Tag Archives: Life

Hard In the Stumble

Posted on May 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Hard In the Stumbleby Michael DoyleIt seems we are all morally inarticulate.It was nothing that I thought to anticipate.I’m holding on to constellations that won’t speak,No matter how much stardust begins to leak.American depression has become today’s obsession.Drugs, alcohol, and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Three Grand Essentials To Happiness In This Life Are Something To Do, Something To Love, and Something To Hope For

Posted on May 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.” -Joseph Addison, writer (1 May 1672-1719)

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Triumphant Circumstance

Posted on May 9, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Triumphant Circumstanceby Michael DoyleI stand triumphant in my dedicationTo the belief in God as a cause for celebration.Death has, indeed, lost its unholy sting.In words of praise, I will continue to sing.The first Adam brought us sin’s death.Christ, as new … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Two Most Important Days In Your Life Are the Day You Are Born and the Day You Find Out Why

Posted on May 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why..” – Mark Twain

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Contamination of Life and Thought

Posted on May 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Contamination of Life and Thoughtby Michael DoyleAs a small child, often alone, I usually readThe kinds of books that put thoughts in my head.About lives well lived in their grand nobility,These were filled with love and remarkable purity.To be fair, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beautiful, Beliefs, Bible, Books, Christianity, Contamination, Dignity, Faith, Golden Country, Ideal, Incendiary, Inference, Kindness, Legendary, Life, Life and Thought, Love, Nobility, Poetry and Poems, Purity, Read, Reference, Small Child, Today, Truths, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Poetry Is Simple

Posted on May 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Poetry Is Simpleby Michael DoyleShe said writing poems is simple,Just write what you want to say.Then suddenly, it’s simple,Or so the natural-born poets say.They try to give the secret away,As if it were something of the everyday.Yet, what’s missing is … Continue reading →

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Time Will Tell

Posted on May 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Time Will Tellby Michael DoyleTo begin a familyEven in a place like Tahiti,Is something to approach gently.It will be if it’s meant to be.It was a day like any other,If your day was anotherDay filled with paradise.But if you’re looking … Continue reading →

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The Accidents of Love

Posted on April 29, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

The Accidents of Loveby Michael DoyleLife is short and fleeting.It leads to accidental meetings,Some that can be meaningful in strideIf we do our best not to hideThe willingness to try To say hello or smile in reply.It turns out strangers … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accident, Accidental Meetings, Adventure, Born To Share, Care, Dance, Distant Miles, Find Our Way, Fleeting, Forget, Gift, Heaven Sent, Hide, Human Being, Journey, Life, Lived For Love, Living Day, Love, Meanintful, Meant, Measure, Met, Poetry and Poems, Possibility, Romance, Say Hello, Secret, See, Seen, Smile, Smiles, Strangers, Stride, Together, Willingness | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Life Isn’t About Finding Yourself. Life Is About Creating Yourself

Posted on April 28, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

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First Principles: Hold Fast To the Bible As the Sheet-Anchor of Your Liberties; Write Its Precepts In Your Hearts, and Practice Them In Your Lives

Posted on April 28, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives.” – Ulysses S. Grant

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