Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

Sometimes Anyway

Posted on August 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes Anywayby Michael DoyleGood food like gumbo is hard to replaceIt opens people up and puts a smile in placeWhile a child makes a wish on the evening starA wished upon wish just might take her farBut even the best … Continue reading →

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The True Test

Posted on August 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

The True Testby Michael DoyleThere’s a tear that comesWhen your soul diesAs you watch your loveSlip from life, and you cryWe had edged to eternityStanding there forehead to foreheadNow nothing will return her to meUntil I, too, am deadI promised … Continue reading →

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Seven Ways of Living A More Godly Life

Posted on August 20, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Seven Ways of Living A More Godly Lifeby Michael DoyleTaking and saving a life surrendered from sinFollowing God’s will and starting once againSanctification is the life’s journey we travelNever worried for our future; assured we will prevailThe first habit is … Continue reading →

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Blossoming Before Our Sight

Posted on August 19, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Blossoming Before Our Sightby Michael DoyleKeeping God’s presence on our mindsKeeps His will from being left behindWe must ask God to tell us the final costIt will help us from falling away lostKnowing God answers our needs we doThis is … Continue reading →

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Passing the Ball

Posted on August 18, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Passing the Ballby Michael DoylePassing the ball down the courtMake the basket or adjustThere is only win or not win on that courtMaking it like Muhammed Ali or bustThere are the top-of-the-line schemersTrue shooters and relaying daydreamersLike filthy McNastys claiming … Continue reading →

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Perpetual Providence

Posted on August 17, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Perpetual Providenceby Michael DoyleIn God’s perpetual providenceWe are always seeking His guidanceAsking God for aid in making our decisionsThat we know His preferences with greater precisionGod is a constant companion wherever we goHowever we travel; whether by will or by … Continue reading →

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A Question of Theology

Posted on August 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

A Question of Theologyby Michael DoyleIt’s an interesting tug-of-warOne in which we watch the scoreWhy didn’t the Archangel slay the Devil?Instead, God chose to keep things more levelThe question isn’t just one of simple theologyBut crucial in understanding God’s divinityGod’s … Continue reading →

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Awareness of God

Posted on August 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Awareness of Godby Michael DoyleThe nearness of God depends on youThe distance felt depends on what you doWhat you think and how you keep it realEverywhere is the presence of God, if you can feelHe is the God of goodness … Continue reading →

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First Day On the New Job

Posted on August 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

First Day On the New Jobby Michael DoyleOn the morning of the interviewIt seems the world is thrown askewThe keeper of the door is the one closing itAnd on most mornings, it’s easy to be forgetting itWhen a mouth runs, … Continue reading →

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Continually and Helpfully

Posted on August 14, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Continually and Helpfullyby Michael DoyleContinually and helpfully, we must setGod’s word before us studied, not just a peekSeeking to live as Jesus would teachKeeping the things above within our needed reachFocused on what is truly our very bestThat we might … Continue reading →

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