Tag Archives: Remembrance

Reflections On Dorian Gray, Part VII: Remembrances

Posted on October 27, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Reflections On Dorian Gray, Part VII: Remembrancesby Michael DoyleThe plague burns through old London TownWhile God casts his eyes aside with a frownObsessed with frightening visions of Sibyle VaineDorian crumbles perched on the brink of going insaneRemembrances of her and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Crumble, Dorian Gray, Eyes, Frown, God, Guilt, Insane, London, Morose, Obsess, Plague, Poetry and Poems, Rain, Reflections, Remembrance, Satan, Shame, Shine, Sibyle Vaine, Tears, True Love | Leave a comment

In Remembrance and Reflection On This Memorial Day 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Let today be a day of thought on, remembrance of and deep reflection on those who have given their lives for the cause of freedom and liberty, this Memorial Day 2020: For the peace lovers out there, may I readily … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged 2020, Families, Freedom, Gratitude, John Stuart Mill, Liberty, Loss, Memorial Day, Peace, Reflection, Remembrance, The Contest In America, Ultimate Sacrifice, War | Leave a comment

Like Sand Becomes A Pearl

Posted on December 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

On December 7, 1941, the then Japanese Empire attacked America killing some 2,400 people and bringing the US into World War II. Today is remembered in the US as National Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance. Like Sand Becomes A … Continue reading →

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In Remembrance of the Passage of the 19th Amendment

Posted on May 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Lately, I have been a little distracted. Aloha Promises Forever would like to raise a toast to the Centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment that recognized the God given right for women in the US to vote. May … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 19th Amendment, Centennial, God Given Right, Remembrance, Susan B. Anthony, Thought For the Day, Woman's Suffrage | Leave a comment

Sentiment In Journey

Posted on May 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I was talking with Moon and watching a movie the other night when this floated into my head and from my pen onto a scrap of paper: Sentiment In Journey by Michael Romani In fellowship we find our company There … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Compnay, Discovery, Family, Fellowship, Follow, Gin, Journey, Kiss, Miss, Moon, Movie, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Recovery, Remembrance, Sentiment | Leave a comment

Wishing The Maybe

Posted on January 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Do you ever have moments where you stop and pause and think on things like maybe things might have been different or maybe this or that? I do. Those are the moments to be quiet and listen in. Trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Balance, Borrow, Bought, Chess, City, Compassion, Consider, Could, Deliberate, Dragon, Eye, Family, Fool, Gift, God, Good, Hesitate, Hiding Seek, Late Night, Let It Be, Lines, Maybe, Moment, Morality Play, Nothing, Outcast, Photograph, Pity, Plain View, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Relive, Remembrance, Rule, Sky, Sleep, Society, Sought, Think, Throwaway, Tomorrow, Travesty, Treasure, Truth, Wish, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Candle

Posted on July 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

A flicker of candles whispers in the night Offering their cordial, guiding light The breeze whispers its sad prayer Holy death makes us all too aware That our days here are numbered Cautiously counted among the slumbered All the colors … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Candle, Daily Prompt, Days, Death, Flicker, Focal, Fortune, Night, Prayer, Remembrance, Visualization, Whisper | Leave a comment

In Remembrance of POW/MIA Day 2017

Posted on September 15, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Some gave all so that we might have our freedom. Others, have sat in POW camps.. if they were able to sit. Some … we may never know what happened to them… May we keep them all in our thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Freedom, KIA, Killed In Action, MIA, Military, Missing In Action, POW, POW/MIA Day, Prisoners of War, Remembrance | Leave a comment

In Remembrance of Patriot’s Day

Posted on September 11, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

I never thought I would find a day that I would agree with much that Howard Zinn had to say. Today I do just that. There is no flag large enough to cover up the shame of killing innocent … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged al-Qeada, Blood of Innocents, Cowards, First Reponders, Heroes, Howard Zinn, Patriot, Patriot Day, Prayer, Proclmation, Remembrance, Renewal, Restoration, September 11, Terrorism, Twin Towers | Leave a comment