Tag Archives: Poetry and Poems

Growing Our Intimacy

Posted on March 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Growing Our Intimacyby Michael DoyleWe have so little time for introspectionAs we approach life with our expectationsSometimes it’s an easy flow of conversationOther times, we’re micro-managing our destinationBeing present and being openly hereIs the experiment of what might disappearAs our … Continue reading →

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A Huntington Beach Memory

Posted on March 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Huntington Beach Memoryby Michael DoyleThe sand in my shoesHolds a Midas shadowOver time passages and windowsOf all these memories and bluesMy eyes rise to the timeless skiesWhen certain songs on the radio playThis, then, is no real disguiseFor the … Continue reading →

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Always Worthy of Praise

Posted on March 4, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Always Worthy of Praiseby Michael DoyleThe faith of the Church savesUplifting us from our gravesLet those who see plainly singAbout God’s victory over everythingSatan has come to know his defeatGained, for us, as Jesus took His seatWe were given the … Continue reading →

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A Trinity Moment Revealed

Posted on March 3, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Trinity Moment Revealedby Michael DoyleThe church’s smile has been metNever missing a generation yetIt’s okay to share the laughterAs we prepare for the here ever afterThe yoke we put on, we must recallGives us more than it takes after … Continue reading →

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Deep End Moments

Posted on March 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Deep End Momentsby Michael DoyleThe deep end of the dating sceneIt can be or seem extremely shallowThat is, if you know what I meanIt’s, at best, the higher love’s shadowCan true love come without face-to-face?Or is that hoping for a … Continue reading →

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In A World of Thoughts and Other Misgivings

Posted on March 1, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In A World of Thoughts and Other Misgivingsby Michael DoyleIn a world of thoughts and other misgivingsThere is a lot of hurt in need of forgivingNot just for you or for me, but all it seemsThere are just too many … Continue reading →

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Time Tumbles

Posted on February 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

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 →

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Mountain of Consequence

Posted on February 28, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Mountain of Consequenceby Michael DoyleThere are legends of lost treasureThat goes deep and beyond known measureThe locks that must be brokenAs the stories are told, quietly spokenMankind’s greed leads to deathAn old man mumbles under breathWhile the bringer of life … Continue reading →

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In Compromise

Posted on February 27, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In Compromiseby Michael DoyleThe greatest gift that life can giveIs the true love that gives the will to liveIn a compromise, we bargain what’s possibleNever doubting the more of which we’re capableThose untroubled by the fires of burning loveAre destined … Continue reading →

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Minding God’s Own Business

Posted on February 26, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Minding God’s Own Businessby Michael DoyleIt’s how it is that we should liveWe find that God has work to giveIn an echo of principles, we need clarityOf what is necessary to enable us to seeTo lack in clarity is an … Continue reading →

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