Tag Archives: Soul

On Alien Worlds

Posted on July 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

On Alien Worldsby Michael DoyleOn alien worlds, There are contagions in the light.It’s played by a different set of rulesThat must be kept pitch black as night.There is life thereSwimming in the light.It’s a difference that we fearThough we have … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Absence, Alien World, Common Cold, Compel, Contagion, Control, Desire, Difference, Evil, Existences, Fear, God's Presence, Life, Light, Night, Poetry and Poems, Rules, Soul, Virus | Leave a comment

First Steps Taken

Posted on July 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Fist Steps Takenby Michael DoyleThe first steps in any new directionAre likely to require some bit of correction.Every journey needs these to be taken.To think otherwise is to be mistaken.It’s necessary to crawl, fall, walk, then run.These are necessary steps … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Baby Test, Correction, Crwl, Direction, Dream, Exploration, Fall, First Steps, Glory, Heart, Journey, Known and Unknown, Mars, Mistaken, Moon, Neglect, Poetry and Poems, Process, Respect, Run, Secret, Soul, Start, Steps of Life, Taken, Think, Trust, Uncharted, Walk | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Soul, At Peace, Reflects the Peace Without, Forgetting Grief As Sunset Skies Forget The Morning’s Transient Shower

Posted on July 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The soul, at peace, reflects the peace without, Forgetting grief as sunset skies forget The morning’s transient shower.” – Emma Lazarus

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Emma Lazarus, Grief, Morning, Peace, Peace Without, Reflection, Shower, Soul, Sunset Skies, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Over the Ending of Years

Posted on July 18, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Over the Ending of Yearsby Michael DoyleSometimes as we travel over the lighter yearsWe find ourselves confronted by our dark fears.Things come along that change our soulsAnd agonize at how much we are out of control.It’d be something if we … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Agonize, Approach, Dark Fears, Death, Depth, Elephant, Ending, Future, Heaven, Holy Service, Last Breath, Length, Matter, Numbing, Pass, Poetry and Poems, Purpose, Recall, Soul, Tatter, Travel, Years | Leave a comment

My Soul Laid Bare

Posted on July 17, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

My Soul Laid Bareby Michael DoyleI awoke with my soul laid bare,And knowing how much God cares.Looking up at the source of all,I found it easy to recallThat the Lord is always present.In all of my known intent,My eyes are … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bare, Battle, Faith, Focus, Glory, God, Intention, Knees, Please, Poetry and Poems, Power, Present, Soul, Source, Trust, Turn to the Lord | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Let Us Be Grateful To the People Who Make Us Happy; They are the Charming Gardeners Who Make Our Souls Blossom

Posted on July 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust, novelist (10 Jul 1871-1922)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Blossom, Charming Gardeners, Grateful, Happy, Marcel Proust, People, Soul, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Mean Street Struggles

Posted on June 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Mean Street Strugglesby Michael DoyleThe top tier of all artistryHas the flow found in living free.The struggle and hustle of the cityHas the habit of instilling its vibrancyThat grinds against the boneIn a way that makes each soul its own.New … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Another Day, Artists, Before, Bone, Cinema, Closer To Love, Corruption, Differently, Disruption, Door, Fight, Flow, Forgotten, Fragments, Full Price, Ghost, Glimpses, Greater, Grinds, Habit, History, Ideals, Illumination, Imagination, Immigrants, Learn, Living Free, Mean Street, More, Neighborhood, New York City, Opportunities, Own, Perception, Poetry and Poems, Primeval, Push and Shove, Revere, Reverent, Rival, Scenery, Second Generation, Seen, Soul, Store, Struggle and Hustle, Struggles, Sum of Sacrifice, Survival, Survivors, Sympathy, The City, Top Toer, Tribabl, True Mystery, Up and Coming, Visitor | Leave a comment

Beyond the Sea

Posted on June 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Beyond the Seaby Michael DoyleThere are spaces under the painted skyThat are beautiful enough to make me sigh.Stretching beyond the edges of the seaIs a world of water in its own beauty.Rivers, lakes, wetlands, and streamsAre all filled with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Better Days, Beyond, Coast, Corn Belt, Dark, Dreams, Edges, Energy, Gloom, Heart, Hidden Life, Indiana State Line, Injury, Kayak, Lake Michigan, Lakes, Painted Sky, Poetry and Poems, Rain, Rivers, Sea, Seagulls, Sign, Soul, Space, Stark, Streams, Sun, The Great Lakes, Water, Wetlands | Leave a comment

In Full Identity

Posted on June 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

In Full Identityby Michael DoyleSee your pathAnd stay your course.Let’s do the math,And you’ll find the resource.Let no one get between happinessOr caring for your own needs.These images bring life’s bliss.It allows your soul to be freed.It’s a part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bliss, Care, Choice, Course, Fate, Full, Happiness, Identity, Image, Integrity, Math, Need, Path, Poetry and Poems, Process, Progress, Self, Shadow, Soul, Steps, Talk, True, Uncomplicated, Who, World | Leave a comment

Meeting God

Posted on June 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Meeting God by Michael DoyleMeeting God in His dwelling place,He fills us with love in this holy space.Holding us near as we call on His holiness,In immersion, we’ll never be the same.Here in my holy contemplation, I receive my sacred … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Be;oeved, Birthed Again, Contemplation, Conversion, Dwelling Place, Holiness, Immersion, Meeting God, New Man, Poetry and Poems, Redemption, Sin, Soul | Leave a comment