Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

Story Book Connection

Posted on October 18, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Story Book Connectionby Michael DoyleWe met in a moment of quiet conversationOur talking led to smiles without hesitationAnd with every further touch I now findYou are the one that will never be left behindTo me there never really was a … Continue reading →

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The Chicago Seven and Liberty

Posted on October 17, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Chicago Seven and Libertyby Michael DoyleThe American soul was in desperate measurePoisoned and depleted of blood and lost treasureFor the sake of a war that people didn’t understandOur republic’s principles died for in a foreign landThe Vietnam draft and … Continue reading →

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The Twinkle In Your Eyes

Posted on October 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Twinkle In Your Eyesby Michael DoyleLooking into the twinkle in your eyesTruth is told simply without any alibisI love the way you hold me close at nightAnd even closer with the morning’s lightTwo hearts learning to beat as our … Continue reading →

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Knowing of the Why

Posted on October 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Knowing of the Whyby Michael DoyleI believe I know the whyOf why a weeping willow criesWhen there was no time for goodbyeAnd that’s the case for each of us who diesEven in the best case of stabilityThere lies the uncanny … Continue reading →

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Getting To the Photographer’s Prize

Posted on October 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Getting To the Photographer’s Prizeby Michael DoyleIf you don’t want to be left in the lurchIt is always best to start with researchTrying to find the photo with something to sayCannot best be left to an improvised dayThere is not … Continue reading →

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Some Times We Can Wait No Longer

Posted on October 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Some Times We Can Wait No Longerby Michael DoyleSocrates and Jesus took their last breathsAs each of these were put to their deathsAccused and tried for treason and blasphemyAnd in corrupting the young by truth’s divinityThe noble search and allegiance … Continue reading →

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An Intellectual Conversation

Posted on October 8, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

An Intellectual Conversationby Michael DoyleI asked you to speak your beautiful mindUnsuspecting of all the wonders I might findBut knowing that I would love just to talkWho knew that talk would grow into our walkI asked you to kiss me … Continue reading →

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Shoreline Levee Abstraction

Posted on October 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Shoreline Levee Abstractionby Michael DoyleWithout the world’s imposed inhibitionsYou find life without so many limitationsWaiting for you below the surface, we keepThe sands of time as these start to seepPouring through our hands as these flowIs a new depth for … Continue reading →

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Halloween: Daughters of Salem

Posted on October 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Daughters of Salemby Michael DoyleIn the misted realm of nightmaresBeyond the screens of our daily careThe daughters of Salem tossIn their graveyards of the crooked crossHidden tears masked by blood stainsThat cannot wash away with the cold rainsIs the fear … Continue reading →

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Climbing the Relationship Ladder

Posted on October 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Climbing the Relationship Ladderby Michael DoyleWe say hello to initiateHoping that we might appreciateEnough at this first impressionThat it might lead to accessionPressing on simply to exploreCrossing that boundary to something moreWe work at reducing the uncertaintyThough certainly there is … Continue reading →

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