Tag Archives: World

Truth of War

Posted on November 27, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Truth of Warby Michael DoyleMost of the world’s problems start with warIt’s a noteworthy thing that it takes moreThen dreamy words offering a shallow victoryTo come out on the winning side of historyMany a fool has believed themselves betterWhen cooler … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Arms, Begun, Breath, Brilliance, Choose, Cooler Head, Creep Up, Depths, Done, Dream, Equally Sad, Fight, Fight Hard, Fool, Fought, Hell, History, Journey, Legacy, Lesson, Lessons Learned, Lose, Luck, Mirror, No One Wins, Poetry and Poems, Price, Problem, Reflection, Reliance, Review, Roulette Wheel, Rush of Exuberance, Shallow Victory, Sin, Slow Drag of Death, Struggle, Tragic, Truth, Truth of War, Victory, Wages of War, War, Well-Earned, Winning Side, Won, World, Wounded | Leave a comment

Each Moment’s Thankfulness

Posted on November 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Each Moment’s Thankfulnessby Michael DoyleIn this world folded into blindnessToo many have forgotten kindnessI think it begins with gratitudeLooking on the world with right attitudeBefore this, there is the participationThat slowly seeps into relaxationPeace comes with every breath takenAllowing this … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Allow, Appreciation, Begin, Blindness, Bliss, Breath Taken, Connect, Eaase, Each Breath, Each Moment, Exhale, Feeling, Find, First Filled, Fold, Forgotten, Gratitude, Happiness, Human Being, Kindness, Know, Life, Look, Loving Embrace, Meant To Be, Meant To See, Moment, Now, Pace, Participaion, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Relaxation, Right Attitude, Seeing, Self-Made, Shaken, Shoulders and Body, Simple, Slow, Somehow, Strife, Tension, Thankful, Thankfulness, Too Many, Way Out, World | Leave a comment

A Split Decision Left Standing

Posted on November 19, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

A Split Decision Leaves Us Standingby Michael DoyleIn self-awareness, we look into the mirrorUnwilling to walk this world in errorBut instead, seeking to understand, not undermineUnderstanding first as the defining lineLoving one another as part of our worshipPaul and Barnabas … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Antioch, Apostle, Christ, Conflict, Contrary, Defining Line, Dignity, Disagree, Embrace, Encouragement and Light, Error, Eyes, Forward, God, Good, Heart, Heroes of Faith, Holiness of Doubt, Insight, Jesus, Jounrey, Killer, Leadership, Left Standing, Look, Loving One Another, Mirror, Missionaries, Model, Not Undermine, Paul, Paul and Barnabas, Poetry and Poems, Relationsip, Road to Damascus, See, Self Awarness, Split Decision, Step-By-Step, Three Days Grace, Timing, Understand, Understood, Unwilling, Walk, Wise, World, Worship, Wrong To Right | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: We Need Acts of Restoration, Not Only For Polluted Waters and Degraded Lands, But Also For Our Relationship To the World

Posted on November 18, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We need acts of restoration, not only for polluted waters and degraded lands, but also for our relationship to the world. We need to restore honor to the way we live, so that when we walk through the world we … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Acknowledge, Acts, Braiding Sweetgrass, Degraded Lands, Earth's Beings, Polluted Waters, Relationship, Respect, Restoration, Restore Honor, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Shame, Thought For the Day, Walk, Way We Live, World | Leave a comment

In This Dance

Posted on November 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

In This Danceby Michael DoyleEven rivers know to ramble slowlyThe end comes soon enoughIf in the end, this world knows meSomeday, that will be enoughIn the interrupted dream shades of the nightI wander alone through this twilightBreathless as the thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acrid Ice, Break Down, Breathless, Chance, Compel, Dance, Destinty, Dice, Dreams, End, Enough, Fal, Felt, God-Given, Hand, In This Dance, Interrupt, Know, Lead, Love of Life, Magic, Melt, Met, Moment, Night, Offer, Poetry and Poems, Ramble, Reminisce, Risk, River, Roll, Shadows, Slow, Someday, Spell, Sweet Kiss, Tears, The Bridge, Thoughts, Twilight, Us, Walls, Wander Alone, World | Leave a comment

Half Remembered Lines

Posted on November 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

As If the Last Timeby Michael DoyleMy heart keeps being hauntedBy these half-remembered linesThe ones that are never wantedLike a kiss given as if the last timeHere’s looking at you, kidShe half smiles, keeping it hidThat heartbreak is only an … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anticipation, Argue, Beautiful, Believe, Cafe Americain, Change, Chaos, Choice, Complicate, Cost, Deceive, Doubt, Drink, Emotion, Half Rememberd, Half Smile, Haunt, Heart, Heartbreak, Inner Voices, Journey, Kiss, Last Time, Lines, Look, Lost, Luck, Overthink, Poetry and Poems, Trail, Vacation, Want, World, Wounded Lives, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The World Is Filled With Acts of Bravery and Stupidity, They Are Often One and the Same

Posted on November 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The world is filled with acts of bravery and stupidity, they are often one and the same.” – James Jones

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Brave, Fill, James Jones, Often, One and the Sam, Stupid, Thought For the Day, World | Leave a comment

Enough Pain To Go Around

Posted on November 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Enough Pain To Go Aroundby Michael DoyleIf there’s one thingThat I’ve foundIt’s there’s enough painTo go aroundPages of sorrowTears of rageHolding on for tomorrowOn this world’s stageIt’s the state of artOf my darkened heartCalling out across the multiverseI’ve engineered it … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Answers, Confess, Confusion, Darkened Heart, Done, Doubt, Dream, Engineer, Enough, Found, Go Around, Hang Tough, Hugging It Out, Huts, Inside, Little Bit, Live, Mess, Miss, Multiverse, Not the Only One, Pages, Pain, Pieces Fit, Poetry and Poems, Primal Scream, Rage, Reverse, Rip Apart, Sorrow, Stage, State of Art, Tears, Tomorrow, World, Wrong Address, Zip Code | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: I Shut My Eyes and All the World Drops Dead; I Lift My Lids and All Is Born Again

Posted on October 27, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and all is born again.” – Sylvia Plath, poet (27 Oct 1932-1963)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Again, All, Born, Dead, Eyes, Lids, Lift, Shut, Sylvia Plath, Thought For the Day, World | Leave a comment

The Artful Conflict

Posted on October 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

The Artful Conflictby Michael DoyleHumanity is invariably drawn to the good fightAnd it is unorthodox when it is brought to lightThat a southpaw stance taken can bring true valueTo all of us sinners, even me and youBlessed are the peacemakers … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Action, Art, Ask, Avoid, Best Follow, Best Time, Biting and Breaking, Blessed, Breakers, Build Up, Cause, Complicate, Concept, Conflict, Contribution, Cut, Desires Within, Destroy, Drawn, Enjoy, Even Flow, Fakers, Fix, Follow, Forgiveness, God, God's Shadow, Good fight, Grow, Hard Work, Harsh Elements, Hearts, Humanity, Humility, Impact, Learn, Light, Makers, Me and You, Movers and Shakers, Natural, Neighbors, One Family, Path, Peaceful, Peaceful Resolution, Peacemakers, Poetry and Poems, Pressure, Quarrels and Fights, Realize, Redundant, Relationship, Retribution, Right Attitudes, Rightful Worship, Said and Done, Selves, Show, Sideways, Sin, Sinners, Skill Set, Skills, Sleepless Nights, Soul, Southpaw Stance, Start, Strive, Tendencies, The Son, Think, True Value, Unorthodox, Valuable Contributions, Wars Around Us, Wars Within, Win, World | Leave a comment