Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

The Thick of the Thin

Posted on March 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

The Thick of the Thinby Michael DoyleWhispered rumor has itThat we’re the thick of the thinIf you were in HellI’d come barreling inFounded on trust and loyaltyThis is what makes us a familyMy soul is resolved in this decisionYours is … Continue reading →

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Oneshotted Into Nihilism

Posted on March 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Oneshotted Into Nihilismby Michael DoyleIt’s no longer pay-to-play but pay-to-winWith a milkshake duck, where do we beginMutating in iterative references made more visibleSocial media has mostly made us all more miserableWords rise from the internet’s tepid muckClaiming glory and defamation … Continue reading →

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Truths Inside A Marsh

Posted on March 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Truths Inside A Marshby Michael DoyleThe watershed exists as a space of lightThat becomes evermore magical at nightAs water evaporates into the skyWe sit here watching as the egrets flyIn true swampy marsh, the herons nestThey fly there at night … Continue reading →

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In the Hope of Perseverance

Posted on March 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

In the Hope of Perseveranceby Michael DoyleTo live and love as if ChristI’ll live in His promiseGod’s sacrifice is the gain of ChristThere is no compromiseThe little that I give, does not compareTo the gain in escaping the snareI know … Continue reading →

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Merle Oberon

Posted on March 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Merle Oberonby Michael DoyleIt doesn’t matter what screen she’s onHere’s to the legendary Merle OberonIn 1935, she set eyes and minds reelingPlaying the heroine with thought and feelingSouth Asian, yet with Javanese eyesHer ascent had come with some surpriseAs Goldwyn … Continue reading →

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Signs of Peace In An Artificial World

Posted on February 28, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Signs of Peace In An Artificial Worldby Michael DoyleI grew up strong and being taught what it meansTo walk justly and forthright with other human beingsThis meant that one didn’t have to fight to be a manThrowing one’s weight around … Continue reading →

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Napoli Treats For Friday Nights

Posted on February 27, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Napoli Treats For Friday Nightsby Michael DoyleMouth watering, the aroma fills the airPrepared by two hands that carePiping hot pizza pie and glasses of red wineNever has Friday night been more divineHumble origins in good old ItalyAre fancy enough for … Continue reading →

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In the Whisper of Time’s Sands

Posted on February 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

In the Whisper of Time’s Sandsby Michael DoyleWe can’t get a lock on the futureWithout knowing our pastWe can’t know what to nurtureIf we don’t know what was once castThe good hunter seeks to rise to the heightAs he sips … Continue reading →

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We Manage To Stand

Posted on February 25, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

We Manage To Standby Michael DoyleSunset captures fear’s reflectionAs the kitten meanders in the right directionUnhungry and not seeking some timid mouseBut rather the warmth of the familiar houseOnce the hunter, now the preyThe game of life has danger in … Continue reading →

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Silently Feeling

Posted on February 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Silently Feelingby Michael Doyle In this world that shifts and shattersMiracles happen most when they don’t matterIt feels a bit like cosmic confusionBut it’s really just a humbling illusionAll these thoughts of constant intrusionCome in layers of complex conclusionsEven these … Continue reading →

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