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Backstory
Backstoryby Michael DoyleIn the Christian communityThere are blessings in our familyIt’s a provident bit of spiritual wealthThat keeps us in godly healthAttending to our lives through celebrationThat holds the Trinity in fascinationAs we live our lives in the walkKeeping in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversary, Backstory, Blessings, Bump, Celebration, Children of God, Christian Community, Contemplation, Eternity, Family, Fascination, Godly, Hell, Lives, Poetry and Poems, Ransom Paid, Reason, Redemption, Season, Simple, Spiritual Wealth, Struggle, Trembe, Trinity, Unfold
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Our Living Hope
Our Living Hopeby Michael DoyleOur living hope is pureMaking our souls sureOf the Lord’s living graceAs we gaze on His holy faceWe know this by the tracesIn all we do as we embraceIn this living God we knowWho brings light … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Aware, Become, Been, Bible, Celebration, Christianity, Commit, Communion, Darkness, Dedication, Embrace, Family, Focus, Forever, Forward, Freed, Gaze, God, God's Community, Grace, Gratitude, Hallelujah, Hands, Heaven, Holy Face, Humble, Humbled Hearts, Individual, Jesus, Join, Know, Light, Living God, Living Hope, Living Right, Lord, Need, Offering, One-By-One, Partake, Poetry and Poems, Pride, Pure, Raise, Rendering, Repent, Right Attitude, Sacred Praise, Satan, Satan's Snare, Shadow, Sin, Soul, Soul Shake, Start, Sure, The Lord, Trace, Transform, Voices, Words
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Happy Death Day!
Happy Death Day!by Michael DoyleSplitting hangover starts the dayAgain and again in instant replayYou’re certain you have been here beforeFrom what’s seen, you don’t need thinking any moreDespite appearances, you won’t feel better tomorrowYour two choices are either fear or … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Again and Again, Alley, Answers, Appearance, Before, Beleated, Better, Broken Dreams, Cause, Celebration, Certain, Coming Apart, Curtain, Dead, Death, Delirium, Despite, Disorder, Equilibrium, Fear, Hangover, Happy Death DAy, Head, Hurt, Idiocy, Instant Replay, Invitation, Kissed, Last Breath, Leave, Life, Life Grinds, Lucky, Missed, Pain, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Run, Sanity, Seams, Search, Seen, Self, Shelf, Sorrow, Think, This Day, Through, Tomorrow, Two Choices, Universal
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Time Tumbles
Time Tumblesby Michael DoyleTime Tumbles in its own jagged wayThis February is given a 29th dayCalled out special as a leap yearFor myself, it’s a cause to cheerIs it four years or passing as oneThat my work life has been … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged 2020, 29, Bringing Beauty, Burn, Celebration, Chance, Cheer, Chemicals, Choose Life, Days, Decision, Doing My Duty, Done, February, Flavored Water, Focus, Foolish Dream, Four Years, Four Years Out, Gift, Good, Hole, Jagged Way, Leap Year, Loving One Another, Mind-Numbing, Mindless Minion, Most of My Life, Numbered Days, One, Other Ways, Photography, Poetic Device, Poetic Line, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Process, Quick, Recall, Remind, Retire, Seams, Serving Others, Special, Suffice, Time Tumbles, Toast, Together, Valentine, Walking Sick, Won, Work Life, Would
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An Outpouring of Praise
An Outpouring of Praiseby Michal DoyleWith the power to saveYou called me out of my graveI was heavy from sins chainsAnd all of my own efforts were in vainThe day of my salvationCame to change my destinationYour love brought a … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Atonement, Blame, Broken, Called, Celebration, Chains, Change, Confess, Destination, Fascination, Forever, Glorious Day, Grave, Heart, Heavy, History, Holy Name, Light, Love, My Ways, Mystery, Offer, Outpour, Poetry and Poems, Power, Praise, Remaining Days, Restore, Return, Salvation, Save, Sins, Spoken, Test, The Lord, Tongue, Truth, Words
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Chanukah and Antisemitism
In solidarity with the Jewish people around the globe on this first night of Chanukah! Chanukah and Antisemitismby Michael DoyleIn what should be a quiet season filled with optimismIt is hard to feel life without a bit of pessimismStill, menorah … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged #MeToo, Antistemitism, Base Urges, Beasts of Satan, Bediviled Resistance, Belief, Brave, Brotherhood, Burning Bush, Celebration, Chanukah, Coexist, Conflict, Courage, Cowards, Dignity, Divine Light, Dull Coldness, Elie Wisel, Encourage, Fate, Fear, Festival of Lights, Forces of Intolerance, Freedom, Friends, God's Presence, Grief, Hand In Hand, Hate-Filled, Heaer, Hopeless, Indivisible, Jewish Obligation, Jewish People, Joy and Sorrow, Judaism, Just End, Late, Light, Light Each Candle, Manipulated, Miracle, Monrah, Neutrality, Oil Burning, Oppressed, Oppressed People, Oppressor, Optimism, Peoples of Faith, Persevereance, Perverse, Pessimism, Plight, Poetry and Poems, Pride, Prominent, Quench, Rabbi, Rededication, Relief, Sanctuary, Season, Shamash, Shield and Comfort, Side By Side, Sihine, Silence, Solidarity, Speak, Stand Firm, Stand United, Stay Alive, Survive, Survivors, Take Side, Temple, Tormented, Tormentor, Trace, Truth, Unspeakable Hate, Victim, Visibility, World and Universe
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Righteousness In Political Graces
Righteousness In Political Gracesby Michael DoyleSome leave God in the cradle of His birthThough He’s shown us His love and worthSome have left God hanging on the crossBut that’s only to their sorrow and lossIt’s the rolling of the stone … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, All Actions, Best Walk, Birth, Celebration, Choose Wisely, Cradle, Cross, Distraction, Dreams, Empty Tomb, Face, Faith, Fragrances, God, Goodness, Grace, Graced, Grow, Hanging, Humanity, Humility, Jubilation, Learn, Leave God, Led, Lesser Kings, Loss, Love, Plurality, Poetry and Poems, Political, Profound Traces, Reign, Righteousness, Rob, Rolling of the Stone, Room, Shown, Social Graces, Sorrow, Suprreme, The King, True Love, Worth
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The With-Ness of Our Witness
The With-Ness of Our Witnessby Michael DoyleGod isn’t a cosmic killjoy out to dealOut the harsh things that keep it realGod is faithful and loves celebrationAnd lessons he often teaches are with elationWe sometimes arrive a little rough around the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Action, Bridgee, Celebration, Connection, Cosmic Killjoy, Deal, Death, Edge, Elation, Four Gospels, God, Godly Ways, Hars, Pentecost, Poetry and Poems, Prevail, Real, Reborn, Resurrection, Rough, Sin, Teach, Traction, With-Ness, Witness
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For Your 16th Birthday
For Your 16th Birthdayby Michael DoyleThe hours are past and moved into the nightI was blessed by a day that you made brightA day before your actual birthday but beautifulIt was a celebration of how you’re so wonderfulSweet daughter of … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Birthday, Beautiful, Birthday, Blessed, Bright, Celebration, Daughter of Mine, Did Good, Face, Father, Gift, Greatest Treasures, Grow, Grow Up, Guess, Heart's Delight, Hours, Know, Live, Loving Daughter, Night, One, Poetry and Poems, Presents, Proud, Shopping, Smile, Step Farther, Thank God, Trial, Watch, Ways, Wonderful
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 