Tag Archives: Past

Off Ramp

Posted on September 18, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Off Rampby Michael DoyleFrom dodge ball to full gloryWe live the Christmas storyBridged by that crossOn which God took our lossUnknown is the time and seasonBut what is known is the reasonThat healing of eternal riftIf only we will receive … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Pride

Posted on September 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

The Problem of Prideby Michael DoyleEasily knownPride is the diseaseWe’ve seen this and it showsPutting us all ill at easeSeen in others, we forgetAll of those thingsWe struggle and yet we forgetAll the troubles, living bringsSeemingly standing positiveBut we think … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Affirmation, Again, Bring, Confirmation, Contemplative, Dignity, Discord, Disease, Every Sin, Exercise, Forget, Genesis, Good, Guard, Haughty Eyes, Ill At Ease, Kill, Known, Lesson, Living, Lying Tongue, Negatives, Neglect, Others, Past, Poetry and Poems, Positive, Present, Pride, Problem, Relevant, Respect, Seen, Show, Sow, Spin, Struggle, The Moment, Think, Troubles, Walk Past, Wear Our Pride, Will Not Last | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Words, When Written, Crystallize History, Their Very Structure Gives Permanence To the Unchangeable Past

Posted on July 23, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Words, when written, crystallize history; their very structure gives permanence to the unchangeable past.” – Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Crytalize, Francis Bacon, History, Past, Permanence, Structure, Thought For the Day, Unchangeable, Words, Written | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Problem For Individuals and Nations When Standards of Right and Wrong Are Abandoned Is Where It Leads

Posted on July 9, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The problem for individuals and nations when standards of right and wrong are abandoned is where it leads. Moral anarchy has been one of the contributing factors to the collapse of empires and great nations of the past. Apparently, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Abandoned, Believing, Cal Thomas, Collapse, Court, Ears, Empires, Eyes, Great Nations, Hear, Inclusive, Individuals, Judgment of God, Judgment of History, Leads, Moral Anarchy, Nations, Past, Problem, Right and Wrong, Scripture, Seems Right, Standards, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Waters Felt As Wild

Posted on July 8, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Waters Felt As Wildby Michael DoyleLooking to the commons differentlyWe sip at the waters reverentlyWith willows and elms along the banksAs a praying man, I stop to give thanksNo matter how much we pollute the watersTheir resilience slips back dreamilyAs … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adolescent, Banks, Camelot, Days, Days Gone By, Differently, Dreamily, Dusk, Elms, Friends, Give Thanks, Guilty, I Let Go, Idles, Ignorant, Insanity, Lost Lore, Memory, Might Have Been More, Once Again, One Word, Past, Poetry and Poems, Policeman's Blotter, Pollute, Praying Man, Pristine, Rainforest, Resilience, Restorative, Reverently, Sins, Sip, Soul, Sunlight, The Commons, Think, Thinking, Today, Undertow, Unseemly, Vanity, Waters, Wild, Wished Against Hope, Yearn, Yesterday, You and I, Youth | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Is It Even Possible To Simply Acknowledge Both the Flaws and Accomplishments of the Heroes of Our Past Without Treating Them As Villains At This Point?

Posted on June 30, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Is it even possible to simply acknowledge both the flaws and accomplishments of the heroes of our past without treating them as villains at this point? Apparently, they must be torn down and their achievements portrayed as no more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Achievements, Acknowledge, Conspiracy, Heroes, Jarrett Stepman, Oppress, Past, Possible, Thought For the Day, Torn Down, Treating, Villains | Leave a comment

On Hearing Without Listening

Posted on May 5, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Hearing Without Listening: In the modern age, we are constantly in a state of ‘hearing’. The best adapted of us have learned to listen to what is important and tune out the rest of the aural bombardment we live in. … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I Think He Has Been Wrong On Nearly Every Major Foreign Policy and National Security Issue Over the Past Four Decades

Posted on April 17, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.” – Robert Gates on Joe Biden’s track record

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Foreign Policy, Four Decades, Joe Biden, Major, National Security Issue, Nearly Every, Past, Robert Gates, Thought For the Day, Wrong | Leave a comment

Empty Jar

Posted on January 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Empty Jarby Michael DoyleIt’s an empty jar that we fillGiven the many choices of our free willIt’s best to live with full intentionLooking back, we’ll see what’s had our attentionThis jar of ours, might just shatterIf we fill it with … Continue reading →

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Halloween: Daughters of Salem

Posted on October 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Daughters of Salemby Michael DoyleIn the misted realm of nightmaresBeyond the screens of our daily careThe daughters of Salem tossIn their graveyards of the crooked crossHidden tears masked by blood stainsThat cannot wash away with the cold rainsIs the fear … Continue reading →

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