Tag Archives: Land

Agroforestry Dues

Posted on July 24, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Agroforestry Duesby Michael DoyleBrazilian toil,Brazilian biodiversity.The modern ages have been disloyal,But the people fight against adversity.The heart of thisIs the Amazon Rainforest.The samba beat cannot missAs this green ocean fights to resist.Atmospheric rivers float the skies,The mists of irrigation before … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Agroforestry, Amazon, Atmospheric Riivers, biodiversity, Braziil, Carbon Market, Connection, Corn, Deforestation, Dues, Green Ocean, Irriigation, Land, Nature, Poetry and Poems, Samba, Soy Frontier, Soybeanss, The Cerrado | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: I Think Having Land and Not Ruining It Is the Most Beautiful Art That Anybody Could Ever Want To Own

Posted on July 8, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.” – Andy Warhol

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First Principles: But As For Me and My Household, We Will Serve the Lord

Posted on April 26, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“ But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Here Every Man May Be Master and Owner of His Owne Labour and Land…If Have Nothing But His Hands, He May… By Industrie Quickly Grow Rich

Posted on February 4, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land…If he have nothing but his hands, he may…by industrie quickly grow rich.” – John Smith

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Every Man, First Principles, Grow Rich, Hands, Industry, John Smith, Labor, Land, Master, Owner | Leave a comment

All the Days Are Gone

Posted on September 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

All The Days Are Goneby Michael DoyleListen a little closer to the song,Tell me, does it somehow belong?It’s not a case of stump the band,But it’s a memory of favorites across the land.Standing ready across this promised land,What you want … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Back Streets, Band, Belong, Best Friend, Born To Run, Carry On, Death's Final Gift, Demanding, Fairytale, Fallen Night, Family, Favorites, Fun, God's Full Sight, Gone, Happiness, Land, Last Chord, Left Behind, Life, Light, Listen, Living, Lost Chord, Love, Memory, Music, Pawn Shop, Poetry and Poems, Right, Sog, Standing, Sun, The Promised Land, Tramps, Whisper, Wish, Writing, Wrong | Leave a comment

Omaha Beach

Posted on June 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Omaha Beachby Michael DoyleThe American soldier was carried by perpetual motionIn a metal hull as he prepared to land from the ocean.The air around him was filled with the stench of salted fear.All around him prayed, certain their deaths were … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Air, Allies, American Soldier, Breech, D-Day, Death, Footsteps of Heroes, Friends, Land, Metal Hull, Mortal Eyes, Ocean, Omaha Beach, Perpetual Motion, Poetry and Poems, Prayed, Sand, Solid Ground, Stench, Struck Down, Water, Wind | Leave a comment

Too Many Miles, Too Many Tears

Posted on April 17, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Too Many Miles, Too Many Tearsby Michael DoyleLooking back on all the miles I’ve drivenOver lands other believed they were givenI find a lot is needed to be forgivenWere it not for being too busy livingI remember coming to Indiana … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 21st Century Perspective, Acre, Aggression, Betrayal, Broken Promises, Brutal Erasure, Callous Savages, Cultural Reival, Curious, Despair, Dirupted Community, Dispossession, Driven, Essence, Expansion, Forgiven, Fracture, Given, Harmony, Heritage, History, Honor, Indian Territory, Indiana, Land, Last Breath, Laugh, Lineage, Living, Miles, Monticello Mansion, Native American, Native Land, native-americans, Photograph, Poetry and Poems, Portrayal, Prophetstown, Reborn, Revive, Road Trip, Sacred Cycle, Scream, Story, Survival, Tears, Tenskwatawa, Thomas Jefferson, Trail of Death, Trail of Tears, Trails, Unity, Vision | Leave a comment

First Principles: A Nation That Destroys Its Soil Destroys Itself

Posted on April 11, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“A Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Periodic Burn Offs

Posted on September 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Periodic Burn Offsby Michael DoyleIt is all about maintaining our true wealthWhen we cooperate with our natural healthKeeping the functions on which we dependIs absolutely necessary, or we will all surely endWith a world less desirable for all to liveAnd … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Benefit, California, Capability, Capable, Compete, Controversy, Cooperate, Depend, Desire, Development, Earth, End, Environment, Every Tool, Fire, Forgive, Function, Future, Good and Wise Government, Good Stewards, Greed, Human, Improvement, Land, Learning, Less, Less Desirable, Listening To Others, Livability, Live, Mesophication, Natural, Natural Health, Natural Spaces, Nature, Necessary, Necessity and Use, Needs, Observation, Out-Of-Control Wildfires, Periodic Burn Offs, Poetry and Poems, Progress, Progressive, Reap, Responsibility, Sustainable, True Wealth, Uncertainty, World | Leave a comment

The Gift of Darkness

Posted on September 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

The Gift of Darknessby Michael DoyleLifeGave me the gift of darknessStrifeIn a world filled with harshnessIt was a gift Though it took years to understandThoughts shiftAs you travel the years and the landDarkness Is as important as lightIt takes harshnessTo … Continue reading →

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