Tag Archives: Hole

Thought For the Day: Stars Are Holes In the Sky From Which the Light of the Infinite Shines

Posted on February 18, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Stars are holes in the sky from which the light of the infinite shines.” – Confucius

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Nuclear Winter Hues

Posted on October 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

To those who guessed, this Halloween’s poetry theme for me is the monster that lays within far too much of humanity. Nuclear Winter Huesby Michael DoyleNuclear WinterBegins to splinterWith daylight undefinedTricks begin to play on the mindAnother day off the … Continue reading →

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Time Tumbles

Posted on February 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Time Tumblesby Michael DoyleTime Tumbles in its own jagged wayThis February is given a 29th dayCalled out special as a leap yearFor myself, it’s a cause to cheerIs it four years or passing as oneThat my work life has been … Continue reading →

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Always Time For A Story

Posted on December 9, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Always Time For A Storyby Michael DoyleQuietly sitting on the pewThere in one sense, familyWearing our brother’s coatAnd in this, draped in povertyKeeping warm on Christmas nightAll for the sake of spirits brightKept a flicker in swaddling clothesAs only as … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Child, Child's Heart, Christmas Day, Christmas Night, Coat, Comfort, Compare, Distances, Doll, Dream, Dull Surprise, Empathy, Excite, Eyes, Family, Glory, Gold, Heart, Hole, Home, Hurt, Joyful, Kings, Know, Lonely Heart, Love, Love's Story, Loving Heart, Miss, Paupers, Pew, Place, Poetry and Poems, Poverty, Saddened Eyes, Second Hand Embarrassment, Secret, Seem, Sentiment, Shadow, Share, Sit, Soul, Spirits Bright, Story, Surprise, Swaddling Clothes, Sympathy, Time, Too Young, Unafraid, Voice, Warm, Window, Wishes | Leave a comment

Disinfected Press Briefing

Posted on April 27, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The 27th day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020, has the optional prompt of writing a poetic review of something not often reviewed. Disinfected Press Briefing by Michael Doyle Even though there by sincere invitation Very few of them had whatsoever any … Continue reading →

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Depth of Field

Posted on April 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A photographer’s mind doodle: Depth of Field by Michael Doyle F-stops along the way Effect the sharpness of the day Owed all to the depth of field Is the clarity with which you yield Layers of composition Provide the focused … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ambient Light, Bemuse, Big, Chaos, Clarity, Clutter, Composition, Depth of Field, Edge, Exclusion, Eyes, F-Stop, Focus, Frame, Hole, Image, Intrusion, Layers, Lens, Lyrical, Mutter, Mystical, Notes, Photo, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Pop, Shallow Depth, Sharpness, Shutter Speed, Soft Focus, Story, Tantalize, Tell, Tool, Touch, Wax | Leave a comment

Triumphal Entry (Palm Sunday 2020)

Posted on April 5, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo 2020, Day 5 is Palm Sunday! Challenging, really challenging prompt today. 20 separate components: “Our (optional) prompt for today is one that we have used in past years, but which I love to come back to, because it so … Continue reading →

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Hole Inside My Gospel

Posted on January 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

I know that I’m not the only one who is a believer. Nor am I the only one amazed at the things he does despite believing, right? Still…. Hole Inside My Gospel by Michael Romani Like so many among the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: When You’re In A Hole, Stop Digging

Posted on September 15, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.” – Will Rogers

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