Tag Archives: Mind

A Ghost Ship Seen

Posted on January 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

A Ghost Ship Seenby Michael DoyleIThe mind can be deeper than an oceanWhen it comes to being lost inside emotionIn these fears of being left behindSome place deep within a wounded mindMorphic in its senseless sensationsWhere security clings for its … Continue reading →

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Jack’s Winter Glory

Posted on December 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Jack’s Winter Gloryby Michael DoyleOnce upon a winter’s snowflakeThere was a Christmas wish to makeThere in that distant time and placeThere was magic for all to embraceAs tyranny suppressed simple peasantsUntil they could not afford Christmas presentsThe czar took every … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A Body of Clay, A Mind Full of Play, A Moment’s Life – That’s Me

Posted on November 27, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“A body of clay, a mind full of play, a moment’s life — that’s me.” -Harivansh Rai Bachchan, poet (27 Nov 1907-2003)

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Thought For the Day: Be Water, My Friend

Posted on November 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.” “Empty your … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Should Be the Highest Ambition of Every American To Extend His Views Beyond Himself

Posted on November 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will not only affect himself, his country, and his immediate posterity; but that its influence may be … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Reflection On This November Day

Posted on November 1, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

A Quiet Reflection On This November Day by Michael Doyle What is a poem really but to say That love, joy and sorrow come to play In the heart and then inside the mind Until the words burst out … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Man, Once Surrendering His Reason, Has No Remaining Guard Against Absurdities

Posted on October 24, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility, which they call faith, takes the helm from the hand … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: To Educate A Man In Mind and Not In Morals Is To Educate A Menace To Society

Posted on September 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” –Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

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You Cannot Hurt Me

Posted on August 31, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

You Cannot Hurt Meby Michael DoyleYou cannot hurt meIt’s beyond possibilityI am damaged goodsA babe lost in the woodsOf my own heart, my own mindLike innocence left far behindEvery day I wake up numbed by painAll of my good intentions, … Continue reading →

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The Chasm Between

Posted on August 10, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

The Chasm Betweenby Michael DoyleWhen man creates the perfect machineWill it be as some utopian dreamsOr will they find the chasm betweenWho we are and how we wish to seemIs one which it escapes all detectionThat mortals such as we … Continue reading →

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