Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

Rodin’s Artistry

Posted on November 12, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Rodin’s Artistryby Michael DoyleSome pursue the fine arts for immortalityThat makes a degree of sense thoroughlyAfter all, you start with a marble blockBut see what you will transform from rockLike water, the shape begins to conformThe chisel drips patiently to … Continue reading →

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Fiona’s Bee

Posted on November 11, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Fiona’s Beeby Michael DoyleThere by the grace of April’s sleetWas a bumble bee at Fiona’s feetIt was good to start her morning pleasantlyCaught up in a childhood memoryHer father had taught her to pet them gentlyFiona did so then very … Continue reading →

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Surrender and Devotion

Posted on November 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Surrender and Devotionby Michael DoyleEvery one of usMove from death to lifeWe know that it’s more than a fussAs we move toward peace from strifeOur values push us toward unityLiving in the free land of libertyThis is the struggle for … Continue reading →

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A Tale of the Floods

Posted on November 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Tale of the Floodsby Michael DoyleA backstory in humanity’s pagesTells of an advanced people of mythic agesWe study these times with optimismBelieving that humanity survived a great cataclysmThe time considered the dawn of historyIs imprecise and filled with mysteriesHuman … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Archeologist, Civilization, Dawn of History, Evidence, Footprint, Great Cataclysm, Great Flood, Gunung Padang, Humanity, Ice Age, Jigsaw Puzzle, Mud, Mystery, Mythic Ages, Optimism, Past, Poetry and Poems, Tale | Leave a comment

Healing From A Thunder Song

Posted on November 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Healing From A Thunder Songby Michael DoyleThey whisper of loveTo the moon and backBut they don’t know real loveIt’s something that they lackAs they stand on the roofWatching the sky changeThey mimic standing aloofTrying to find the normal in the … Continue reading →

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Wondering About My Errors

Posted on November 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Wondering About My Errorsby Michael DoyleI have been looking in the mirrorRevisiting all my errorsI have been thinking about the pastAll the beliefs that didn’t lastThe Devil visits my mindShowing ruins that I left behindBurning bridges to yesterdayIt seems so … Continue reading →

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When I Search My Heart

Posted on November 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

When I Search My Heartby Michael DoyleStanding atop the mountain peakI find the peace needed to speakWalking with my Lord, I find healingRevealed in this peaceful feelingI stand watching the sun riseSeeding the beauty of God before my eyesSetting aside … Continue reading →

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Two-Way Street

Posted on November 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Two-Way Streetby Michael DoyleI don’t have the words to sayAll the things that I must sayI silently sit here, and I prayI will somehow make my wayTo my shepherd, I will singThe holiest of holies, He is my kingYou know … Continue reading →

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Looking Back On Quincy U

Posted on November 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Looking Back on Quincy Uby Michael DoyleMentor and teacherTo rocker and preacherWith a deepness of eyesThat made it easy to realizeRather rock or jazzHis licks and hooks had pizzazzCreating hits like a grand slamQuincy’s life was the master jamMusic is … Continue reading →

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Of Love and Faith

Posted on November 3, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Of Love and Faithby Michael DoyleI bet my life on what I believeSpeaking the truth, I won’t deceivePumping the brakes to live another dayIt’s love’s world, I won’t get in the wayEvery moment that we keep it steadyWe still know … Continue reading →

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