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Inside the Temple
Inside the Templeby Michael DoyleThe mercy of God fills the heartOf the blessed souls that will departBut as the light fades, the night grows longFor the sake of the fight, make the coffee strongIt might be hours; it might be … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Destroying Species Is Like Tearing Pages Out of An Unread Book, Written In A Language Humans Hardly Know How To Read, About the Place Where They Live
“Destroying species is like tearing pages out of an unread book, written in a language humans hardly know how to read, about the place where they live.” -Holmes Rolston III, professor of philosophy (b. 1932)
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Tagged Book, Destroy, Holmes Rolston III, Human, Language, Live, Pages, Place, Species, Thought For the Day, Unread, Written
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A Child Never Walks Alone
A Child Never Walks Aloneby Michael DoyleOur sins will seek us outPutting holes in hearts to fill with doubtsIf evil wasn’t real, there’d be no need for GodThat’s a paradox that burns us, however oddThere in the ashes of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashes, Blasphemy, Child, Christ's Child, Cry, Curses, Desires, Doubt, Dream, Evil, Fire, God, Hearts, Heaven, Holes, Hunger, Living Nightmare, Lust, Need, Odd, Paradox, Poetry and Poems, Prayers, Present, Real, Remnants, Seek, Shadows, Sins, Stake, Under, Walks Alone, World
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First Principles: A Constitution of Government Once Changed From Freedom, Can Never Be Restored. Liberty, Once Lost, Is Lost Forever
“A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.” – John Adams
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Tagged Change, Constitution, First Principles, Forever, Freedom, Government, John Adams, Liberty, Lost, Restore
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Thought For the Day: We Owe Those Kabul Airport Gold Star Families Everything. We Owe Them Transparency, We Owe Them Honesty, We Owe Them Accountability
“We owe those [Kabul Airport] Gold Star families everything. We owe them transparency, we owe them honesty, we owe them accountability if appropriate. We owe them the truth about what happened to their loved ones.” – Joint Chiefs of Staff … Continue reading
Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruitby Michael DoyleLove of witchcraft presents the evidenceThat the ability to influence is no coincidenceAs they open up evil, door by doorAnd find a craven audience wanting moreThe portal to desires some wish to exploreOpen up to all, beginning … Continue reading
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Tagged Amuse, Audience, Beginning, Blame, Charade, Charm, Child's Play, Children, Coincidence, Contract, Craven, Danger, Delicious, Desire, Device, Door, Door By Door, End of Days, Engage, Enslave, Evidence, Evil, Explore, Forbidden Fruit, Freedom, Fright, Game, Grandmaster, Ground Floor, Hidden, Holy Advice, Ignore, Influence, Innocence, Intuit, Knock, Lie, Light, Lost, Masses, Messengers, Multiple Ways, Night, Perceive, Pleasurable, Pleasure, Poetry and Poems, Portal, Question, Run, Scatter, Secret, Shadow, Sudden, Task, Taste, Treasure, Witchcraft, Wonder
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Thought For the Day: Love Is Like Quicksilver In the Hand. Leave the Fingers Open and It Stays. Clutch It, and It Darts Away
“Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away.” -Dorothy Parker, author (22 Aug 1893-1967)
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Tagged Away, Clutch, Dart, Dorothy Parker, Fingers, Hand, Love, Open, Quicksilver, Stay, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Speak Seldom, But To Important Subjects, Except Such As Particularly Relate To Your Constituents, and, In the Former Case, Make Yourself Perfectly Master of the Subject
“Speak seldom, but to important subjects, except such as particularly relate to your constituents, and, in the former case, make yourself perfectly master of the subject.” – George Washington (1787)
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Tagged Constituents, First Principles, George Washington, Important Subjects, Master, Seldom, Speak, Subject
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Into the Blackest Night
Into the Blackest Nightby Michael DoyleAfter a charlatan’s talk of romanceShuffled by in the cards of chanceFriends from the other side tell the taleHalf past the shaded gates of HellIt seems that games of chance are legendaryAs sleight of hands … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Night, Cards, Chance, Charlatan, Color, Dance, Deceive, Devil, Difference, Dotted Line, Fish In the Sea, Freedom, Funds, Games of Chance, Gates of Hell, Green, Hope, Legendary, Masked Ball, Odds, Other Side, Poetry and Poems, Poor Sinner's Hand, Recall, Romance, Shine, Side-Hustle, Sleight of Hand, Spotlight, Tale, Talk, Waltz, Whisper, Wink and A Nod, Wish
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