Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

Rated Pain

Posted on June 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Rated Painby Michael DoyleSitting here tonight after the injuryI know that it won’t require surgeryBut all the same, I don’t like the painYet, asking me to rate it feels insaneThe trouble is as I stumbled and talkedIs that the path … Continue reading →

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Like A River Overflowing

Posted on June 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Like A River Overflowingby Michael DoyleLike a river overflowingMy soul is always growingListen carefully to the Holy SpiritIf you listen close, you will hear itProclaiming the Lord’s blessingThere’s no need for guessingGod is present in our blissIn our joy and … Continue reading →

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Flip Flops and Cold Drinks

Posted on June 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Flip Flops and Cold Drinksby Michael DoyleFlip flops and cold drinksCan only be borne of summer daysThis season makes you thinkOf stolen pleasures in so many waysMy favorite flavor, cherry redWas kissable from her lipsSo went the thoughts in my … Continue reading →

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Through the Years

Posted on June 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Through the Yearsby Michael DoyleAlive somewhere in all my ADHDI sometimes walk right into meWhen I do, in times like thisI find there isn’t much to missI have always tried to be my bestStretching myself to meet my testsHead-on collisions … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adapt, ADHD, Alive, Assurance, Beauty, Belong, Best, Blessing, Box of Cookies, Degrees, Drum, Gloom, God We Know, Godly, Gratitude, Guessing, Head On Collision, Hotel Room, Imagination, Indignation, Known, Learning, Lessons, Life Passes On, Love, Miss, Moonage Daydream, Movie Screen, Myself and Daughters, Overcome, Path of Life, Patience, Patient, Pensive, Please, Poetry and Poems, Princsses, Sensitive, Sharing Moments, Small Town, Smile, Sorrow and Silence, Stretch, Strive, Strong, Struggle, Suffering, Survive, Test, Think, Through the Years, Trapped, Turn Out Right, Walk, World, Wrong | Leave a comment

The Power In No

Posted on June 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

The Power In Noby Michael DoyleIn my life, I’ve been a sonHeld by a mother as second to noneTo my sister, I have been a brotherLoved by her like no otherI’ve been a doting sort of fatherOf my two beautiful, … Continue reading →

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Watercolor Still Life

Posted on June 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Watercolor Still Lifeby Michael DoyleWhen you ask me about the Harlem Renaissance I have to ponder and work out my best responseArt Deco found its African American affirmationDelivered as a watercolor still life in confirmationThat things are never quite as concise … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Affirmation, Art Deco, Artst, Competition, Concise, Confirmation, Creative Ego, Crooked, Edges, Faith, Find, Greater Glories, Grief, Harlem Renaissance, Human Beings, Memories, Minds, Modern Art, Painted, Poetry and Poems, Ponder, Real Life, Recall, Response, Sanity, Simple Stories, Still Life, Tattered Pictures, Truth, Vanity, Wall, Watlercolor, Wonder | Leave a comment

About Trees

Posted on June 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

About Treesby Michael DoyleDriving through the forestIt can be a bit like a testTo know that they pleaseAs you examine all the treesFrom saplings up to the heightsA million reasons offer delightSome live through the centuriesAll offer their sweet legaciesBranched … Continue reading →

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An Appetite With Explanation

Posted on June 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

An Appetite With Explanationby Michael DoyleIn all the new world that I’m constantly meetingI have an appetite for all I see as if eatingA plate of works that bring me inspirationWith a flick of the internet, I find aspirationsThat may … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abstention, Appetite, Aspirations, Attention, Beggin, Constrain, Crumbs, Defining Limits, Discernible, Eat, Endless Words, Explanation, Flick, Inspiration, Internet, Meeting, New World, Poetry and Poems, Rabbit Holes, Retention, See, Shelf, Strain, Timeless, Works | Leave a comment

Air Quoted Balance

Posted on June 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Air Quoted Balanceby Michael DoyleWith our focus on our decisionsWe learn from our imprecisionsOften growing despite what we decideThat the Lord Himself will guideThe gift of each and every new dayShows us about what we’ll prayIn our attempts at articulationHowever … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Air Quoted, Articulation, Attempt, Balance, Bible, Christianity, Decision, Destination, Divinity, Eyes, Faith, Focus, Gift, God, Guide, Humility, Imprecision, Jesus, Kicked Dirt, New Day, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Situation, The Lord, Walk | Leave a comment

No News, Anxiety Blues

Posted on June 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

No News, Anxiety Bluesby Michael DoyleEven though they tell meThat I wear victory’s crownThey’ll never totally sell meThat I should not feel downYes, I survived and stand aliveI can’t say the same for friendsPatriotic to the point of deep diveNow, … Continue reading →

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