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On Understanding Children’s Literature

Posted on June 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A wisely crafted tale invites its reader or listener, young and old, to inquire what good might be learned from the tale. On Understanding Children’s Literature by Michael Doyle The stories we have heard from childhood Are the classics of … Continue reading →

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Rules of the Beast I

Posted on January 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A sort of start at a poetic retelling of the classic Dracula tale: Rules of the Beast I by Michael Romani As the approach is made to castle There is fear amongst its vassals A crucifix is given in protection … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, Bats, Beast, Blood, Castle, Chill, Choice, Circumspect, Compare, Contradiction, Count, Creaks, Crucifix, Death, Destination, Dracula, Drop, Embrace, Fear, Groans, heartbeat, Heaven, Home, Humanity, Jonathan Harker, Knock, Known, Labyrinth, Learn, Life, Lives, Lock, Love, Maze, Mirror, Mistake, Numb, Oblige, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Prison, Protect, Pulse, Question, Rules, Shadow, Shown, Snare, Solace, Soul, Startle, Step, Stumble, Turn, Vanity, Vassal, Veins, Voice, Window | Leave a comment

First Principles: Security Without Liberty Is Called Prison

Posted on September 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Security without liberty is called prison.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Paddington Breaks Out

Posted on January 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Truly enjoyed this Paddington 2 movie. It offered lots of food for thought… mostly marmalade as I recall…. Paddington Breaks Out by Michael Romani There is a prison worse than a prison It is the prison of loneliness That is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, Bliss, Clockwork, Despair, Dreams, Food for Thought, Forgotten, Friends, Haste, Home, Jungle, Lie, Loneliness, Lonely, Marmalade, Miss, Paddington 2, Paddington the Bear, Pages, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prison, Promise, Spring, Taste, True, Turn, Us, Without You | Leave a comment

Polemics and Passion

Posted on December 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Lessons are learned about injustice and how love can reach past those injustices. Where there is love, it will always find its way. Polemics and Passion by Michael Romani Polemics and passion Caught in moonlight Tropes that fashion But never … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accept, Bars, Being, Believe, Brutal, Circumspect, Clinical, Community, Conceive, Connection, Correction, Cynical, Dehumanization, Deny, Despair, Detect, False Accusation, Family, Fashion, Hope, Human, Introduction, Miracle, Moonlight, Nation, Neighbor, Passion, Past, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Polemic, Present, Prison, Right, Seduction, Silence, Stare, Structure, Swoon, Urgent | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Truest Beauty of A Woman Shines From the Inside Out

Posted on April 27, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Taught from infancy that beauty is woman’s sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.” – Mary Wollstonecraft, reformer and writer (27 Apr 1759-1797)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Adornment, Beauty, Body, Freedom, Gilt Cage, Infancy, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mind, Prison, Soul, Taught, Teach, Thought For the Day, Women | Leave a comment

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Pilgrim’s Progress – John Bunyan

Posted on September 13, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

On September 13, 1672, John Bunyan was freed and pardoned. We have previously taken a brief look at The Pilgrim’s Progress. The reader may wish to refer back to the prior posting for our preliminary introduction to this classic. As previously … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Coventicle Act, Grace Abounding To the Chief of Sinners, Harvard Classics, In the Similitude of A Dream, John Bunyan, Prison, The Pilgrim's Progress | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Prison

On Understanding Children’s Literature

Rules of the Beast I

First Principles: Security Without Liberty Is Called Prison

Paddington Breaks Out

Polemics and Passion

Thought For the Day: The Truest Beauty of A Woman Shines From the Inside Out

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Pilgrim’s Progress – John Bunyan

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