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First Principles: Observe Good Faith and Justice Toward All Nations. Cultivate Peace and Harmony With All
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Tagged All Nations, Cultivate, Farewell Address (1796), First Principle, George Washington, Good Faith, Harmony, Justice, Observe, Peace
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Thought For the Day: Kindness Is Like Snow – It Beautifies Everything It Covers
“Kindness is like snow—it beautifies everything it covers.” – Kahlil Gibran
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Tagged Beauty, Cover, Kahlil Gibran, Kindness, Snow, Thought For the Day
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Star-Fall
Star-Fall
by Michael Doyle
My impulsive thoughts intrude
Even as I raise my hands in gratitude
Arms wide open, I look above
In my experience of God's love
I sing hallelujah in my loudest voice
Lifting up my songs, I picked through my choices
Knowing all that you've given humanity
I give my love in my fullest humility
You have always and still do all
I surrender and answer to your call
It's you, not me that provides all
As I look up at your star-fall
Singing hallelujah for all my days
I thank you, Jesus, with my praises
Lost in your heavenly embrace
I can find my soul through your grace
(c) December 12, 2024 Michael Doyle
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Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Above, All, Answer, Arms, Call, Choice, Days, Experience, God's Love, Grace, Gratitude, Hallelujah, Hands, Heavenly Embrace, Humanity, Humility, Impulsive Thoughts, Jesus, Lift, Lost, Love, Poetry and Poems, Praises, Songs, Soul, Star-Fall, Surrender, Voice, Wide Open
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First Principles: Equal and Exact Justice To All Men, of Whatever Persuasion, Religious Or Political
“Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religious or political.” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)
Thought For the Day: Imagination, Not Invention, Is the Supreme Master of Art As of Life
“Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.” – Joseph Conrad
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Tagged Art, Imagination, Invention, Joseph Contrad, Life, Master, Supreme, Thought For the Day
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Better Than Okay
Better Than Okay
by Michael Doyle
Why don't you come inside?
There's nothing we need to hide
Besides, it's cold outside
And I have something to confide
There's something that feels right
In my darkness, you might be the light
There's something about the way
You make me feel better than okay
It's only been a moment since we met
Something tells me I will never forget
You understand me in a way I don't get
Your kind of love, I will never regret
In this world filled with coal
You've got a heart full of soul
Lakeside visions of dreams come true
I think I'll find them in you
I'm looking for a Christmas miracle in you
To be enjoyed only by we two
With a smile on my face, I turn the page
To a place where our love turns center stage
It's only been a moment since we met
Something tells me I will never forget
You understand me in a way that I don't get
Your kind of love, I will never regret
(c) December 11, 2024 Michael Doyle
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Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Better Than Okay, Cold Outside, Confide, Darkness, Feels Right, Forget, Hide, Inside, Light, Love, Met, Moment, Poetry and Poems, Regret, Understand
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First Principles: The Great Principles of Right and Wrong Are Legible To Every Reader; To Pursue Them Requires Not the Aid of Many Counselors. The Whole Art of Government Consists In the Art of Being Honest
“The great principles of right and wrong are legible to every reader; to pursue them requires not the aid of many counselors. The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.” – Thomas Jefferson (1775)
Thought For the Day: Christmas Isn’t Just A Day, It’s A Frame of Mind
“Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” – Kris Kringle, in Miracle On 34th Street
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Tagged Christmas, Day, Frame, Kris Kringle, Mind, Miracle On 34th Street, Thought For the Day
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Like A Velvet Snare
Like A Velvet Snare
by Michael Doyle
She looked at me
With the eyes of an angel
I was worried there'd be
Some kind of angle
I put my guard up
She dropped it with a smile
Before I knew what was up
There could be no denial
I knew I'd be her man
From there to eternity
I knew I'd do whatever I can
Throughout our life's journey
Subtle habits of curiosity
Asked in questions lingering on
Whispered tones of sensuality
That will never be gone
She looked in life's window
In a little do-it-yourself innuendo
Something as simple as hello
Gave a deep look inside her soul
The things in common built a bond
I felt nobility in her quiet grace
It was an instance of touch that went beyond
The smile we put on each other's face
Each wished the other well
Feeling something special in the air
Both of us knew there'd be more to this tale
Our hearts tugged forward like a velvet snare
(c) December 10, 2024 Michael Doyle
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Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Air, Angel, Angle, Beyond, Bond, Common, Curiosity, Deep Look, Denial, Do-It-Yourself, Each Other's Face, Eternity, Eyes, Feeling, Forward, Gone, Grace, Guard, Her Man, Innuendo, Knew, Life's Journey, Life's Window, Look, Nobility, Our Hearts, Poetry and Poems, Question, Sensuality, Sepcial, Simple, Smile, Snare, Soul, Subtle Habits, Tale, Tone, Touch, Velvet, Velvet Snare, What Was Up, Wish, Worry
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A Jingle Bell Sort of Love
A Jingle Bell Sort of Love
by Michael Doyle
The city lights shine so bright
Bringing a little Christmas to my night
There's joy in how the sleigh bells ring
And I love the happy way the children sing
Still, life happens as it does
There's no use hanging on to what was
It's been awhile since you've been gone
The rumor has it, that I should be moving on
Gathered around the Christmas tree
Is my happiness in the form of my family
It's a jingle bells sort of love
Blessed by the hand of God above
Wishing on wishes that might come true
I sit here alone and feeling blue
It's hard to feel the Christmas spirit
No matter how close, I just don't feel it
The chords just don't jangle the same
Impossible deadlines offer no game
Still, here I am, carrying on
It's been some time since you've been gone
Gathered around the Christmas tree
Is my happiness in the form of my family
It's a jingle bells sort of love
Blessed by the hand of God above
Promises made and then not kept
Have led to tears that have been wept
I want to be living the best happy ending
I need to be on the right side of winning
I wish this wish into the snowy air
Putting on a smile as I just don't care
You don't fall in love with any type of factually
It takes a certain magic, actually
Gathered around the Christmas tree
Is my happiness in the form of my family
It's a jingle bells sort of love
Blessed by the hand of God above
(c) December 10, 2024 Michael Doyle
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