Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

Better Than Okay

Posted on December 11, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Better Than Okayby Michael DoyleWhy don’t you come inside?There’s nothing we need to hideBesides, it’s cold outsideAnd I have something to confideThere’s something that feels rightIn my darkness, you might be the lightThere’s something about the wayYou make me feel … Continue reading →

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Like A Velvet Snare

Posted on December 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Like A Velvet Snareby Michael DoyleShe looked at meWith the eyes of an angelI was worried there’d beSome kind of angleI put my guard upShe dropped it with a smileBefore I knew what was upThere could be no denialI knew … Continue reading →

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A Jingle Bell Sort of Love

Posted on December 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Jingle Bell Sort of Loveby Michael DoyleThe city lights shine so brightBringing a little Christmas to my nightThere’s joy in how the sleigh bells ringAnd I love the happy way the children singStill, life happens as it doesThere’s no … Continue reading →

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Keeping My Eyes On Heaven

Posted on December 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Keeping My Eyes On Heavenby Michael DoyleI’ve been keeping my eyesAnd looking for replies Watching the angels in the skiesThey and I live our praise without disguiseKnowing in my mind mankind’s worthAs God walked among us on this earthWith His … Continue reading →

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A Broken Family Finds Healing

Posted on December 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Broken Family Finds Healingby Michael DoyleEmotions are relational in graceAs we love others in our embraceWe’re all dysfunctional as we striveIn God’s family, we will surviveEnriched by the joy that we shareIn every moment that we show we careLiturgical … Continue reading →

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To Stay Alive In All Seasons

Posted on December 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

To Stay Alive In All Seasonsby Michael DoyleWe give up our courageTrying hard to discourageOurselves or any othersAmong those we call our brothersBut not a single John Wayne aspirationWould save Pearl Harbor or our nationThe men present mostly fought to … Continue reading →

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On Gifts and Gifting

Posted on December 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

On Gifts and Giftingby Michael DoyleMuch of our lives come down to chanceThat small part that God gives us to danceEach of us is gifted as we are and will beThis raises the question delicatelyHasn’t God given us all and … Continue reading →

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What’s the Horror?

Posted on December 4, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

What’s the Horror?by Michael DoyleWhat’s the horror, you might ask.It seems my life is an endless taskIt seems what I take off the listIt only points to things that I’ve missedIn this rush toward year’s endIt seems I’ve not been … Continue reading →

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As I Speak This

Posted on December 3, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

As I Speak Thisby Michael DoyleA lighthouse guides my wayIn the darkness, I will prayA thousand generations find victoryIn the Lamb’s sweet majestyThe most excellent name on highIs written across a wounded skyCrying holy across all creationIt gives the strength … Continue reading →

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This Time of Year

Posted on December 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

This Time of the Yearby Michael DoyleThere it is, that slow mist in my eyesIt’s not so hard to see and recognizePlease don’t mistake these tearsIt’s just this time of the yearIt’s a slow roll of processional daysAs we live … Continue reading →

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