Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

Resistance Begun

Posted on December 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Resistance Begunby Michael DoyleThere are times of darknessThat leads to nihilism.There was a time of harshness,From it arose Nazism.Banned music played on shortwave,Kept by some in their secrecyDancing on civilization’s grave.Conformity became a form of vanity.Worship was bent to teach … Continue reading →

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What Is To Be Will Be

Posted on December 18, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

What Is To Be Will Beby Michael DoyleAs the day of celebration approaches,My thoughts turn to the prayer that encroachesOn every other day and on all my ways.It is as important as Christmas Day.The Lord’s Prayer is, itself, a revolution.It … Continue reading →

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Dancing Shoes

Posted on December 17, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Dancing Shoesby Michael DoyleChristmas brings back faded memories,Mostly of how we love our family.The thing is that most of mine are dead,And still there is what needs to be said.I gather myself by the gravestone,Self-aware that I’m on my own.Thinking … Continue reading →

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Second Guess the End

Posted on December 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Second Guess the Endby Michael DoyleThere’s a lot of rightIn learning through the wrong.There’s a lot of hanging tightIn finding where I belong.It’s been a hard road to living,But that’s what I’ve been given.The movie is never as good as … Continue reading →

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One Breath

Posted on December 15, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

One Breathby Michael DoyleHeaven has its melody,It plays like a full symphony.It’s calling us all home.We walk together, not alone.There’s a taste like eternityIn all that God has done for me.There is a home before our adoration,As certain as we … Continue reading →

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In the Stillness of Night

Posted on December 15, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

In the Stillness of Nightby Michael DoyleThings don’t always go as plannedSnows have stormed, and we’re undermanned.But the stars still twinkled on a silent night,And somehow, that makes everything alright.God knows how to play accidents out.All of time’s moments are … Continue reading →

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Steve Cropper (In Remembrance of…)

Posted on December 13, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Steve Cropper (In Remembrance of…)by Michael DoyleCropper laid the template for rock-n-roll.Green Onions made the Soul Man cry. Sitting on the Dock of the Bay consoled our soulsAs Otis crashed and the rest of America cried.He proved that sometimes more … Continue reading →

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Longview

Posted on December 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Longviewby Michael DoyleComing the faithful altogether,Our praise songs get increasingly better. Our savior in the manger was bornTo be our king, as he arrived that Christmas morn.Humanity often fails in its precision.We are prone toward sowing our own division.History shows … Continue reading →

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Squandering A Golden Goose

Posted on December 11, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Squandering A Golden Gooseby Michael DoyleNewsome wants to lead our nation.What does he offer as inspiration?With the unwarranted swagger of new urbanism,His track record trends toward honest pessimism.Maybe he should reverse California’s ruinTo prove he has some idea of what … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Sincerity

Posted on December 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Beautiful Sincerityby Michael DoyleNot to be overly mushy or lame,But the God of a trillion stars knows my name.My name may never go down in history,But I rest assured that my God knows my destiny.Each of us is a star … Continue reading →

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