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Bonhoeffer #1

Posted on February 4, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Bonhoeffer #1by Michael DoyleIt’s a boyhood hope for invincibilitySuddenly cloaked in feigned invisibility,A game is on for “catch me if you can”.These were the ways of Dietrich as a young man.His older brother goes off to fight the war.As a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bible, Boyhood Gme, Buried, Christianity, Church, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Faith, Invincability, Invisiblity, Jazz, Jesus, Lessons of Life, Poetry and Poems, The Bible, the Word, Theology, War, Weight of War, Word of God, World War I, World War II | Leave a comment

In Reverence For Life

Posted on November 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In Reverence For Lifeby Michael DoyleFrom out of his humble life and thoughtA reverence for all life was truly soughtDoing his duty to a higher authoritySeeking the best for all of sacred humanityThe human spirit displayed at its bestWhen it … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 20th Century, Adversity, Albert Schweitzer, All of Life, All Things Have A Purpose, Approach, Awe, Bach, Betrayal, Big Business, Church, Civilization, Complete Obedience, Cultivation, Death, Deference, Devastation, Discern, Distinct, Divine, Duty, End of Days, Eschatology, Fails, Familiar, Free Conscience, French, Future, Gentleman, German, Global Security, Golden Rule, Heed, Higher Authority, History, Human Spirit, Humanity, Humble, International Friendship Day, Jesus, Life, Love, Mankind, Material Prosperity, Medical Missionary, Music, Need, Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Bomb, Overpowering, Peace, Photograph, Pity, Poem, Poetry, Pretense, Promises of Prosperity, Recall, Respect, Reverence, Right, Right Intention, Sacred, Savage War, Scholar, Seek, Tears, Technology, Test, Theology, Thought, Tremble, True Divinity, Vanity, War's End, World War I, World War Two | Leave a comment

Lessons From Eden Park

Posted on May 17, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Roaring Twenties were a fascinating time. Among the lessons to be learned was that a woman could do and be more than they had been allowed until then, vice and other personal choices could not be controlled and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Action, Alive, Barrier Breaker, Best, Boardwalk Empire, Boost, Bootleggers, Booze, Brain, Brains, Brawn, Business, Complexity, Conspire, Constrain, Control, Convention, Depiction, Dog Days, Draconian, Dregs, Eden Park, Edge, Fascinating, Fiction, Fire, Freedom of Choice, French Seventy Five, Gangster, George Remus, Glorified, Glory, Gone, Habit, Headlong, Height, History, Ill Spent, Impetus, Invention, John Barley Corn, Lawlessness, Layer, Lessons, Liberating, Libertine, Life, Light, Measure, Men, Mess, Mystery, Necessity, Notoriety, Outlandish, Personal Choice, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Prohibition, Relate, Repulsive, Roaring Twenties, Roost, Satisfaction, Second Thought, Shadow, Short, Simplicity, Sip, Society, Soul, Strand, Strife, The Four Swallows, Time and Again, Time Travel, Unholy, Vice, Vise, Whiskey Pirates, Women, World War I | Leave a comment

The Dark Days of Great War

Posted on April 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

American History marches on into World War I. The Dark Days of Great War by Michael Doyle Like a thunderstorm in the darkest night The Great War descended in Europe’s sight Suddenly, it seemed that August night All of its … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Action, Aerial Bombing, Alliance, American, American History, Animus, Annihilation, August, Blight, Bolsheviks, Bugle, Capable, Casualities, Civil Liberty, Civilization, Community, Competition, Comprehend, Confrontation, Consent, Conservation, Consolidation, Coordination, Danger, Dark, Day, Death Toll, Destruction, Disloyal, Dissent, Effort, Enmity, Entanglement, Europe, Faculities, Freedom of the Seas, Gas, Germany, Great Power, Great War, Humanity, Ideals, Imperial, Incromprehensible, Instability, John Adams, Land, Liberty Bonds, Lives, Lose, Loss, Lusitania, Machine Guns, Maim, Mankind, Mass Destruction, Nerve Agents, Neutrality, Night, Opposition, Peace, Photograph, Planned, Poem, Poetry, Prevail, Production, Progressive, Propaganda, Russia, Sail, School Master, Score, Security, Shattered Lives, Shipping, Sides, Sink, Submarine, Tanks, Thanks, Thought, Thunderstorm, Toll, Top Down, Trade, Trench, Triple Alliance, Triple Entente, Verdun, War, War To End All Wars, Warfare, Wars Industry Board, Wind, Woodrow Wilson, World Security, World War I, Wound | Leave a comment

The Last Flight

Posted on May 5, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Based on a story about second chances and in which a coward lives a hero’s legacy: The Last Flight by Michael Romani In this story of recompense and second chance Second Lieutenant Becker escapes aerial combat over France Taking refuge … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aerial Combat, Coward, Dignity, Hero, Legacy, Philosophy, Second Chance, Twilight Zone, World War I | Leave a comment

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