Tag Archives: Vain

Our Finest Hour

Posted on April 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

At this stage of American history, we advanced onto the world stage having no real choice but to fight a war on multiple fronts in World War II and rather self consciously becoming a, if not the, world leader in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1930s, 1940, Accommodation, Admiral Nimitz, Admiral Yamamoto, Air Craft Carrier, All-American, Allied Commander, Allies, America, American History, American Pride, Appeasement, Atom Bomb, Back, Battle, Battle of Britain, Battle of Midway, Beast, Berlin, Blitzkrieg, Break, Brunt, Capacity, China, Christian Civilization, City, Conflagration, Consideration, Converge, Countries, D-Day, Dead, Death Camps, Decision, Decisive, Decisively, Defeaat, Demoralize, Destructive, Devour, Dictator, Die, Direction, Domination, Drums, Dwight Eisenhower, Dynamics, Emperor, Endure, Engage, Expansion, FDR, Finest, Finest Hour, Fire Side Chat, Fourth, Free World, Freedom, General MacArthur, Germany, Halt, Hard Fought, Harry S Truman, Heart, Hiroshima, History, Hitler, Horror, Hour, Impossible, Industrial Ability, Infamy, Institution, Internal, International, Internationalist, Isolationist, Italy, Japan, Japanese, Jewish, June, Knockout Blow, Know, Last, Lend Lease Act, Luftwaffe, Manhattan Project, Mantle of Leadership, Materials, Merge, Might, Nagasaki, Nation, Navy, Nazi, Neutrality, Non-Aggression Pact, Normandy, North Atlantic, Obligations, Occupy, Okinawa, Opinion Poll, Organic, Pacific, Pacific Fleet, Paris, Past, Pearl Harbor, Permanent Sense, Philippines, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Precedent, Predictability, Prinicples, Priority, Productivity, Reality, Revelation, Royal Air Force, Ruins, Russians, Secret, Secure, Self Conscious, Shadow, Shoulders, Shudder, Siege, Skies, Smoulder, Soviet Union, Stalin, Standing, Standing Army, Strategic, Stubborn, Supplies, Surrender, Sustain, Symbolic, Territorial Aggression, Thug, Treaty of Versailles, Turning Point, Two Prong, Typhoon of Steel, Unstoppable, Vain, VE Day, Victory, War, Will, Win, Winston Churchill, World, World Affairs, World Leader, World War II, Wrong | Leave a comment

A House Divided

Posted on March 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The worse war America has ever fought was the war against ourselves, the American Civil War. A House Divided by Michael Doyle Lincoln’s inaugural was an attempt at reconciliation The mystic chords of memory were bonds of affection The siege … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1864, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, Affection, American History, Anaconda, Appomattox, Arms, Atone, Brothers, Charity, Chord, Civil War, Claim, Conciliation, Courage, Dawn, Dedicate, Depression, Disdain, Effort, Emanicipation Proclamation, Empathy, Eyes, Fold, Fort Sumter, Fortune of War, Free, General, General McClellan, Gettsyburg Address, Humanity, Humiliation, Ideals, Inaugral, Insinuation, Liberty, Linger, Malice, Memory, Mutual Respect, Nation, National, Naval Blockade, Neglect, None, North, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Prize, Proud, Provoke, Rebels, Reconciliation, Reelection, Regain, Regional, Rely, Remain, Robert E Lee, Sacred, Second Inaugural, Sentimentality, Siege, Sinner, Slavery, Slaves, South, Stack, Steadfast, Support, Textile Industry, The People, Trust, Ulysses Grant, Union, Vain, Victory, War, Winner, Won, Wounds of War | Leave a comment

Set’s Blinding of Horus

Posted on March 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Egypt has some fascinating legends from long ago. Some get slightly retold as time goes on. Set’s Blinding of Horus by Michael Doyle Few know the whole of the story A tale needed in all of its glory In a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Attempt, Bad Reputation, Beasts, Black, Blind, Bow, Cause, Chase, Coronation, Creation, Darkness, Desert, Destiny, Detail, Doubt, Egypt, Family, Fate, Fight, Foolish, Glory, Gods, Gratitude, Heart, History, Horus, Immsrse, Isolation, Just, Keep, King, Know, Legacy, Legend, Less, Love, Man, Manifest, Mankind, Nation, Negation, Night, Nile, Nimble, Noble, Osiris, Own, Papyrus, Paradise, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poor, Promise, Raise, Righteous, Rule, Rumor, Salvation, Self-Glory, Set, Shake, Sing, Sky, Slay, Song, Story, Strife, Struggle, Surrender, Tale, Tender, Test, Throne, Time, Toast, Token, Transformation, Tremble, Unholy, Vain, Wealth, Weep, Weight, Willow, World, Worship, Wrought | Leave a comment

Self Rule Rises

Posted on March 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing in a series on American history: Self Rule Rises by Michael Doyle From the High Middle Ages, society had a transformation As Calvin and Luther led the church’s reformation In a faithful take befitting the Bible’s explanation Making these … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1775, Abolish, Act, Ages, America, American, American History, American Revolution, American Way, Americanism, Arise, Armada, Aspiration, Bemusement, Bible, Bleed, Calvin, Catholic, Change, Charity, Church, Church of England, Colony, Common Law, Common Sense, Commonwealth, Concord, Confluence, Consent, Constraint, Contiental Congress, Corruption, Culture, Declaration of Independence, Determinism, Dispensation, Disruption, Divine Right, Document, Element, English Company, Evangelical, Exodus, Experiment, Faith, Foundation, Fragmentation, French and Indian War, Frustration, Fuse, Glorious Revolution, God, Govern, Government, Great Enlightenment, Harmonize, Henry the Eighth, High Middle Ages, History, Holiness, Hope, Ideal, Independence, Influence, Intent, Interpretation, Jamestown, Justification, Lay Model, Lexington, Liberty, Light, Luther, Mentality, Mind, Misery, Mission, Monarchy, Nation, New England, Nurture, Old School, Passion, Permission, Photograph, Pilgrim, Poem, Poetry, Power, Pragmatism, Present, Private Property, Promised Land, Protect, Puritan, Purpose, Reason, Reformation, Reinvent, Relationship, Representation, Resistance, Restatement, Right, Royal Family, Sages, Self Rule, Sentiment, Signature, Skepticism, Society, Solidarity, Spain, Taxation, The Great Awakening, The People, Tobacco, Top Down, Trace, Tradition, Transformation, Treasury, Tryanny, Unite, Utopia, Vain, Vein, Vice, Wilderness, Wisdom, Worship, Zeal, Zion | Leave a comment

Crawled From the Crypt

Posted on March 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Does anyone remember a very old television show, Dark Shadows? When I was a kid, they tell me I would cut through the woods after school let out instead of taking the bus and run some 3.5 miles to catch … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acts, Adage, Attrition, Bleed, Chain, Clever, Cloak, Cost, Crawl, Crypt, Curious, Dark, Dark Shadows, Door, Doors, Doubt, Fate, Grandfather Clock, Graveyard, Habit, Limits, Lock, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Push of the Pull, Reborn, Reveal, Seal, Secret, Silence, Sledge Hammer, Sorrow, Strong will, Threat, Tomorrow, Tremble, Trouble, Truth, Truth Seeker, Vain, Wept, Wish, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Jesus Wept (Ephphatha)

Posted on March 11, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

God took the form of man and lived experiencing all that we do. In so doing, He experienced all of our feelings. Based in part on John 11:38: Jesus Wept (Ephphatha) by Michael Doyle One of the best secrets never … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Agony, Angst, Beyond, Blood, Brokenness, Cacophony, Childbirth, Circle, Clear, Comfort, Convey, Courage, Deaf, Dealt, Deep, Deeply, Depth, Deserve, Despite, Divinity, Ears, Earth, Eden, Embrace, Ephphatha, Experience, Fallen, Family, Father, Feeling, Felt, Garden, Gethsemane, Glimpse, God, Grief, Groan, Hear, Heaven, Home, Hope, Humanity, Jesus, John, Loss, Lost, Man, Measure, Melody, Memory, Mercy, Mirth, Miss, Moan, Mortal, Move, Mud, Open, Outspokenness, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Redemption, Regain, Relief, Remember, Secret, Sin, Sound, Steady, Storm Cloud, Symphony, Teach, Tears, Touch, True North, Truth, Vain, Way, Wept, Within, Words, Worth | Leave a comment

Leaped To Conclusions

Posted on February 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

February 29, 2020. This day shall live in my personal history as a day like no other. Leaped To Conclusions by Michael Romani Today is a day unlike any other day So many changes have blown my way Today is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Behind, Beyond, Blog, Bonds, Career, Certification, Change, Conclusions, Decision, Define, Discourage, Driven, Encourage, Faith, Family, February 29, First, Friends, Friendship, Game, Good Things, History, Injury, Keep, Known, Lane, Last Day, Leap, Leap Day, Loose End, Love, Matter, Miles, Name, New Start, Pass, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Recognition, Ripple, Risk, Self, Shatter, Show, Slave Mind, Standards, Tear, Thankful, Thirst, Time, Today, Vain, Walls, Wheel, Year | Leave a comment

Scorecard

Posted on January 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Ever wonder how your life is tallying up? Scorecard by Michael Romani Sometimes like an idiot savant I do my best to be your servant Lord, to put things a little oddly I recognize that on earth, I am your … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ambassador, Angel, Bad Things, Blessed, Body, Build, Compassion, Create, Cripple, Darkness, Defeat, Despise, Dignity, Divinity, Dwell, Earth, Example, Eyes, Fail, Feet, Fell, Freedom, Good, Hand, Hard, Heartbreak, Heaven, Holy, Humanity, Idiot Savant, Kingdom, Learn, Life, Lord, Love, Mistake, Non-Judgmental, Odd, Offer, Path, Photograph, Pillar, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Pure, Raise Me Up, Rein, Scorecard, Selfishness, Servant, Serve, Shine, Spirit, Stumble, Surprise, Talk, Tally, Upright, Vacilliate, Vain, Walk, Wonder, Worship, Wrong, Yield | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Longer We Live, the More Convincing Proofs Are Seen That God Governs In the Affairs of Men

Posted on January 8, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“I have lived, Sir, a long time and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Affairs, Aid, Assurance, Babel, Believe, Benjamin Franklin, Empire, First Principles, God, Govern, Labor, Long Time, Mankind, Notice, Politic, Proof, Sacred Writing, Sparrow, Truth, Vain | Leave a comment

Given To the Fire

Posted on October 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #24: Given To the Fire by Michael Romani Gazing on the precious cross Given to the fire with a toss One soul stood itself alone But, oh so, very lost and alone As if her heart were suddenly … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abyss, Alone, Atone, Aware, Battle, Begun, Best, Breath, Brutal, Candle, Close, Cross, Curse, Damned, Death, Destination, Dies, Embrace, End, End of Days, Eyes, Face, Fatal, Fire, Friend, Friends, Give, God, Goodbye, Halloween, Heart, Humanity, Immortality, Incarnate, Invoke, Kiss, Know, Life, Light, Love, Night, Offering, Pain, Pale, Peace On Earth, Perfection, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Protection, Remorse, Run, Salvation, Sin, Soul, Squander, Stone, Suffering, Tear, Today, Vain, Wander, Whisper, Wisdom, Wolf, Wolf of God, Won | Leave a comment