With A Simple Oath, We Affirm Old Traditions and Make New Beginnings

Posted on September 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.” – George W. Bush

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Authority, Common, Country, First Principles, George W. Bush, History, New Beginnings, Old Tradition, Peaceful Transfer, Rare, Simple Oath | Leave a comment

Rebuilding America

Posted on July 28, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Rebuilding Americaby Michael DoyleOur defiant spirit makes America proud.We have more faith than we should be allowed.It wasn’t passing time that shaped us into being.Our visionaries forced us into always seeingThe shapes of things to come for our nationWere led … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged America, Civilization, Economy, Exploration, Faith, History, Industry, Nation, Persistence, Poetry and Poems, Politics, Rebuild, Shape, Spirit, The United States of America, Travel, Vision, Wilderness | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Deep Sea Is the Largest Museum On Earth, It Contains More History Than All the Museums On Land Combined, and Yet We’re Only No Penetrating It

Posted on July 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The deep sea is the largest museum on earth, it contains more history than all the museums on land combined, and yet we’re only now penetrating it.” – Robert Ballard

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Deep Sea, Earth, History, Museum, Robert Ballard, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

In A Brilliance of Fireworks

Posted on July 9, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

In A Brilliance of Fireworksby Michael DoyleFireworks, in their vivid display,Go far to celebrate our Independence Day.Shattering the skies from their darkness,Their joy removes any sense of harshness.Their radiating sparkle is a striking displayThat brings something special to our day.Up … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged America, Brilliance, Darkness, Display, Faith, Fireworks, History, Independence Day, Joy, Poetry and Poems, Skies, Sparkle, Travel | Leave a comment

Face Painted As Comedy

Posted on June 25, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Face Painted As Comedyby Michael DoyleFrom herder of cats to herder of men,The voice of confusion thinks itself Zen.Thirty years of perverted energyHas produced something akin to synergy.In this passage of marbled historyAre the layers of false controversy That have … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, America, Change, Choice, Comedy, Comfortably Numb, Confusion, Controversy, Die, Energy, Face Paint, Falure, Gravity, Grounded, History, Laughter, Levity, Masquerade, Neurosis and Anexiety, Original Ideas, Own, Passage, Pink Floyd, Poetry and Poems, Polite Society, Proud, Question, Rearrange, Reply, Rough Crowd, Sketches, Static, Success, Synergy, Talk, Total Sum, Voice, Walk, Zen | Leave a comment

Mean Street Struggles

Posted on June 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Mean Street Strugglesby Michael DoyleThe top tier of all artistryHas the flow found in living free.The struggle and hustle of the cityHas the habit of instilling its vibrancyThat grinds against the boneIn a way that makes each soul its own.New … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Another Day, Artists, Before, Bone, Cinema, Closer To Love, Corruption, Differently, Disruption, Door, Fight, Flow, Forgotten, Fragments, Full Price, Ghost, Glimpses, Greater, Grinds, Habit, History, Ideals, Illumination, Imagination, Immigrants, Learn, Living Free, Mean Street, More, Neighborhood, New York City, Opportunities, Own, Perception, Poetry and Poems, Primeval, Push and Shove, Revere, Reverent, Rival, Scenery, Second Generation, Seen, Soul, Store, Struggle and Hustle, Struggles, Sum of Sacrifice, Survival, Survivors, Sympathy, The City, Top Toer, Tribabl, True Mystery, Up and Coming, Visitor | Leave a comment

The War On Free Speech

Posted on June 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

The War On Free Speechby Michael DoyleThere is one lesson of liberty, we must always teach.This is about the importance of maintaining free speech.Free thought and freedom of expression are the one libertyAbove all else, that is what is needed … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Democracy, Fear, Free Expression, Free Nation, Free Spech, Free Speech, Free Thought, Hear, History, Lesson, Liberty, News, Poetry and Poems, Politics, Teach, War | Leave a comment

A Holy Genealogy

Posted on May 25, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

A Holy Genealogyby Michael DoyleIt didn’t really begin with the rolling back of a stoneAs Jesus reached out to prove we are not alone.The church was born to spread the faith of our gospelAllowing believers to have assurance that all … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accept, Acceptance, Alone, Assurance, Be;lieve, Beginnning, Believers, Bible's Pages, Call, Chosen, Christianity, Chronology, Cotemplation, Deviation, Discern, Discovery, Faith, Family, Fospel, Genealogy, God, Good, Good News, Goodness of God, Grace, Great Banquet, History, Holy, Holy Remnant, Holy Spirit, Humanity, Inspection, Jesus, Love, Open Door, Poetry and Poems, Receive, Redemption, Self-Control, Soul, Stone, Struggle, The Church, Treasure, True | Leave a comment

Curiously Isolated

Posted on May 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Curiously Isolatedby Michael DoyleThe Rockies abruptly pull upward.Away from drifting downward, Not toward the prairie grassSurprisingly, found in this mountain passAn insect flutters blade to blade,Sipping at flowered nectar to persuadeLife to go on as it rearrangesDespite all the inbreeding … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Calamity, Climate Changes, Coloration, Curiously Isolated Hairstreak, Downward, Drab, Evolutionary Trajectory, History, Insect, Math, Mountain Pass, Nectar, Poetry and Poems, Prairie Grass, River's Edge, Rivers Edge, Science, Splendid Isolation, The Rockies, Upward, Vulernable, Wildfire | Leave a comment

From High To Low

Posted on April 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

From High To Lowby Michael DoyleToo many people believe in the nicheAnd from there won’t budge an inch.Truth? It pays to know about everythingBecause then, you can choose what to bringTo the party of life’s extremes.From this, you can learn … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ability, Absuidity, Accumulation, Beat, Believe, Born, Budge, Despite, Developed, Dreams, Extraordinary, Extremes, Fusion, High, History, Horn, Improvised, Inch, Jazz, Know, Legendary, Low, Miss, More, Music, Nation, Needed, Niche, Ordinary, Plain English, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Reality, Richness, Sensibility, Skill Set, Spread, Street Urchin, Syncopated, Truth, Wise, Writing | Leave a comment