“Live and let live, be and let be, / Hear and let hear, see and let see, / Sing and let sing, dance and let dance. … Live and let live and remember this line: / ‘Your bus’ness is your bus’ness and my bus’ness is mine.’” – Cole Porter, composer and songwriter (9 Jun 1893-1964)
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11.” – Jeremiah 29:11
Cheap Candles Finding Gold
by Michael Doyle
Ask any Rabbi, and you're sure to find
A story or two to give sight to the blind
It's a whispered rumor illustrating the tale
Of how those with pride are sure to fall
Even cheap candles can illuminate gold
And so it is with many stories of old
It isn't as though it's much to orchestrate
But the truth told is seen best when we illustrate
The fact pattern sought is that those who hear
Are certain to draw on lessons from near
But seeing the truth of a mystic sort of mystery
That takes a set of eyes that can truly see
The creation of humanity might have been God's bad mood
When you think of the rest of creation on which we intrude
Other than tablets cobbled together out of ordinary stone
There are a lot of moments it when seems man is left all alone
Yet to point out absence brings God and ideals present
Although it is true, it's a presence that many resent
This may diminish hope, but it also says a little something
About how the universe banged itself out apparent nothing
It seems that the incomprehensible is, for most, exactly that
And so sages illustrate their pointing at the unnatural fact
With words that each of us must dig through all the solid rock
Just to find the point of that which is nothing but vague talk
Such truths pummel their way relentlessly against the wind
Shrilly clearing a path only to find the message has no friend
And those meant to receive this dream lost by the mind's window
Never comprehending all that they will surely ever, never know
(c) June 8, 2024 Michael Doyle
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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Love your neighbor as yourself and your country more than yourself.” – Thomas Jefferson (1825)
Certainty Grows
by Michael Doyle
There is a certainty felt 100%
I believe in the you this represents
These are the keys of responsibility
That validate our sense of security
Letting the differences build our memories
I know that you and I know no urgencies
As we float our lives together into place
We know this love by its numbered traces
The waves resound as they crash on the shore
While each kiss between begs for a little more
A look tells us we fit smoothly into our places
And the love we feel is written on our faces
It's a natural thing, as we've quietly understood
Confident as we are side by side feeling good
It's a beautiful thing, how it is that simply fit
Like a walk under the moonlight, we'll never forget
All the fickle challenges come to be met and overcome
As king and queen, we fortify the strength of our kingdom
Heartbeat-by-heartbeat, we know, combined together
There is no chance our world can be any sort of better
(c) June 7, 2024 Michael Doyle
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“This balance between the National and State governments ought to be dwelt on with peculiar attention, as it is of the utmost importance. It forms a double security to the people. If one encroaches on their rights they will find a powerful protection in the other. Indeed, they will both be prevented from overpassing their constitutional limits by a certain rivalship, which will ever subsist between them.” —Alexander Hamilton (1788)
“Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars.” – Gwendolyn Brooks, poet (7 Jun 1917-2000)
“The first and governing maxim in the interpretation of a statute is to discover the meaning of those who made it.” – James Wilson (1790)
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin
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