Tag Archives: Speak

Something In the Time

Posted on May 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A brief reflection on life: Something In the Time by Michael Doyle There’s something wonderful to life Full of patterns and rhythms rife Skipping stones across wooded streams And summer evenings filled with dreams Beautifully seen through your elven eyes … Continue reading →

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Sailing An Impersonal Apocalypse

Posted on May 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

I heard an interesting global reading of Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. From this contrasted with the pandemic lockdown came: Sailing An Impersonal Apocalypse by Michael Doyle As is the way of many a hero’s journey Enduring the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adrift, Apocalypse, Atomized, Beach Comb, Better, Bit Players, Bottomless, Bound, Bravado, Case History, Coleridge, Compel, Condition, Contrast, Corrosive, Cue, Deathfire, Desolation, Digital, Doing, Dream, Edge, Edition, End, Endure, Epic, Evening, Existential, Eye, Find, Geyser, Global, Hanging, Harrowing, Hero's Journey, History, Hug, Idea, Idle, Impersonal, Important, Inexplicable, Isolation, Jung, Kissed, Lips, Lockdown, Loneliness, Man, Masterpiece, Meanness, Measure, Message, Miles, Mist, Modernity, Moment, Morning, Mystery, New, Nightmare, Noon, Old World, Our, Outsiders, Pandemic, Passage, Path, People, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Pretense, Probable, Prophecy, Protagonist, Reach, Read, Response, Ruin, Sad, Sail, Sea, Sense, Senseless, Ship of Fools, Space, Speak, Split Up, Spurn, Storm, Story, Successive, Symbol, Terrible, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Threat, Time, Together, Tomorrow, Transform, Trial, Trials, Trouble, Tug, Undone, Unleash, Unmeant, Verses, Vibrant, Voyage, We, Winner's Cup, Wise, Word, Words, Worse, Zone | Leave a comment

Handling A Bad Day

Posted on May 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 2 Cor 1:8 : Handling A Bad Day by Michael Doyle Slewfoot raises to destroy Always out to kill your joy If you serve God, you endure The temptations for sure Brave hearts without fear Through … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2 Corinthians, Alone, Attitude, Bad Day, Blessed, Brave, Choices, Clarity, Clear, Climb, Courage, Daily, Desperation, Destroy, Endure, Faith, Fault, Fear, Fight, God, Gratitude, Handling, Heal, Hold On, Inclination, Integrity, Joy, Kill, Knees, Know, Light, Listen, Lives, Lord, Near, Peak, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Right, Serve, Sincere, Speak, Supplication, Sure, Temptation, Voice, Walk | Leave a comment

Human Nature and Faction

Posted on April 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In the early days of the American republic, human nature and faction were of some serious concern. I doubt that the Founding Fathers ever truly envisioned how egregious faction would grow in our society to the point where we can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1780s, Account, Accumulation, Acquisition, Action, Alliance, Ambition, American History, Arrangement, Assent, Bad, Checks and Balances, Communion, Confederation, Consent, Constant, Correct, Dedication, Deficient, Dignity, Diplomatic, Disobedience, Disregard, Early, Enforce, Errors, Essay, Experience, Face, Faction, Federalist Papers, Fledgling, George Washington, Good, Government, History, Human Nature, Humanity, Inflection, Institution, Insurrection, Intent, Intention, John Jay, Lessons, Limit, Loose, Mankind, Mystery, Nation, Necessary, Need, Passion, Photograph, Place, Play, Poem, Poetry, Power, Prime Lesson, Problems, Progress, Properties, Property, Prosperity, Protection, Publius, Reason, Reassessment, Refelction, Reliance, Republic, Resolution, Right, Rights, Season, Secure, Separation of Powers, Situation, Sobriety, Speak, State, Structure, Sufficient, Time, Truth, Understood, Union, United Nations, Unity, Utopia, Visonary | Leave a comment

Simple Saturday

Posted on April 18, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Day 17 of Na/GloPoWriMo 2020 invites us to poetically examine the simple pleasures that make up the Saturdays of our souls. Simple Saturday by Michael Doyle Simply Saturday Could be no other way But over coffee or tea To share … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2020, Able, Bad, Bare, Behind, Being There, Best, Brave, Care, Coffee, Cry, Depart, Face, Feel, Feeling, Fulfill, Gather, Give, Good, Grace, Happy, Heart, Hurt, Improve, Lay, Listen, Live, Look, Love, Mind, Move, Na/GloPoWriMo, Peek, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Read, Rest, Reveal, Sad, Saturday, Share, Shout, Simple, Soul, Speak, Spill, Table, Tea, Thankful, Thought, Trace, Trail, Truth, Way, Weather, Words | Leave a comment

Like Mercury Colliding

Posted on April 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

It’s day 16 of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, 2020! What’s the challenge you ask? “…to write a poem of over-the-top compliments. Pick a person, place, or thing you love, and praise it in the most effusive way you can. Go for broke … Continue reading →

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Dr. Seuss With No Excuse

Posted on April 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Two weeks in aka Day 14 of Na/GloPoWriMo 2020 and the challenge prompt today is: “to think about your own inspirations and forebears (whether literary or otherwise). Specifically, I challenge you today to write a poem that deals with the … Continue reading →

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The Stolen Presence of Both Past and Present

Posted on April 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The thirteenth day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020 has the prompt objective of writing a non-apology for things stolen. This is a close as I have for the concept. It’s akin, I believe to something said that I read once but have … Continue reading →

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While You Named the Stars For Me

Posted on April 8, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

It’s the eighth day of Na/GloPoWriMo 2020! Today’s optional prompt is to take bits of Twitter bot generated poets and run with it to make it our own. I have no idea what others did, but, it seemed the thing … Continue reading →

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Right Standing

Posted on March 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 1 Peter 12: Right Standing by Michael Doyle Father, God in Jesus’ name I have been made without blame Though your crucifixion Rising above my afflictions Thanks to your grace I am held in your loving … Continue reading →

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