Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

The Future We’ll Grow

The Future We’ll Growby Michael DoyleWe’ve heard at the universityThat monoculture destroys diversity.While nature cultivates its legacy,Working together against the plantation economy.Chemical farming came disguised as evolution.It was, in a sense, codified as the Green Revolution.Throughout the world, like a … Continue reading →

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In My Mind’s Desert

In My Mind’s Desertby Michael DoyleIn my mind’s eye, I seeThe battling guns that are yet to be.Cabin fever burns away the drudgery.It vanquishes every mystery.To dispel the ghosts takes mourning,Thorns and all, night must become morning.Burnt into my gaze … Continue reading →

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A Stone’s Throw (David)

A Stone’s Throw (David)by Michael DoyleIn life, sometimes we are picked last.It’s the future that has been cast.This was once David’s position As he was called to save the Israeli nation.Sometimes we are on the ebb of favor.Other times, we … Continue reading →

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Africa’s Green Wall

Africa’s Green Wallby Michael DoyleHoofs are necessary for grasslands,Doing their part as the Lord demands.Elephants know the weight of memory,And all of this reminds us that we are family.Mankind must act in full concertTo help all who have been hurt.Here … Continue reading →

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Harmonious Replenishment

Harmonious Replenishmentby Michael DoyleThough we all wish for simplicity,Nature is infinite in complexity.Fungi, plants, and animals create the biomeThat we too often see as our own.Standing in opposition, we seek to nurtureThose things that make up our agriculture.Death and waste … Continue reading →

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Cornered Stone

Cornered Stoneby Michael DoyleIn all the hearts broken,Stumbled over false words spoken,Jesus remains as the lightThat brings safe passage in the night.The world might bring darkness,Our experience speaks unhappiness,And sometimes we hurt and need love.We need to fix our eyes … Continue reading →

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An Alien Nightmare

An Alien Nightmareby Michael DoyleBehind the laboratory door,There is something more.Behind the experimentation,There awaits annihilation.Between space and the Earth’s junction,We stand the chance of malfunction.The Cryo-bed offered shallow sleepAs we wake into the deep.It always comes down to perspectiveWith very … Continue reading →

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Of Saintly Sinners

Of Saintly Sinnersby Michael DoyleBring on the sinner dressed like a saint,Gloss over the troubles in coated war paint.The modern world knows many a savage moment,And all of us face relentless torment.The Left and the Right exist as a surgeThat … Continue reading →

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As A Seeker of Light

As A Seeker of Lightby Michael DoyleAs a child, I’d stare up into the nightSeeing each star as a unique source of light.Lying there, I counted each twinkleAs a fabric of time’s rich wrinkle.There were dreams there yet to live,And … Continue reading →

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Christian Thoughts On Father’s Day

Christian Thoughts On Father’s Dayby Michael DoyleOn Father’s Day, we talk confluence,And how faithfulness becomes influence.What we do as we go along,Plays like the notes of a praise song.Opening with prayers of gratitudeIs a way of presenting the right attitude.Called … Continue reading →

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