Tag Archives: Price

First Principles: I Know Not What Course Others May Take; But As For Me, Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death

Posted on March 23, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give … Continue reading →

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Covid and the Constitution

Posted on September 18, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Covid and the Constitutionby Michael DoyleVoices arrayed together against an institutionOut of control of the reining in by the ConstitutionChecks and balances swept away along with our rightsStill, we ride forward like beleaguered knightsStay at home orders meant for communicable … Continue reading →

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Faithful and Good

Posted on July 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

God’s words fill our souls like some sort of universal melody at times. Faithful and Good by Michael Doyle Faithful and good in what you do to me Filling my heart with your melody Every beat of my heart is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Absolution, Atonement, Awaken, Beat, Believe, Blurred, Breaking, Calvary, Cast, Chosen, Clarity, Cling To Life, Conceive, Contemplation, Contribution, Darkness, Day, Defeated, Down, Embrace, End of Days, Faithful, Felt, Filling, Find, Focus, Forever, Gave, God's Words, Good, Goodness, Grave, Heart, In Need, Knees, Know, Malingering, Meant, Melody, Mercy, Moved Me, Obedience, One and All, Photograph, Place, Poem, Poetry, Praise, Price, Procrastination, Provide, Raise Up, Recall, Redemption, Sacrifice, Salvation, Save, Servant, Shaken, Shaking, Soul, Sould, Standing In Awe, Steadfast and True, Suffer, Take My Place, Taking the Beating, Tears, Tell, Three Days, True Worth, Understood, Us, Vision, Wear, Word, Words of Love, Worthy, Yoke, Your Love, Your Way, Yourself | Leave a comment

But Not Today

Posted on July 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Yesterday, my driver’s side back wheel got sabotaged and blew out while on the highway. Probably just a freak accident, right? Anyhow.. a poem came from this. Surprise, right? Spoiler alert, I found out once again about the goodness in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Another Day, Astray, Big Hearts, Caffeine, Cards, Clear, Constant, Cop, Crumble, Day, Dog, Driving, Flat Tire, Gratitude, Great, Heart, Indiana, Interestate, Limp, Lost, Matter, Not, Not Today, On My Way, Photograph, Photos, Pick Up, Play, Poem, Poetry, Price, Rolling, Simplicity, Small Town, Staying Alive, Story of My LIfe, Stumble, Survive, These Days, Tire Change, Today, Truck Stop, Way | Leave a comment

To London, Across the Sea

Posted on June 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A further retelling of Dracula in poetic form: To London, Across the Sea by Michael Doyle In a tested game of chess A knight is menacing a queen The losing side will confess What this really means A voyage has … Continue reading →

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Beasts of No Nation

Posted on May 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Random thoughts on children confronting war form the basis of this poem. Beasts of No Nation by Michael Doyle In a parliament of owls It’s easy to believe And to keep busy Certain only of the war Dancing now while … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beasts, Believe, Busy, Can, Certain, Children, Coin, Dancing, Draw Out, Find, Hope, Imagination, Junk, Know, Learn, Life, More, Nation, Old Men, Owls, Parliment, Photograph, Picture Show, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Price, Questions, Random, Rescue, Smile, Spent, Teach, Television, Treasure, Unanswered, War, Way, Wish, Young | Leave a comment

Turbo Charged

Posted on April 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

American History continues through the Kennedy presidency. Turbo Charged by Michael Doyle Nixon versus Kennedy; election 1960 Workhorse versus glamor; it hits me That the sleek athleticism of the New Frontier Was as distinctive as this election year The torch … Continue reading →

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Cursed Fate

Posted on March 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Once upon a not so long ago, even words spoken could get you accused of all sorts of things. Now it’s a new sort of dogma that we have to conform to or pay a wicked price. Funny isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Banal, Blame, Cause, Challenge, Charge, Clever, Contempt, Cunning, Curse, Deception, Deprive, Deveiver, Device, Dogma, Dream, Evil, Fate, Fire, Flames, Glower, Grow, Guilty, Head, Hell, Honest, Ill Manner, Innocent, Inspire, Judgment, Know, Men, Moral, Nightmare, Outlaw, Photograph, Pity, Poem, Poetry, Power, Pretty, Price, Said, Scheme, Shame, Sharp, Slip of Tongue, Smil, Theive, Thought, Tongue, Trial, Undone, Weary, Wicked, Word, Young | Leave a comment

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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Heirlooms In the Shadows

Posted on March 19, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Haunted graveyards anyone? Heirlooms In the Shadows by Michael Doyle Where there is wanton violence There is always fear in that place You can feel it in the silence That permeates darkness in that space Standing there with the coffin … Continue reading →

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