Tag Archives: Truth

Thought For the Day: Truth Is Not Only Violated By Falsehood; It May Be Equally Outraged By Silence

Posted on September 30, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.” -Henri Frederic Amiel, philosopher and writer (27 Sep 1821-1881)

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Orphan Bachelors

Posted on September 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Orphan Bachelorsby Michael DoyleSelf-expression has become democratizedIn an era where everyone is traumatizedThe Asian experience is best understoodBy taking in the feelings, both bad and goodHowever minor these seem in their unfoldingThere’s nothing said that requires scoldingIt needs a historical … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adversity, Alienation, America, American Family, Analyzation, Arguments and Resentments, Asian Experience, Ask, Assimilation, Balanced Devotion, Bloodless Crime, Burden, Chinese Families, Complete, Conflicting American Ideals, Confusion, Conversation, Dedication, Democratized, Dreams, Era, Exclusion, Eyes, Fabric, Feelings, Formation, Four Generations, Fraught, Generation, Generations, Hard Facts, Historical Legacy, Identity, Immigrant's Song, Impossible Task, In Depth Truth, Inheritance, Inspiriation, Language, Lasting Sorrow, Limits of Inclusion, Loneliness, Lore, Marginalization, Minor, Nation, Old Sojourners, Orphan Bachelors, Pain, Paper Sons, Passed-Through Experience, Poetry and Poems, Policy, Promise, Purpose, Quality, Question, Scold, Self Expression, Story, Storyteller's Delusion, STuck, Tension, Tomorrow, Tragedy, Transparent, Trauma, Truth, Truth-Telling, Unborn, Understood, Unfolding | Leave a comment

First Principles: There Is But One Straight Course, and That Is To Seek Truth and Pursue It Steadily

Posted on September 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” – George Washington (1795)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Course, First Principles, George Washington, One, Pursue, Seek, Steadily, Straight, There, Truth | Leave a comment

The Black Book Blues

Posted on September 27, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

The Black Book Bluesby Michael DoyleA father’s handClutches his son’s bloodMired in the sandClotting in the mudCorruption is as corruption doesSome things never changeIt’s as bad as it ever wasSome things simply rearrangeAn honest man can’t always be niceNot when … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bad As It Ever Was, Battles, Black Book, Blues, Broken, Brutal, Burn, Change, Clot, Clown, Corruption, Cost, Danger, Evil, Father's Hand, Good, Grief, Heart, Heartbreak, Hide, Honest Man, Incendiary, Integrity, Lesson, Light, Look, Memories, Mercies, Mercy, Mistake, Mud, None, Nowhere, Pain, Poetry and Poems, Price, Relief, Right, Run, Sand, Shown, Sight, Snare, Son's Blood, Spare, Stranger, Token, Tossed, Truth, Understood, Wink and Nudge, Youth | Leave a comment

Cornerstone

Posted on September 25, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Cornerstoneby Michael DoyleI have a cornerstoneOn which I build my lifeThe Rock of my foundationIs Christ the LordAs the holder of the keysOf our proclaimed oathDeclaring the truthIn every step we takeI link hands in prayerAs part of the ChurchTo … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Build, Christ the Lord, Church, Cornerstone, Died, Every Breath, Every Step, Foundation, Hands, Holder, Jesus, Keys, Life, Link, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Praise of Liberty, Prayer, Proclaim, Rock, Serve, Sing, Song, Take, Truth, Us, Worthy Name | Leave a comment

I’m Growing Through It

Posted on September 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

I’m Growing Through Itby Michael DoyleEvery day brings the miracles that we prayIn peace and calmness as we stayCollected in the Church of His holy nameWe trust in God to remain the sameWisdom is shown when we pay attentionTo the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Able, Alone, Attention, Attentive, Available, Aware, Beautiful, Call, Calmness, Care, Church, Community, Creator, Cross, Easy Yoke, Embrace, Eyes of God, Faith, Family, Finished Work of God, Foolish Joke, God, Godliness, Grain, Grow, Growth, Heeded, Holy Name, Integrity, Lord's Will, Loss, Measure, Mercy, Miracles, Needed, Opportunity, Own, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Present, Questions, Real, Restore, Slug It Out, Soul, Sparrow, Stay, Stewardship, Tension, Theology, Treasure, Trust, Truth, Universe, Wisdom, Wonderful, Word of God, Worldly Domination, Wrestle | Leave a comment

The Freedom Agenda

Posted on September 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

The Freedom Agendaby Michael DoyleI read the headlines to my great consternationThat Newsome and others would change our constitutionThe thoughts of over my dead body come to mindIt’s time we leave such foolish thoughts behindIt’s not enough to simply win … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Able, America, American, American Way, Approach, Articulation, Ashes, Attack, Back, Biden, Bidenomics, Big Business, Big Government, Blanket, Blind Man, Borders, Broken, Burn, Change, Cherish, Children, Christians, Cities, Compassion, Consequence, Conservative, Consternation, Constitution, Course, Course Correction, Crisis, Crying Point, Decide, Desire, Detection, Determination, Dignity, Disaster, Down, Education, Election Day, Elections, Elite, Enemies, Energy, Evidence, Faithful, Fight, First Principles, Foolish Thoughts Behind, Forget It, Founding, Freeborn Nation, Freedom, Freedoms, Fruitful, God's Timing, Good, Grounded, Haters of America, Headlines, Heritage, Hope, Ideals, Ideas and Ideals, Indoctrination, Inspection, Inspired, Integrity, Key, Knifepoint, Legacy, Let It, Liberal Policies, Liberty, Locked Arms, Manmade, Masses, Mind, Motion, Nation, Newsome, Nonexistent, Our Freedoms, Outspoken, Over My Dead Body, Pain, Path, Path Ahead, Perish, Poetry and Poems, Point, Policy, Pollices, Prices, Prosperity, Push Back, Questions, Rational Explanation, Real, Rebound, Republican, Right, Right Direction, Saddled, Self-Anoint, Set of Ideals, Shame, Spurious Election Prcoedures, Strength, Strong, Students, The Bible, The Freedom Agenda, The People, Thoughts, Truth, Tyranny, Unvarished Truth, Victory, Virtue, Vision, Way of Life, Weaken, Win, Words, Wrong | Leave a comment

A Touch of Heaven

Posted on September 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

A Touch of Heavenby Michael DoyleIn this house of worshipNo one disputes His kingshipWorthy is His nameThat takes us beyond our shameWe are thankful for His graceWith opened eyes we know our placeOpened hands are held up in praiseListening to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Days, Dispute, Faith, Feet, God's Word, Grace, Ground, Heal, Heaven, House of Worship, Kingship, Listen, Measure, Mercy, Name, Opened Eyes, Opened Hands, Outside, Place, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Pride, Reveal, Shame, Thankful, Touch, Treasure, Truth, Walk, Worthy | Leave a comment

The Eye of the Storm

Posted on September 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

The Eye of the Stormby Michael DoyleTo find the eye of the passing storm in life’s wildernessIs to find quiet hope in the chaos approached in the stillnessWhere the arts find our attention despite all life’s distractionsThe place where somehow … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Approve, Articulate, Attention, Attraction, Blind, Blossom, Bold, Burial, Chaos, Character, Civilization, Classic Construct, Complexity, Conformed Silence, Contrary, Cruel, Dead, Dignity, Distraction, Duality, Exceed, Eye, Focal Point, Form, Grow, Head, Institutions, Intellect's Community, Intuition, Intuitively, Jedi Masters, Know, Law, Literary, Literature, Long Ago, Mind, Missed Point, Mummy, Mystery, Notions, Obsolete, Plead, Poetry and Poems, Prioirty, Pseudo-Intellectuals, Question, Quiet Hope, Reader, Remember, Respectable Leaders, Right Words, Seeds, Seeker's Soul, Sin, Soft, Sought, Soul, Source, Stillness, Stopped Thinking, Storm, Tapestry, Technicalities, The Arts, Thinking, Thought, Threads, True Impressions, Truth, Tyranny, Unblinking, Unfilled Page, Unkind, Villiany, Warning Signs, Whitness, Wildnerness | Leave a comment

A Dark View of Neverland

Posted on September 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

A Dark View of Neverlandby Michael DoyleWhat kind of world is thisWith a closing of our eyes, we missThe changes are approaching lunacyAs conspiracy moves shadow into realityThe monkeys now run the big topAnd unneeded changes won’t stopChildhood heroes from … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged A Light For the Nations, Barely Breathing, Being, Big Top, Billionaires, Bind, Century, Changes, Childhood Heroes, Clap of Hands, Close, Command, Compete, Conspiracy, Croc, Crooked Smile, Dark View, Deconstsruct, Dreams, Escape Pod, Experiment, Explore, Eyes, Fools, Good Measure, Haiku, Hold On Tight, Human Beings, Humans, Ill Intent, Illusion, Imagination, Jaded Dreams, Living Treasure, Lost Boys, Love, Love and Hope, Lunacy, Lust, Lying Eyes, Maturity, Misogny, Monkeys, Moonbeams, Neverland, Pirate's Lagoon, Pixie Dust, Poetry and Poems, Preavil, Prescription, Pushback, Reality, Rules, Shadow, Significance, Star Dust, Street Talk, Tick Tock, Tinkerbell, True Wealth, Trust, Truth, Turtle Island, Unspoiled Gifts, Wisdom, Without Apology, World, Yesterday | Leave a comment