Tag Archives: Oceans

Children Jumping Shadows

Posted on September 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Children Jumping Shadowsby Michael DoyleI listened to a whisper barely heardAbout separating myself from the herdIt wasn’t the desire to stand outAs much as it was living in worldly doubtI look around me, unable to truly seeWhat difference each can … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Obstacle To Discovering the Shape of the Earth, the Continents, and the Oceans Was Not Ignorance But the Illusion of Knowledge

Posted on October 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.” -Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, professor, attorney, and writer (1 Oct 1914-2004)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Continents, Daniel J. Boorstin, Earth, Great, Ignorance, Illusion, Knowledge, Obstacle, Oceans, Shape, Thought For he Day | Leave a comment

Moving To Indiana 2004

Posted on June 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Moving to Indiana 2004by Michael DoylePulling up to the state lineThe moment we crossed overThe rain began October 24, 20004 I swear it seemed to have no end40 days in, the jokes beganShould I build an arkThere would be no … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2004, 2023, Ark, Beeline, Benign, Black Ice, Body Surfing, California Man, Daughters One and Two, Derecho, Dunes, Earthquake, Extinction, Extreme Temperatures, Fence, Four Seaons, Freezing Rain, Highway, Humor, Indiana, Indianapolis, Intersections, Isolation, Love More Than Life, Memories, Midwest, Move, New Way of Life, Oceans, Pieces of Shred, Poetry and Poems, Pouring Rain, Power Line Damage, Precipitation, Question, Rain, Seagull, Spring, State Line, Straight Line Winds, Supercells, Surfer, Too Cold, Too Hot, Tornadoes, Two Reasons, Wet, Willow, Window, Winter Storms | Leave a comment

23 for ’23

Posted on May 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Just a small announcement that in less than a month, a chapbook of mixed poetry called 23 for ’23 should be available on Amazon.com, if not sooner. 23 poems written in 2023 on a diverse range of subjects from spirituality, … Continue reading →

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River Rain

Posted on August 27, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

River Rainby Michael DoyleAs a gift from the CreatorThe rain fills into the riverBringing new life just begunWith a toss of dice, it’s wonLike a raindrop fills the creekWords become love we dare to speakSpilling out like a timeless riverInto … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aniticipation, Begun, Best of Lives, Book of Life, Child's Voice, Creator, Creek, Delivered, Dice, Dreamer's Head, Dreams, Father, Gift, Handheld, Life, Listen Close, Love, Love Will Call, Lovers, Mother, Ocean's Depths, Oceans, Past, Poetry and Poems, Query, Questions, Rain, Rain River, Raindrop, Read, Rising Sun, River, Shake and Shiver, Smiles, Speak, Streams, Tested, Theory, Timeless, Won, Words | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: On An Introduction to Environmental Science

Posted on March 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Two Issues Described Related To Environmental Science Either Local or Nationwide: Of the many and varied facets of environmental science, there are at least two general areas that have have been of interest for many decades. The first of these … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged 21st Century, Al Gore, Approach Concerns and Issues, Aquaculture, Balance, Better Angels, Better Understanding, Biomes, Biosecurity, Burning Down Society, Climate Change Paradigm, Cognition, Common Blunders, Common Good, Consideration, Control, Cross-Contamination, Decades, Discharges of Effluents, Disservice, Dogmatic Positions, Doomsday Scenario, Ehrlich, Einstein, Empirical Observation, Environmental Science, Ethics of Belief, Farming, Food Sources, Foregone Conclusion, Foster Dialog, General Theory of Relativity, Global Food Security, Individualism, Life, Listen, Malthus, Manage, Marketplace of Ideas, Multiple Concerns, Multiple Sides, Not Censored, Oceans, Open Discussion, Opinion, Outlook, Polarization of Thought, Population Growth, Possibilities, Prediction, Probabilities, Problematic Nature, Pseudo-Skepticism, Public Discourse, Public Policy, Question, Reduction of Polarization, Save Society, Science, Science Is A Process, Scientific Analysis, Shout, Society, Species, Stabilize, Sustainability, Terrestrial, Thought For the Day, Trajectory, United Nations, Utopian, Valid Viewpoints, World | Leave a comment

Chasing Coral

Posted on July 24, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Chasing Coral by Michael Romani Drawn to the magic of the oceans The divers film from their emotions It feels like time has slowed down In wetsuits and flippers worn like a clown An alien world on our own planet … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Coral, Elkhorn, Great Barrier Reef, Nursery, Oceans, Photograph, Poetry, Reef, Sea Dragons, Sea Horses, Tragedy | Leave a comment

World Oceans Day 2017

Posted on June 9, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

This year, World Oceans Day is today, June 8, 2017. But, when you’re a surfer like I grew up being the ocean is a central focus every day and for good reason. It’s been my home away from home for … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories, Thought For the Day, Uncategorized | Tagged Aloha Promises Forever, Beauty, Conservation, Food, Inspiration, Journey, Medicine, Oceans, Surf, Surfing, World, World Ocean Day | 1 Comment