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Tribalisms of Empathy

Posted on May 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Society’s kindness has gone markedly down as we tend to polarize and communicate online via social media more. It’s sort of sparking a lot of interest, particularly in these times of social isolation, in getting folks to begin dialoging … Continue reading →

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A Life In Size

Posted on April 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The saga of Dracula continues: A Life In Size by Michael Doyle In the dark castle hangs her face A painting of the sunlight he once embraced Hidden within were passages of a maze Guarded from the sun that continues … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Artist, Belief, Blame, Blaze, Blessing, Blood, Broken, Castle, Cave, Creatures of the Night, Cryptic, Darkness, Dead, Death, Devil, Dracula, Eat, End, Ending, Evil, Eyes, Face, Faith, Glow, Good, Gory, Guard, Guess, Hang, Hope, Hunger, Immortal, Immortality, Know, Language, Life, Light, Love, Loveless Marriage, Lucifer, Maze, Monster, Mortal, Pain, Painting, Passage, Photograph, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Quest, Roof, Safety, Saga, Save, Secret, Shock, Sight, Size, Sky, Story, Sun, Sung, Sunlight, Taste, Time, Touch, Truth, Understood, Undone, Unspoken, Vampire, Warmth | Leave a comment

Sunshine On A Rainy Day

Posted on April 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Day 26th of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo and the optional prompt is to write an almanac poem using: Almanac Questionnaire Weather: Rainy Day Flora: Marsh Roses Architecture: Limestone Customs: Pork Tenderloin Mammals/reptiles/fish: Sandhill Cranes Childhood dream: Becoming the president Found on … Continue reading →

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The Wolf Knows Its Howl

Posted on April 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Enforced surveillance and censorship of the creative mind, particularly by oppressive government is nothing short of a crime against humanity. The Wolf Knows Its Howl by Michael Doyle When a writer must be brave To memorize just to save The … Continue reading →

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Renewal of Vows

Posted on April 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Dedicated to my best friend and lady, Desiree: Renewal of Vows by Michael Doyle Emotionally connected Physically dedicated The feelings run deep Knowing love is for keeps Talking points of love Have me thinking of What it takes to make … Continue reading →

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Sudden Comfort of Intimacy

Posted on April 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

There is a certain joy in a young girl’s heart whose imagination overflows into a comfort that is hard to define and amazing to experience. Sudden Comfort of Intimacy by Michael Doyle You cannot buy loyalty Set at the table … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anxiety, Approve, Best, Comfort, Curious, Ebbs, Family, Flows, Give, Heart, Imagination, Indignity, Intimacy, Know, Life, Living, Loyalty, Much, New Day, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pulse, Rise, Star, Strain, Sudden, Suffer, Table, Test, Train, Wish, World, Young Girl | Leave a comment

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 →

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An Easter Of Empty Churches

Posted on April 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What an odd sort of Easter wasn’t it? But perhaps a lesson to be learned… An Easter of Empty Churches by Michael Doyle April of 2019, Notre-Dame was burning And in this, we were surprised and learning That there would … Continue reading →

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What Color Is A Soul?

Posted on April 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

We’re half way through NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020 and it’s April 15th. The stated optional objective is to write a poem reflective of the color of any particular brand of our choosing. This brought to mind an argument brewing since the … Continue reading →

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A Nation In Need of Unity

Posted on April 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In the last of this series, American history continues through the present: https://flic.kr/p/vCW1P4 A Nation In Need of Unity by Michael Doyle George H. Bush struggled under Reagan’s shadow With his pedigree and skills he led well as most know … Continue reading →

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