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Crash and Burn

Posted on July 17, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Crash and Burnby Michael DoyleCrash and burnWhen will I learnMy stomach churnsFrom the lessons that I learnIf I haven’t learned by nowWill I ever somehowI keep pushing onI keep pushing onGonna slow it downA warm smile turned to frownI keep … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Are Stars Whose Radiance Is Visible On Earth Though They Have Long Been Extinct

Posted on July 17, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been extinct. There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world though they are no longer among the living. These lights are particularly bright when the … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Brillaince, Dark, Earth, Extinct, Hannah Senesh, Humankind, Light, Living, Night, People, Radiance, Stars, Thought For the Day, Visible, World | Leave a comment

First Principles: For He Chose Us In Him Before the Creation of the World To Be Holy and Blameless In His Sight

Posted on July 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus,[a] the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3 Praise be … Continue reading →

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Love Lives On

Posted on July 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Love Lives Onby Michael DoyleDriving around the middle of the nationTrying to stimulate my daughters’ imaginationsAnd love for seeing the beauty of this nationLike their grandmother would have; if the situationHad somehow allowed this to followIf she had thrived; but … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Allow, Anniversary, Artist Eyes, Beauty of this Nation, Blossom, Bolder Dreams, Breath, Compromise, Daughters, Day, Death, Difference, Dreamer, Dreamt, Driving, Excited Eyes, Explore, Falling Tears, Fire, Follow, Food, Garden of Dreams, Grandmother, Happiness, Happy, Her, Home, Imagination, Inside of Me, Journey, Last Breaths, Lists, Lives On, Love, Love Lives On, Meant, Meet, Memories, Met, Middle of the Nation, Miss, More, Movies, Music, My Daughters, My Mom, Open, Pain, Paint, Places, Pleasure, Poetry and Poems, Rains, Regret, Remorse, Retrace the Steps, Reveal, Sad, See, Shadow, Situation, Sleep, Smile, Something More, Soul, Still, Stimulate, Surprise, Tears, Thrive, Tired, Traces, Two Hearts, Want, Watch, West Virginia, Whisper, Wish, World, Years Ago, Young Boy | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: If We Have Lost Our Will As A Nation To Define What’s Right And To Do It, Then We Have Lost Our Way

Posted on May 31, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If we have lost our will as a nation to define what’s right and to do it, then we have lost our way in a world that is increasingly being dominated by China, whose president, Xi Jinping, may have correctly … Continue reading →

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For Sierra (At Age 14)

Posted on May 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

For Sierra (At Age 14)by Michael DoyleThough sometimes now, I have to squint To get the clue of what it is you meantThis poem is for you as you reach 14Growing into one of my favorite human beingsWhether it’s building … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abstraction, Age 14, Amaze, Believe, Bigger and Lesser Things, Bolder, Breath, Building, Capable Mind, Care, Child, Clue, Coding, Conceive, Confidently, Confusing, Confusion, Day Passes, Daze, Dreams, Favorite Human Being, For Sierra, God, Grapple, Grow, Have Your Say, Head-On, Hesitation, Hold, Illusion, Impressive, Issues, Meant, Never Lost, Older, Parts of You, Path, Poem, Poetry and oems, Pray, Proud, Questions, Reach, Robots, Safe, Share, Sometimes, Squint, Standing Your Ground, Talk, Time and Day, Vote, World | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Everyone Thinks of Changing the World, But No One Thinks of Changing Himself

Posted on May 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy

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Mickey Said To Minnie

Posted on May 14, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Mickey Said To MinnieBy Michael Doyle When the world fades right out of viewIt’s the fate of how it is that I met you.It wasn’t like I was wishing on a starBut there it is, and there you are The … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I Live In the World Rather As A Spectator of Mankind Than As One of the Species

Posted on May 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“I live in the world rather as a spectator of mankind than as one of the species.” –Joseph Addison, essayist and poet (1 May 1672-1719)

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First Principles: I Think All the World Would Gain By Setting Commerce At Perfect Liberty

Posted on April 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“I think all the world would gain by setting commerce at perfect liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson (1785) The socialistic, over regulation of the economy has the stifling effect on economic recovery and often leads to higher inflationary rates as is … Continue reading →

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