Tag Archives: Hunt

The Pleasures of the Kill

Posted on October 14, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

The Pleasures of the Killby Michael DoyleTo be a vampire is to live a very long time.You can spend this time in venal pleasure or sublime.But either way, it is a counting of thousands of days,And this time is best … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blood, Breath, Days, Death, Eternal Life, Hunt, Jealously, Kill, Poetry and Poems, Sin, The Devil, Time, Vampire, Word | Leave a comment

As the Devil’s Own

Posted on October 13, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

As the Devil’s Ownby Michael DoyleOne man views evil with a quiet bemusement.Another sees it as a form of amusement.Neither looks beyond pleasure for purpose.It is not for them to want to be of service.Vampires feed to live and not … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, Amusement, Beast, Bemusement, Bloodlust, Devil's Own, Echo, Evil, Extinct, Feast, Hunt, Instinct, Pleasure, Poetry and Poems, Purpose, Reasons, Season, Service, Vampire | Leave a comment

On Hunt For the Moments

Posted on November 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

On Hunt For the Momentsby Michael DoyleIn my life’s recent historyI have written tons of poetryIn happiness and in tormentI find myself on the hunt for momentsWith x-ray eyes for what is rightI approach the world in second sightFor the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Atom, Attempt, Break, Comprehend, Constant Transformation, Contempt, Course Correction, Dreams, Fear, Feel, Formed Myself, Genuine, Godspell, Gospel, Happiness, Hatred, Heart, History, Hope, Hunt, Judas, Little Pictures, Meant, Moments, Mumble, My Life, Negotiated Life, Peace and Strife, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Redemption, Rise Above, Second Sight, Shocker, Start, Street Prophet, Stumble, Tainted Soul, The Hurt Locker, Torment, Translation, Unmasked, Vain, Waterfall, Whole, World's Pain, X-Ray Eyes | Leave a comment

Rituals

Posted on July 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Ritualsby Michael DoyleRitualsTaken in sequenceProtect us from harmVisuals Seemingly in coincidenceHave their illustrious charmsEvery step takenTo shake the forsakenTo hunt or to be huntedHead on the swivel; fear bluntedTo move beyond first baseA destiny to embraceCaught in a game of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ashes, Betray, Cemetaries, Charms, Coincidence, Commentaries, Death, Embrace, Fast, First Base, Flow, Forsaken, Good and Evil, Hunt, Kiss, Leading With A Smile, Lessons, Lies, Lost Religion, Miss, Overheard, Past, Poetry and Poems, Protect, Ready, Redemption, Rituals, Sequence, Step, Surprise, Swivel, Thoughts, Undertow, Visuals, Worth | Leave a comment

A Little Time To Kill

Posted on April 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

A Little Time To Killby Michael DoyleShe had a little time to killAmong other thingsHe had a need for a big game thrillAnd to find out what tomorrow bringsWith a single shot, she found whatShe was looking for and it … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Big Game, Black, Bought, Confess, Dreams, Fateful, Few, Found, Friend, Guilty, Head, Heart, Hunt, Led, Lies, Listen, Mess, Poetry and Poems, Protagonist, Pull of A Trigger, Screen, Single Shot, Slipping Away, Strike, Three Sheets To the Wind, Thrill, Time to Kill, Tomorrow, Trace of Blood, Truth, View To the Kill, War | Leave a comment

What Fools Lament…

Posted on August 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What Fools Lament…by Michael DoyleWhat fools lament, wise men cherishForever vigilant that our ideals won’t perishLiving life in recycled cinema outtakes playedWe stand up boldly and unafraidHolding tight against things that shouldn’t beThe quietly spoken pillars of our communityShed chances … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Artificial, Best Run, Bold, Chance, Cherish, Cinema, Cling To, Community, Confuse, Cut Deep, Dropped Mic, Fifteen Minutes, Fool, Hold Tight, Hounds, Hunt, Ideals, Keep, Know, Lament, Living Life, Outtakes, Perish, Photograph, Pillars, Pitch, Poem, Poetry, Questions, Quiet Spoken, Recycled, Same Page, Singer, Stage, Stand up, Stygian, Tree of Liberty, Unafraid, Vigilant, Want, Wise Men | Leave a comment

Blood Moon Rising

Posted on July 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Poem 3 in a continuing series of retelling of a classic werewolf tale: Blood Moon Rising by Michael Doyle Torchlight flows and leads the way As the full moon comes to claim the day Are you braver than me, my … Continue reading →

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Gifts From the Heart

Posted on April 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Day 20 of Na/GloPoWriMo, 2020! 2/3rds of the way through this year’s event. The optional prompt is to “write a poem about a handmade or homemade gift that you have received“. Gifts From the Heart by Michael Doyle Since divorce … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2020, Always, Angst, Arms, Aware, Bits, Capable, Card, Compel, Complete, Cruel, Curl, Dad, Day, Decision, Division, Divorce, Ear To Ear, Essence, Ex, Family, Father, Father's Daughter, Father's Day, Fear, Friend, Friendship Braclets, Gift, Girls, Golden Rule, Grow, Hand, Happiness, Hear, Heart, Hidden, Hold, Homemade, Hug and Kiss, Hugs, Hunt, Inseparable, Know, Lady Bugs, Love, Mindful, Moment, Na/GloPoWriMo, Need, Offer, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Remind, School, Show, Side, Smile, Something, Start, Sweet, Taught, Tear, Three Musketeers, Trust, Understand, Watch, Way, While, Wish, World, Youngest | Leave a comment

In A Still Sleeping Place Inside My Head

Posted on April 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The for the fourth day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020 is: “…to write a poem based on an image from a dream”. … and so I did…. In A Still Sleeping Place Inside My Head by Michael Doyle The feeling comes … Continue reading →

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Dracul’s Prey

Posted on October 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The real Dracul was as deadly perhaps as the Bram Stoker monster. But what if they were one in the same? Dracul’s Prey by Michael Romani The clan of the dragon Is one founded in corruption Dracul meaning the dragon … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abandon, Blood, Blood Bath, Bram Stoker, Century, Conception, Corrupt, Dare, Darkness, Deception, Die, Dracul, Dragon, Drain, Empire, Evill, Find, Hunt, Isolation, Killer, Light, Live, Monster, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Predation, Prey, Seduce, Tale, Tell, War, Wicked | Leave a comment