Monthly Archives: March 2026

Too Many Voices

Too Many Voicesby Michael DoyleThe mourning after is brought by its happy day.Maybe it amounts to the memory kept, and by the way.How do I keep you today, hoping for our tomorrow,Without my smile, sometimes slipping into sorrow.If I should … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Treat All Men Alike. Give Them All the Same Law. Give Them An Even Chance To Live and Grow. All Men Were Made By the Same Great Spirit

“If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace. Treat all men alike. Give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow. All men were … Continue reading

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First Principles: Peace Is Not To Be Purchased By the Sacrifice of Truth

“Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.” – John Calvin

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Quiver

Quiverby Michael DoyleI reach for words from a quiver of choices,Drowning in a wave of three kinds of voices.This, then, is what makes up the poet’s armoryAnd the choices made make for dissonance or harmony.I find myself talking to me … Continue reading

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First Principles: Liberty Is A Word Which, According As It Is Used, Comprehends the Most Good and the Most Evil of Any In the World

“Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world.” – Oliver Ellsworth

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Thought For the Day: Kindness Is the Language Which the Deaf Can Hear and the Blind Can See

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain

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Joseph: Into the Lord’s Presence

Joseph: Into the Lord’s Presenceby Michael DoyleGod reveals His wonders in wonders spoken.We who believe do our best though we’re broken.We walk our best in this mystical game.We do our best to play our part in the fame.Faithfulness walks among … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Whole Difference Between Construction and Creation Is Exactly This: That A Thing Constructed Can Only Be Loved After It Is Constructed; But A Thing Created Is Loved Before It Exists

“The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.” – Charles Dickens

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First Principles: For We Are God’s Handiwork, Created In Christ Jesus To Do Good Works, Which God Prepared In Advance For Us To Do

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:10 NIV

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