Tag Archives: Stars

Thought For the Day: I Believe A Leaf of Grass Is No Less Than the Journey-Work of the Stars

Posted on March 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.” – Walt Whitman

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Hard To Fix

Posted on February 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Hard To Fixby Michael DoyleHitchhiking without a direction knownIt’s not on the map and is seldom shownLooking for God and if He’s in chargeIt’s as close as I come to living largeSome things are like bags of tricksImpossible to handle … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Stars Are Holes In the Sky From Which the Light of the Infinite Shines

Posted on February 18, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Stars are holes in the sky from which the light of the infinite shines.” – Confucius

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In His Name

Posted on January 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

In His Name by Michael DoyleThe stars of lifeThese come and glowIn peace and strifeFaithful love is what I knowWhatever the circumstanceI’ll make it throughTo dance again, this danceOf joy felt through faith in youThis faith is more than a … Continue reading →

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Christmas and Its Dysfunctions

Posted on December 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Christmas and Its Dysfunctionsby Michael DoyleLife around Christmas can be crazyThough the reasons why can feel hazyThe story of Christmas continues on and onIn versions of dreams from just beyondBut with family, it comes togetherWith every improvised verse, it just … Continue reading →

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Demons, When They’re Not Concealed

Posted on October 26, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Demons, When They’re Not Concealedby Michael DoyleCreatures of the night, they dareTo truly live; knowing life is rareHaving taken enough of it to knowThey are here to enjoy death’s showIt’s important to know saints have a pastAnd every sinner has … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Only Other Place Comparable To These Marvelous Nether Regions, Must Surely Be Naked Space Itself, Out Far Beyond Atmosphere

Posted on October 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“(T)he only other place comparable to these marvelous nether regions, must surely be naked space itself, out far beyond atmosphere, between the stars, where sunlight has no grip upon the dust and rubbish of planetary air, where the blackness of … Continue reading →

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A Cry From the Wilderness

Posted on September 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Cry From the Wildernessby Michael DoyleThe Lion of Judah protects our salvationThe keeper of our faith provides our explanationThis family of faith prays in His nameTo find our path perfected without blamePaul and Barnabas sharply disagreedAbout John Mark’s journey, … Continue reading →

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Asian American Is Not A Color

Posted on August 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Asian American Is Not A Colorby Michael DoyleAll these phenotypes and social constructionsHave led to oppression and humanity’s destructionColors cannot be the references of relationshipWarped as it is under the God that we worshipImperfect groups are clustered in racial identityAnd … Continue reading →

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Intoxicatingly Lost

Posted on August 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Intoxicatingly Lostby Michael DoyleWe paraded all of our songsSinging on the trail to each otherStrumming our tunes to one anotherWondering where we might belongWe were tripping over the costFeeling intoxicatingly lostAs we fished for the starsInventing our stories on our … Continue reading →

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