Tag Archives: Right

Goldilocks Depth

Posted on July 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Do you ever get lost up in all the miracles it takes to make up an average day? Or, maybe just how blessed we are to live on this Goldilocks planet where just enough is just so right as to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Angel Tears, Bath, Beauty, Blessed, Brutal, Central Key, Day, Deep Space, Deluge, Depth, Drown, Earth, Goldilocks, Icey Comets, Lifee, Light, Majest, Miracles, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Race, Rain, Right, Rock, Sea, Thrive, Water, You and Me | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Right To Freely Examine Public Persons and Measures and Freely Communicate Is the Only Effectual Guardian of Every Other Right

Posted on July 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon … has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right.”– James Madison (1798)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged First Principles, Free Communication, Free Examination, Guardian, James Madison, Measure, Public Character, Right, Rights, The People | Leave a comment

First Principles: Matters of Faith Must Be Left To the Conviction and Conscience of Every Person

Posted on May 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, “that religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence.” … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Civil Society, Conscience, Conviction, Creator, Duty, Every Man, First Principles, James Madison, Majority, Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, Minority, Reason, Reltion, Right, Truth, Unalienable | Leave a comment

Meant To Savor

Posted on May 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Does anyone else here really love sushi? Silly question? Meant To Savor by Michael Romani Two parts One part art And presentation The other That of flavor Memories of the heart The secret part Both memory and fascination Each reminding … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alive, Art, Bamboo Flute, Believe, Best, Better Times, Bite, Close, Cruelty, Duty, Feet, Fish, Flavor, Heart, Japan, Life, Love, Memories, New Love, Novelty, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Presentation, Ready, Relax, Remind, Right, Savor, Seaweed, Secret, Survive, Sushi, Today, Treat, True, Vinegar Rice | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Right of the People To Keep and Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed

Posted on May 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The right of the people to keep and bear…arms shall not be infringed. A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the best and most natural defense of a free country.” – James … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Arms, Body of the People, First Principles, Free Country, Infringe, James Madison, Keep and Bear, Natural Defense, Right, The People, Train, Well Regulated Militia | Leave a comment

First Principles: Legal Immigrants Are Welcome To Join American Society and Conform To Our Established Rules

Posted on May 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your right to join us in society, conforming, as I doubt not you will do, to our established rules.” —Thomas Jefferson … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Acknowledge, Born, Conform, Country, Established Rules, First Principles, Happy, Join, Law, Right, Society, Thomas Jefferson | Leave a comment

Cowpoke Promenade (Reflections II – Her Side)

Posted on May 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes it can be a little much to have to lasso your cowpoke she said…. I should just admit here, this is based on a bit in a movie, not reality. No actual cowpokes were corralled in the writing of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Above, Believe, Break Even, Cowpoke, Coyote, Devil, Dignity, Girl, He, Liberty, Life, Love, Night, One, Photograph, Plant, Poem, Poetry, Promenade, Right, Romance, Run, Saloon Girl, Serenade, She, Speed, Stars, Unsafe, Wife | Leave a comment

At the Cross

Posted on May 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

There are many approaches to the Cross. I would say that regardless of the argumentation as to which is most correct, if we get there and accept our salvation, we are right with God. If we’re right with God, then … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Approach, Atone, Christ, Contentment, Cross, Death, Eden, Forgiveness, God, Guilt Offering, Humanity, Loss, Mankind, Mercy Seat, Metaphor, Old Testament, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Points of Light, Ransom, Right, Salvation, Satan, Scapegoat, Substitution, Tomb | Leave a comment

To Live and Die American

Posted on May 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Flickr has broken my Flickr account. Not sure what I will do for photographs now or if I’ll ever be able to retrieve them. Meanwhile as I wait for their next response on the destruction they’ve done, I guess I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged American, Belief, Birth, Blind, Change, Character, Circumstance, Code, Correct, Death, Define, Difference, Dream, Eternal, Fight, Freedom, Good, Grief, Happy, Illuminate, Injustice, Journey, Lady Justice, Life, Light, Live and Die, Mind, Mistake, Photograph, Plan, Poem, Poetry, Right, Shade, Stars, Success, Sun, Talk, Walk | Leave a comment

Sonnet For A Modern Love

Posted on April 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

This 27th day of Na/GloPoWriMo raises the bar to writing a sonnet. They, whoever they is, say that sonnets are usually about romantic interests, dark ladies or distant men. Okay! I think I go this one. But, I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Black Irish, Certain, Daily, Dark Lady, Day, Distance, Distant Man, Gift, Given Up, Happiness, Interest, Jest, Key, Love, Man, Modern, Monkey, Na/GloPoWriMo, Passion, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Resistance, Right, Romance, Sonnet, Surprise, Survive, Sweet Dream, Tight, Wish, World | Leave a comment