Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

The Sabotage of Daily Life

Posted on January 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

The Sabotage of Daily Lifeby Michael DoyleIn the masquerades we playLost in ourselves, day after dayThe connecting dots bring our lossesRide the back of our carried crossesAll the unforeseen circumstancesThat come from life’s dancesAs we seek our first and second … Continue reading →

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Sucker Punch

Posted on January 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Sucker Punchby Michael DoyleYou’re never fully dressedWithout a smileBut it’s hard to wear oneWhen you feel that you’re on trialDon’t put it downAs a matter of happenstanceWhen you’re watchingA wrong conviction buried in circumstanceFacing a false accusationIsn’t a pleasant feelingWhen … Continue reading →

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A Morning’s Miracle

Posted on January 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Morning’s Miracleby Michael DoyleForever, we are set freeFinding peace from anxietyThe world has its complexityBut we can walk it in simplicityFollowing the path of the lightInstead of being stuck in the nightHaving Jesus brings the best of lifeBringing us … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: One Father Is More Than A Hundred Schoolmasters

Posted on January 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” – English Proverb

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To Walk That Walk

Posted on January 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

To Walk That Walkby Michael DoyleAs a fractured soul in need of graceI know where I belong; I know my placeI walk my love as best that I canAs my heart keeps God’s commandsGod helps us to reach a better … Continue reading →

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A Hymn For A Winter’s Day

Posted on January 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Hymn For A Winter’s Dayby Michael DoyleLeaning by the firesidePutting away my vain prideFear is not my wayI’ll follow the Lord in all my daysGod’s house is my dwellingGod’s love is my true ceilingAs I find my heart in … Continue reading →

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A Graduated Conflict of Morality

Posted on January 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Graduated Conflict of Moralityby Michael DoyleThe late 1960s were a time of generational conflictWith more moral questions than principles to inflictRestrictions on all the choices between the rightAnd wrong of what was needed to get through the nightTo some, … Continue reading →

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Friends of Mine Like Poetry

Posted on January 12, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Friends of Mine Like Poetryby Michael DoyleFriends of mine like a little poetryMixed in with their misguided militancy,There is something to the spin reelingWho needs the facts when there are feelingsIt’s a little less about working things outAnd more about … Continue reading →

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Life So Far

Posted on January 11, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Life So Farby Michael DoyleIn the righteousness and errorsLife is often smoke and mirrorsWe walk in our best composureAnd hiding ourselves from exposureOf being seen for who we areHoping our best selves will travel farWe hide ourselves in the shadowsHoping … Continue reading →

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Modern Russian Violence

Posted on January 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Modern Russian Violenceby Michael DoyleAs time moves forward, leaving the 19th century behindOne still needs to understand a measure of the Russian mindThe war crimes in Ukraine will never be the finest hourThe Russian people have experienced as Putin growls … Continue reading →

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