Tag Archives: Poetry and Poems

My Weary Soul

My Weary Soulby Michael DoyleMy weary soul holds onto the night,Wondering how to get things right.Some can have such calloused pretense,But I won’t get lost in bitterness.Every day is a day for gratitude,I wake up with the right attitude.Knowing that … Continue reading

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250 Years In the Making

250 Years In the Makingby Michael DoyleWe have accomplished 250 years of history,Moments in time so completely celebratory.We are the crowning achievement of living history.Exceptional, we are that something extraordinary.That other nations openly strive to emulate,As we achieve more, and … Continue reading

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Solomon’s Purpose

Solomon’s Purposeby Michael DoyleLife comes so hard that we learn this,The world calls for our earnest discernment.Sometimes we live in overconfidence.Our only answer is living in further obedience.We are desperately in need of wisdom.However much we live in the kingdom.Life … Continue reading

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Washington Takes Charge

Washington Takes Chargeby Michael DoyleThere in the balmy days of July,Rose a people unafraid to die.Striving to live for sweet liberty,They would birth America in their dignity.Washington rode into Concord’s countrysideTo round up his troops who had defiedThe Redcoats on … Continue reading

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A Regenerative Flow of Morning Joe

A Regenerative Flow of Morning Joeby Michael DoyleIf only a handful of people know,It’s hard to get a movement to grow.But if the movement is in overflow,We can be certain that it will grow.There is something in a healthy attitudeThat … Continue reading

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The Future We’ll Grow

The Future We’ll Growby Michael DoyleWe’ve heard at the universityThat monoculture destroys diversity.While nature cultivates its legacy,Working together against the plantation economy.Chemical farming came disguised as evolution.It was, in a sense, codified as the Green Revolution.Throughout the world, like a … Continue reading

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In My Mind’s Desert

In My Mind’s Desertby Michael DoyleIn my mind’s eye, I seeThe battling guns that are yet to be.Cabin fever burns away the drudgery.It vanquishes every mystery.To dispel the ghosts takes mourning,Thorns and all, night must become morning.Burnt into my gaze … Continue reading

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Africa’s Green Wall

Africa’s Green Wallby Michael DoyleHoofs are necessary for grasslands,Doing their part as the Lord demands.Elephants know the weight of memory,And all of this reminds us that we are family.Mankind must act in full concertTo help all who have been hurt.Here … Continue reading

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Harmonious Replenishment

Harmonious Replenishmentby Michael DoyleThough we all wish for simplicity,Nature is infinite in complexity.Fungi, plants, and animals create the biomeThat we too often see as our own.Standing in opposition, we seek to nurtureThose things that make up our agriculture.Death and waste … Continue reading

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Cornered Stone

Cornered Stoneby Michael DoyleIn all the hearts broken,Stumbled over false words spoken,Jesus remains as the lightThat brings safe passage in the night.The world might bring darkness,Our experience speaks unhappiness,And sometimes we hurt and need love.We need to fix our eyes … Continue reading

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