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Monthly Archives: April 2020
The Colors of Intensity
Self isolation is proving interesting. Continuing in thoughts on photography and the capture of light in general…. The Colors of Intensity by Michael Doyle From the blues of a snowy day To the reds of sunsets along the way Subject … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: To Love Another Person Is To See the Face of God
“Love would never be a promise of a rose garden unless it is showered with light of faith, water of sincerity and air of passion. Sometimes we make love with our eyes. Sometimes we make love with our hands. Sometimes … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Plant of Liberty Is So Tender That It Cannot Thrive In the Neighborhood of Slavery
“Ye men of sense and virtue – Ye advocates for American Liberty, rouse up and espouse the cause of humanity and general liberty. Bear a testimony against a vice which degrades human nature, and dissolves that universal tie of benevolence … Continue reading
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Tagged All Mankind, American Liberty, Benevolence, Benjamin Rush, First Principles, General Liberty, Humanity, Literty, Nature, On Slavekeeping, One Family, Sense, Slavery, Tender, Testimony, Thrive, Vice, Virtue
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Owed To A Non-Living Killer
An attempt at both blank verse which I never quite understand and a virus that apparently isn’t going away so it might be wise to understand, right? Owed To A Non-Living Killer by Michael Doyle A world cast into lockdown … Continue reading
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Retroactive Kaleidoscope
The optional objective for Day 17 of Na/GloPoWriMo 2020 is to write a poem incorporating a ‘forgotten’ technology. Well, my choice is not so much as forgotten but once a has been yet now a collectible among some. Retroactive … Continue reading
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First Principles: However Weak Our Country May Be, I Hope We Shall Never Sacrifice Our Liberties
“However weak our country may be, I hope we shall never sacrifice our liberties. .” – Alexander Hamilton
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Thought For the Day: The Real Hope Is Not In Something We Can Do, But In God, Who Is Making Something Good Out of It In Some Way We Cannot See
“The real hope is not in something we think we can do, but in God, who is making something good out of it in some way we cannot see.” – Thomas Merton
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Tagged Do, God, Real Hope, See, Something, Think, Thomas Merton, Thought For the Day, Way, We
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On Found Light
Reviewing my camera chops in real brought me to write this. On Found Light by Michael Doyle It’s not so much the light But where you’re in it To get this just right You have know where to bend it … Continue reading
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Like Mercury Colliding
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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