Tag Archives: Wait

Thought For the Day: A Prison Cell, In Which One Waits, Hopes – and Is Completely Dependent On the Fact That the Door of Freedom Has To Opened From the Outside, Is Not A Bad Picture of Advent

Posted on December 1, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes – and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, God Is … Continue reading →

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Two-Way Street

Posted on November 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Two-Way Streetby Michael DoyleI don’t have the words to sayAll the things that I must sayI silently sit here, and I prayI will somehow make my wayTo my shepherd, I will singThe holiest of holies, He is my kingYou know … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Comfort, Congregation, Days of Life, Destination, Disappear, Faith, Faithfulness, Feeling Weak, Freed, Holiest of Holies, King, Lead, Life, Lost, Make My Way, Meet, Path, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Say, Shepherd, Silent, Sing, Sing and Shout, Tapestry, The Lord, Two-Way Street, Wait, Words, Words To Speak, Yoke | Leave a comment

Divination

Posted on October 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Divinationby Michael DoyleIs it true that only foolsCast aside all the rules?And what kind of wreckDoes life become living by the deck?A spooky basement points the directionThat reveals the cloth of divinationHand painted arcana mixes with astrologyIt is needed to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Do Not Wait For Leaders; Do It Alone, Person To Person

Posted on October 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” – Mother Teresa

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Nuclear Winter Hues

Posted on October 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

To those who guessed, this Halloween’s poetry theme for me is the monster that lays within far too much of humanity. Nuclear Winter Huesby Michael DoyleNuclear WinterBegins to splinterWith daylight undefinedTricks begin to play on the mindAnother day off the … Continue reading →

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In the Name of the Father and the Son

Posted on September 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In the Name of the Father and the Sonby Michael DoyleTrying to hide in the nightWaiting for the morning lightFeeling my soul must atoneI have never felt so all aloneUntil I glanced on God’s faceThen and there, I knew graceA … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: You Know That Place Between Sleep and Awake, That Place Where You Still Remember Dreaming? That’s Where I’ll Always Love you

Posted on August 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“You know that place between sleep and awake, that place where you still remember dreaming? That’s where I’ll always love you. That’s where I’ll be waiting.” – Peter Pan

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The Power In No

Posted on June 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

The Power In Noby Michael DoyleIn my life, I’ve been a sonHeld by a mother as second to noneTo my sister, I have been a brotherLoved by her like no otherI’ve been a doting sort of fatherOf my two beautiful, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The World Is More Malleable Than You Think and It’s Waiting For You To Hammer It Into Shape

Posted on May 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape.” – Bono, musician and social activist (b. 10 May 1960)

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Under A Caribbean Moon

Posted on May 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Under A Caribbean Moonby Michael DoylePirates pursue without pauseEvery sort that passes for lost causeTheir future holds an appointmentWith the vagrancies of disappointmentChasing their run by constellationThey follow a black flag with consternationEach pirate dreaming of making his scoreAnd to … Continue reading →

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