Tag Archives: World

The Love of One So Good

Posted on May 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Learning again and again the difference between fool’s gold and real gold when it comes to the heart. In this case, I believe the proof is in the deeds done and love shown gracefully time and again. The Love of … Continue reading →

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Empire State’s Eternity

Posted on April 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I missed Day 24 of the Na/GloPoWriMo 2019. The challenge that day was to pick a reference book and blindly choose something from any given page. Having no reference books currently handy, I turned to Wikipedia. One of today’s featured … Continue reading →

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World of Poetry Haiku

Posted on April 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Like the thud of a well earned door.. today is Na/GloPoWriMo Day 30 and like many good things, the month comes to its end. Both in short order and short form (per the dictates of the challenge given). World of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged End, Haiku, Magic, Month, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Spent, Well, World | 4 Comments

First Principles: The World’s Frowns Are Less Dangerous Than Its Smiles and Flatteries

Posted on April 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The world is a severe schoolmaster, for its frowns are less dangerous than its smiles and flatteries, and it is a difficult task to keep in the path of wisdom.” – Phillis Wheatley The world is filled with those who … Continue reading →

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Sonnet For A Modern Love

Posted on April 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

This 27th day of Na/GloPoWriMo raises the bar to writing a sonnet. They, whoever they is, say that sonnets are usually about romantic interests, dark ladies or distant men. Okay! I think I go this one. But, I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Is No Weapon As Formidable As Will and More Courage of A Free People

Posted on April 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“No arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.” – Ronald Reagan

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Thought For the Day: Have A Blessed Good Friday!!

Posted on April 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16 (NIV)

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Like Dominoes Falling

Posted on April 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

On this the 18th day of Na/GloPoWriMo, the challenge is to write an elegy in which the sadness is based less on abstraction than concrete verbiage that helps a person feel the depth of sorrow felt. To that degree, I … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Bible Should Be Read and Applied To Our Daily Lives

Posted on April 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life … Continue reading →

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An Obsession of Shadow

Posted on April 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge for the 13th day of Na/GloPoWriMo is to write something spooky or somewhat creepy. To me, there is maybe nothing more creepy than the shadowed, dark side of human nature. An Obsession of Shadow by Michael Romani Hiding … Continue reading →

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