Tag Archives: Once

Once There Was A Beginning

Posted on June 3, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Once There Was A Beginningby Michael DoyleOnce there was a beginningWhere two could end up winningA smile shared on a sunny dayYou really shook my blues awayYour two lips were surely meant for kissingAnd now here we are caught in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Away, Beginning, Caught, Countless Days Gone By, End Up, First Said Hi, Happiness, Kiss, Love, Meets, Mellow, Once, Poetry and Poems, Question, Reminiscing, Shadow, Share, Shook, Simmers, Smile, Some Things, Summer Day, Sunny Day, Tides, Time, Today, Two, Two Lips, Wash Away, Willow, Winning | Leave a comment

Once Too Many Times

Posted on May 12, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Once Too Many Timesby Michael DoyleYou there, who do so wrongIt’s me here, telling you that you don’t belongPointing at your mistake with my fingerThat is, until, I notice the smell lingersAnd it is myself who is wickedStinking in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accept, Acknowledging, Becomes Clear, Belong, Chafe, Christianity, Dare Not, Every Hour, Failed Possibility, Finger, Gap, Garb of Peasant, Gracious, Greatest Power, Keeping To Myself, Know, Lingers, Living My Life, Lord's Correction, Lord's Fire, Lord's True Presence, Mirror, Mistake, Mistakes, My Desires, My Own Heartbreaks, Myself, Once, Peasant Rhymes, Persevere, Poetry and Poems, Pointing, Profession, Pure Church, Purified, Quietly, Rebuke, Returning My Life, Right Direction, Robes of Royalty, Separating, Simple Look, Smell, Someone Else, Sticky Wicket, Stinking In My Own Skin, Tap, Too Many Times, True, Unrefined, Wheat, Wicked, Wish, Worship, Wrong | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Once In Our World, A Stable Had Something In It That Was Bigger Than Our Whole World

Posted on December 19, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Once in our world, a stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world.” – C.S. Lewis

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Bigger, CS Lewis, Once, Our, Something, Stable, Thought For the Day, Whole, World | Leave a comment

First Principles: Once A Republic Is Corrupted, There Is No Possibility of Remedying Any of the Growing Evils But By Removing the Corruption and Restoring Its Lost Principles; Every Other Correction Is Either Useless Or A New Evil

Posted on November 8, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

” When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.” – Thomas … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Correction, Corrupt, First Principles, Growing Evils, Lost Principles, New Evil, No Possibility, Once, Remedy, Remove, Republic, Restore, Thomas Jefferson, Useless | Leave a comment

First Principles: Let Us Prepare For the Worst. We Can Die Here But Once

Posted on October 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Let us prepare for the worst. We can die here but once.” – Abraham Clark

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Abraham Clark, Around, Can Die, Dangers, Embark, First Priinciples, Life, Once, Prepare, Scatter, Tempestuous, Uncertain, Us, We, Worst | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Good Books Don’t Give Up All Their Secrets At Once

Posted on September 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Good books don’t give up all their secrets at once.” -Stephen King, novelist (b. 21 Sep 1947)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged All, Books, Give Up, Good, Once, Secrets, Stephen King, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Today and Always

Posted on June 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Six months ago today, I met my love dressed in the guise of an elf with a high interest in photography, kindness in her heart, beauty in her soul, endowed with a laugh that woke the core of my soul … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged All Days, All Things, Always, Amaze, Attention, Beats, Beautiful, Beauty, Beyond Words, Bless, Brand, Breath, Cherish, Day We Met, Depend, Devoted, Dreams, Elf, End of Days, Falling Star, Far, Girlfriend, Happiness, Happy, Happy Anniversary, Heart, Hope, In All Ways, Joy, Keeper, Kindness, Laugh, Life, Love, Love You, Love You Always, Magic, Memory, Met, Moments, Never Find, Never Giving Up, Nice, Once, Partner, Photograph, Pledge, Poem, Poetry, Priceless, Promises, Proud, Reason, Right Intention, Season, Six Months, Spark, Spice of Life, Thanks, This Day, True, Turn Around, Twice, Wish, Wishes Came True, Wonderful, You | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Once You Learn To Read, You Will Be Forever Free

Posted on March 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” – Frederick Douglas

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Forever, Frederick Douglas, Free, Learn, Once, Read, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

On Darkest Night

Posted on June 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

It’s just how you feel when you break up, she says. I say, yes, maybe more so when you want to make up…I hope we do On Darkest Night by Michael Romani Dig deep into your soul And find your … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Believe, Carry, Dark, Dig Deep, Faith, Firelight, Lights, Love, Moment, Night, North Star, Once, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Seasons, Shine, Soul, Superstar, Tight, Truth, Voice, You | Leave a comment

Once In A Life

Posted on July 5, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The luck of the draw I suppose? ….. Once In A Life by Michael Romani Here on the banks of once upon I gazed on you and you were gone My lifesong Savage rumors shared together Truest meaning; worse or … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Better or Worse, Crushing, Fairytale, Gamble, Illusions, Lifeline, Lifelong, Lifesong, Lifetime, Once, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Risk | Leave a comment