Tag Archives: Rocks

The Power In No

Posted on June 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

The Power In Noby Michael DoyleIn my life, I’ve been a sonHeld by a mother as second to noneTo my sister, I have been a brotherLoved by her like no otherI’ve been a doting sort of fatherOf my two beautiful, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, Available, Believe, Bitter Fate, Brother, Call, Capability, Daughters, Deserve, Diligent, Do, Doting, Dreams, Dreams and Hopes, Empowerment, Father, Feelings, Find Themselves, Full Capacity, Getting Less, Greatest Power, Happiness, Healing, Home, Inconvenient Truths, Late, Life, Live Up, Love, Love Given, Medical Care, Mirrors, Mother, Neglect, No, Observe, Phone, Poetry and Poems, Power, Pretense, Rocks, Rope, Self-Respect, Shade, Single Sentence, Sister, Son, Wait, Weight, Women | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Music Hath Charms To Sooth A Savage Breast, To Soften Rocks, Or Bend A Knotted Oak

Posted on January 28, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.” -William Congreve, dramatist (24 Jan 1670-1729)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Bend, Charms, Music, Oak, Rocks, Savage Breast, Soften, Thought For the Day, William Congreve | Leave a comment

Blown Smoke

Posted on April 14, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Blown Smokeby Michael DoyleBlown smoke seen through a windowThe feel of doubt, imprinted on her shadowThe detective watches the young widowLooking for clues, he might recognize and knowHe thinks back on days of reverieThat are no longer more than memoryShivering … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Arms, Blown Smoke, Borrow, Burn, Children, Clues, Contrite, Dark, Days, Detective, Empty, Feel of Doubt, Forgot, Keep Out, Know, Life, Love, Memory, Misery, Night, Not Divine, Numbers, Paganini, Poetry and Poems, Present, Recognize, Revenge, Reverie, Rocks, Rude, Run, Secret Moods, Shadow, Ship of Fools, Shiver, Sign, Silver Strings, Sorrow, Souls, Stargazer, System, Tomorrow, Troubles, Widow, Window, Wise, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Beneficial Benediction

Posted on February 11, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Beneficial Benedictionby Michael DoyleIt should really come as no surpriseThat when all anyone ever tells is liesTo tell the truth is a revolutionBut it’s beneficial in our evolutionDon’t fear the monsters in your headMake them afraid of you insteadLike figments … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Afraid, Begun, Benediction, Beneficial, Break, Chains, Comfort, Dream, Evolution, Fear, Figments, Fool's Gold, Future, Glistens, Head, Hold Us Back, Journey, Lies, Listens, Machination, Mast, Monsters, Past, Poetry and Poems, Reason, Regain, Revolution, Rocks, Sail, Shadows, Ship, Sleep, Speaking Truth, Surprise, Tortured Imagination, Truth, Victory, Wall, Won | Leave a comment

Fast As A Fox

Posted on July 19, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

When the raiders came, survival was to the strong and fleet of foot… Fast As A Fox by Michael Doyle Run, run Fast as a fox Hide, hide Inside the rocks Deep, deep Inside the grotto Weep, Weep Hidden In … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Atone, Blood, Chase, Conforms, Death, Deep, Drains, Excalibur, Fast, Fire, Fleet of Foot, Flow, Fox, Grotto, Hide, Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Raiders, Rain, Rich, Rocks, Run, Secrets, Shadow, Sink, Spill, Stone, Understood, Warm, Weep, Wolves, Wood | Leave a comment

From Darkness To Light

Posted on July 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Spent an interesting day learning, seeking and then seeing and then simply being … Or maybe, it was more like several hours in 90+ degrees photographing left me more just taking it all in while conveniently clicking to take photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Authenticity, Awaken, Baggage, Being, Beyond, Blown Fuse, Blues, Carry On, Cosmos, Crevices, Dark, Darkness, Day Trip, Deal, Death, Dedicate, Destination, Destiny, Discover, Done, Doors, Ducklings, Enough, Eternal, Eventuality, Exquisite, Find, Forgetfulness, Found, Freed, Freedom, Gain, God, Greater Consciousness, Human, Ignorance, Immortality, Incessant, Interesting Day, Journey, Keys, Kingdom, Knowledge, Learn, Less Me, Light, Live, Locks, Luck, Mirror, More and More, Mother Duck, Need, Night, One, Open Doors, Park Pond, Part, Perception, Perfected, Photograph, Photographing, Pick, Poem, Poetry, Pointless, Quiet, Realization, Reflection, Remember, Remember When, Reunite, Right, Rocks, Scurry, Search, Seeing, Seem, Set Free, Shake, Share, Show, Shrug, Simplicity, Simply, Soul, Star Stuff, Swim, Takes, Tangled, Think, Thinking Back, Times, Truth, Unreal, Untarnished, Web, When, Wholeness, Wiser, Within, World, Young Ducklings, Zen | Leave a comment

Ode to the Bellisserian Family

Posted on February 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In the midst of Second Life, there exists the community of Bellisseria . It is the inspiration and virtual child of one, Patch Linden, and maintained and developed by his “moles”. Those who live there are a unique bunch of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adventure, Art, Beat, Bellisseria, Brothers, Burn, Candle, Chaos, Cloud, Community, Cozy, Dance, DJ, Dream, Drift, Faith, Family, Form, Fun, Game of Homes, Gentle Spirit, Gifts, Hallow, Harmony, Heart, Home, Humor, Inspiration, Joke, Lair, Library, Little Things, Love, Madness, Meaning, Mermaid, Moles, Moonlight, Naunce, Order, Paid Forward, Patch Linden, Patched, Path, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Rocks, Second Life, Selfless, Share, Side Street, Sisters, Slide, Soul Shift, Sound, Spill, Spirit, Splash, Start, Sublime, Time, Trappings, True, Underground, Vibration, Walk | Leave a comment

Kid Lost In Story

Posted on January 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What’s the difference between a kid at play and an artist lost in art? Give up? Maybe me too…. Kid Lost In Story by Michael Romani Hand sketched And mentally stretched The artist knows her caper Put down as it … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Art, Artist, Awkward, Belogn, Better, Blocks, Burn, Caper, Children, Construct, Energy, Escstacy, Fantasy, Flow, Glory, Grow, Instruct, Kid, Learn, Lost, Meant, Paper, Percussion, Photograph, Pieces, Playground, Poem, Poetry, Rocks, Sculpture, Sketch, Smile, Story, Stretch, Understood, World, Wrong | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Frantic

Posted on March 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

It seems the Viking chieftain’s latest antic Left his men just a little too frantic Who would have thought a little lip Would result in the sinking of a ship Dashed upon the rocks of sorrow As the captain no … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Chieftain, Daily Prompt, Frantic, Rocks, Sorrow, Sunk, Viking Ship, Wordpress | Leave a comment

Frame By Frame

Posted on July 10, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Frame By Frame by Michael Romani Painting rocks With the family Peppy talks Feeling so happy Squeezing out each moment Watching what might foment No longer freezing time This love is so sublime Such are the ways Of love and … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories, Second Life | Tagged Daddy, Family, Frame, Love, Painting, Photography, Poetry, Rocks | Leave a comment