Tag Archives: Old

First Principles: The Vine That Has Grown Old On An Old Tree Falls With the Ruin of That Tree and Through That Bad Companionship Must Perish With It

Posted on October 24, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The vine that has grown old on an old tree falls with the ruin of that tree and through that bad companionship must perish with it.” – Leonardo da Vinci, painter, engineer, musician, and scientist (1452-1519)

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Thought For the Day: The Old Poets Little Knew What Comfort They Could Be To A Man

Posted on September 6, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The old poets little knew what comfort they could be to a man.” -Sarah Orne Jewett, poet and novelist (3 Sep 1849-1909)

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Na/GloPoWriMo #19: St Patrick’s Day Kiss

Posted on April 19, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo #19: St Patrick’s Day Kissby Michael DoyleLike a lucky man wondering ifYou’d always beMy lucky charmLiving in a moment’s blissIt was easy to seeAnother kiss could do no harmGotta phone that message inLet it ring true, again and againLong … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: You Can’t Help Getting Older, But, You Don’t Have To Get Old

Posted on December 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.” – George Burns,

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Wild Winds

Posted on August 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

As mentioned before, it is birthday weekend for a very sweet daughter whose gentle spirit and artistic ways make me a better man in every way. I am so proud to be her father. I thought it might be, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Arrive, Assured, Back and Forth, Banter, Birthday Weekend, Bison, Blessed, Brought Back From the Edge, Buffalo, Buffalo Dreams, Buffalos, Calamity, Charge, Conversation, Cows, Daughters, Distinction, Drive, Eldest Daughter, Embrace, Explain, Explore, Extinction, Faint Marks, Family, Fascination, Father, Few Remaining, Flicker, Forward, Fremont, Friends, Future, Future Trips, Great Beasts, Horns, Indiana, Journey, Kayaking, Learn, Less Dim, Liberty, Long Drive, Love, Mile by Mile, Moment, Move Along, Nation, No Complaining, Old, Once Was A Time, Open Door, Outside, Photograph, Playfully, Plentiful, Poem, Poetry, Present, Preserve, Proud, Quicker, Raining, Risks, Rivers, Rus, Safer, Salvation, Saturday, Song, Soul, Stormy, Strength, Talking, Teach, Tenacity, Thankful, The Girls, The Great Creator, Their, Time Spent, Torment, Toward, Trace, Tragedy, Treasure, Vulnerability, Wild Winds, Wilderness, Wonderful, World | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: To A Father Growing Old, Nothing Is Dearer Than A Daughter

Posted on June 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides, playwright (c. 480-406 BCE)

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Thought For the Day: Finish Each Day and Be Done With It

Posted on June 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and … Continue reading →

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Venice – Piazza San Marco

Posted on May 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Venice, Italy is one of the beautiful and historical places in the world that we could all use some familiarity. This is a look at Piazza San Marco. Venice – Piazza San Marco by Michael Doyle Through the Bacino … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adornment, Ancient, Angel, Bacino di San Marco, Basilica of San Marco, Broglio, Byzantine, Cafe, Case, Centuries, Chance, Column, Conspiracy, Culture, Doge Palace, Earthly, Elegance, Embroil, Execution, Face, Family, Forgive, Foscari Arch, Four Horsemen, Games of Chance, Gate, Gates of Heaven, Gather, Government, Grand Palace, Guiding Light, History, Home, Hour, Ignorance, Italy, Journey, Justice, Live, Mask, Memorial, Merchants, Mosaic, Mystery, Napoleon, Night, Old, Orchard, Overthrow, Paint, Paper, Patron Saints, Perch, Perfection, Photograph, Piazza San Marco, Piety, Poem, Poetry, Politic, Political, Power, Pride, Republican, Roman Emperors, Romance, Royals, Secret, Serve, Society, Spiritual, Spoils, St Mark, St Theodore, Stolen, Symmetry, Tangle, Temporal Power, Theft, Time, Triangle, Triumpal, Union, Venetians, Venice, Welcome, Whisper, Words, Wrong | Leave a comment

Integrative Imperative

Posted on May 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

If you’re roughly my age or older and maybe younger, the idea of taking an integrative approach to health and healing as a wholistic matter is probably approached with some caution. Honestly, though our health is in our hands … Continue reading →

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Consent of the Governed

Posted on May 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing in a series of poems about the establishment of our republican form of government and life under the rule of law as set out in our constitution: Consent of the Governed by Michael Doyle The standards are set by … Continue reading →

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