Tag Archives: Happenstance

Neon Eye Cage Conclusions

Posted on January 26, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Neon Eye Cage Conclusionsby Michael DoyleIn the heart of the neon eye cage of the cityThe glitz is overdone and isn’t really prettyBut despite the walk-in of unsteady delusionsIt is a happenstance that brings certain conclusionsOne of these is the … 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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The Knife Slipped In

Posted on March 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

The Knife Slipped In by Michael DoyleWith the surrender of human freedomThe therapeutic class becomes a fiefdomEach criminal a victim of circumstanceSimply put they have become marionettes of happenstanceThose meant to help come to equally defendWith the incomes and career … Continue reading →

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A Dance of Fate

Posted on March 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

A Dance of Fateby Michael DoyleLife is more than merely fateIt is never really too lateTo realize that we have choicesLifted up in our true voicesIf only we might chooseNo longer allowing life to abuseExamining what we might refuseAnd refusing … Continue reading →

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Whatever Our Circumstances Now

Posted on February 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Whatever Our Circumstances Nowby Michael DoyleThanks given in every circumstanceNo matter the truth of the happenstanceThere’s a joyful noise to raiseAs we join together in our praiseSing our song as we rejoice togetherRedeemed by His grace, life is betterLike prisoners … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Breath, Circumstances, Communion, Cup, Embrace, Faithful, Family, Forgiven, Free, God, Goodness, Grace, Happenstance, His Love, Joyful Noise, Liberty, Lord, Loved, Mercy, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Race, Raise, Redeem, Rejoice, Reunion, Runners, Song, Surrender, Truth | Leave a comment

A Most Holy Compact

Posted on November 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Mayflower Compact serves as the rudimentary model for the governance of the United States of America. As a document, it also served as a model for both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution itself. This year … Continue reading →

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The Death Head of Night

Posted on November 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Death Head of Nightby Michael DoyleThere in the darkest of the 20th CenturyWere pages to learn from in our historySuch evil as was darker than the nightWhere our traditions still bring us lightNo matter what the king tells usTruth … Continue reading →

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On the Importance of True History

Posted on March 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

How did an intellectual fraud like Howard Zinn become the go to guy for American history in our public schools? It’s sort of outrageous. I remember when I was of a different mindset and more open to his … Continue reading →

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Destructive Good Fortune

Posted on July 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Our planet began from the cosmic storm that stirred the soup that makes up the fundamental building materials that became all we know. Of course it was all by accident… Destructive Good Fortune by Michael Romani To watch through the … Continue reading →

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Joy In the Gifts of Hard Times

Posted on April 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 7 is to write a poem about gifts and joy. Above this challenge was a bit about how poetry can prove quite the therapeutic tool. I can see this easily from my own life. From this … Continue reading →

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