Tag Archives: Question

In A Pirate’s Night

Posted on August 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In A Pirate’s Nightby Michael DoyleBehind walls, guns, and menWe knew our protectionAs a conspiracy of pirates knows sinIn a violent world lived with instigationGood souls should not live on this beachUnder these kinds of circumstancesImperiled as Bermuda falls to … Continue reading →

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A Question of Dimension

Posted on July 26, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Question of Dimensionby Michael DoyleA question awaits every believerIs God or Is God not a deceiverFrom this point, we’ll need evidenceConclusions must be drawn based on relevanceIs the Earth young? Or Is It Old?Are we to believe our eyes … Continue reading →

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No News, Anxiety Blues

Posted on June 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

No News, Anxiety Bluesby Michael DoyleEven though they tell meThat I wear victory’s crownThey’ll never totally sell meThat I should not feel downYes, I survived and stand aliveI can’t say the same for friendsPatriotic to the point of deep diveNow, … Continue reading →

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Deceptive Truths From the Sanctuary

Posted on May 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Deceptive Truth From the Sanctuaryby Michael DoyleMost see the warrior life as fighting and drinkingBut the truth of the odyssey is one of thinkingUlysses was protean and was not easily swayedInstead, his thinking was fluid and many-wayedThis is the way … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anxiety, Brink, Cards, Cataract, Complexity, Curious Bind, Deceptive Truths, Design, Difficulty, Expectations, Explanation, Game, Game of Identity, Lady Justice, Limiting Fears, Mobility, Multiplicity, Navigation, New Discovery, Odyssey, Perlexity, Playground Minds, Poetry and Poems, Protean, Question, Sanctuary, Ship, Steer, Thinking, To Live Is To Think, Ulysses, Vital, Vital Link, Warrior Life, World | Leave a comment

Harbor Minds

Posted on May 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Harbor Mindsby Michael DoyleLike dolphins on an Aegean journeyBegan the seeds of ancient Greek philosophySome germinating into full-bloomed thoughtOthers leave more room, yet to be soughtOne notion after another brought sight to the blindOne motion after another for the good … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Nothing Is So Contagious As Opinion, Especially On Questions Which, Susceptible of Very Different Glasses, Beget In the Mind A Distrust of Itself

Posted on May 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing is so contagious as opinion, especially on questions which, being susceptible of very different glosses, beget in the mind a distrust of itself.” – James Madison (1790)

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Disciples By Grace

Posted on April 28, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Disciples By Graceby Michael DoyleJesus allows us to questionAccepting this without hesitationThough He was given all authorityHe charges His disciples authenticallyTo go and spread the good newsWhile allowing differing viewsThere was room for strategies and doubtWhile spreading the good news … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Is the First Responsibility of Every Citizen To Question Authority

Posted on April 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Thought For the Day: The Hardest Single Part of Building A Software System Is Deciding Precisely What To Build

Posted on April 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The hardest single part of building a software system is deciding precisely what to build the most important function that software builders do for their clients is the iterative extraction and refinement of the product requirements. For the truth is, … Continue reading →

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A Rebellion Begins In Questions

Posted on April 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Rebellion Begins In Questionsby Michael DoyleSome seek truth with hesitationWhile others cannot form the questionsOften, answers arrive with simplicityUntangled as these are from the world’s complexityFaith belongs aside it’s sister, reasonComplementing each within its seasonEach tempers the other as … Continue reading →

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