Tag Archives: Man

Thought For the Day: Make the World A World A Little Better For Our Presence Through Tolerance, Charity, Temperance, Peace and Kindliness

Posted on May 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I should dearly love that the world should be ever so little better for my presence. Even on this small stage we have our two sides, and something might be done by throwing all one’s weight on the scale of … Continue reading →

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Cowpoke Promenade (Reflection I)

Posted on May 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Life on the frontier offered its surprises. None were so surprising but that sometimes even in the most rugged of circumstances, there was love to be found. Cowpoke Promenade (Reflection I) by Michael Romani He spent his life Trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Cowpoke, Coyote, Dance, Devil's Promenade, Dignity, Duty, Free, Fun, Liberty, Love, Man, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promenade, Romance, Seed, Serenade, Sight, Stars, Trap, Unsafe, Wife | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: A Bore Is A Person Who Deprives You of Solitude Without Providing You With Company

Posted on May 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.” – Gian Vincenzo Gravina

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Sonnet For A Modern Love

Posted on April 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

This 27th day of Na/GloPoWriMo raises the bar to writing a sonnet. They, whoever they is, say that sonnets are usually about romantic interests, dark ladies or distant men. Okay! I think I go this one. But, I’m going to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: A Corrupt Press Deceives, Inflames, Dishonors Virtue, Stokes the Flames of Faction and Ends Its Own Enemy

Posted on April 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“We are, heart and soul, friends to the freedom of the press. It is however, the prostituted companion of liberty, and somehow or other, we know not how, its efficient auxiliary. It follows the substance like its shade; but while … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Resistance To Tyranny Is the Christian and Social Duty of Each Person

Posted on March 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual …Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.”. – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Evidence for Christianity Is In Favor of Its Authenticity

Posted on March 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, and if I was sitting as a juror upon its authenticity I would unhesitatingly give my verdict in its favor.” – Alexander Hamilton

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First Principles: The Right To Bear Arms Is Based On Their Deterrence Against Attack and Infringement

Posted on March 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms … disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes… Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Nothing Cures the Itch of Literature But the Scratching of A Pen

Posted on February 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen.” -Samuel Lover, songwriter, composer, novelist, and artist (24 Feb 1797-1868)

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Valentine’s Day Villanelle

Posted on February 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Milkwood’s Poem A Day #7 is at best very difficult. The form is the Villanelle. The word prompt is ‘tide’. The villanelle consists of: “19 lines. Two rhymes. Two lines that repeat. Six stanzas – five are three lines each … Continue reading →

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