The Search of Civilization
by Michael Doyle
Earth's civilizations
Reach into space
In the search
For new life
That we can embrace
Until with devastation
And with waste
We have, as we will,
As we have always find
As we have always found
Another peaceful civilization
To
Wear
Down...
Into tatters and discard
In the name of manifested destiny
(c) May 10, 2023 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“Without justice being freely, fully, and impartially administered, neither our persons, nor our rights, nor our property, can be protected.” – Joseph Story (1833)
“The softer you sing, the louder you’re heard.” – Donovan, musician (b. 10 May 1946)
Just a small announcement that in less than a month, a chapbook of mixed poetry called 23 for ’23 should be available on Amazon.com, if not sooner.
23 poems written in 2023 on a diverse range of subjects from spirituality, life, the oceans, and many other interesting and thought provoking topics.
1 John 3:1-10
Processing Transformation
by Michael Doyle
As the children of God, we know love
Shined down from the heavens above
To know this hope in God in which we will stay
We are forgiven to the extent we no longer stray
We must do right and not fall into the ways of sin
Let this be proclaimed with thanks again and again
It must be considered in our holy transformation
That we process and acquire our information
That will teach us to keep in line with the plan
That will make us each a better woman or a man
It’s all in the application of the best known ways
To live in holiness in all of our best living days
Different people in different sets of circumstances
Need to learn different facts to balance the chance
That things that will be said depend on what we believe
And are fully prepared for that we might yet receive
What is needed bring us to our very best
And to gain the transformation needed to pass the test
Because the thing is that we all live imperfectly
Walking in sinful ways, we notice more significantly
When we truly try to walk the on the righteous pathway
Living out our best attempts at getting it right away
There is so much in life that we openly take and embrace
Until truly saved and seeing below the surface face
It’s an ongoing struggle that we try to push away
But it’s the habits of the flesh that stay with us every day
However, these are dealt with larger and smaller
These are the struggles that make a soul grow taller
Born of God, we will seek to live in holiness
Despite our struggles, born again as we know this
We know that it takes time to reach our maturity
Blessed by the spirit and the word, living holy
(c) May 7, 2023 Michael Doyle
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“Every actual state is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
“The best of all government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Wonderous Sea's Night Dive
by Michael Doyle
At the end of the day comes the night dive
To find that at the bottom, it's the tiny
That somehow manages to keep us all alive
The millions of phytoplankton are lights, however tiny
Every other breath that we will ever take
This comes thanks to the oxygen phytoplankton makes
As these breath in carbon dioxide and make oxygen
This is the gift of life given again and again
Zooplankton is found best shining in the night
From the very depths of the ocean under the moonlight
These comb jellies and others are incredibly delicate
Shining like constellations seen within an ocean, sedate
More people have walked on the orbiting moon
Than have seen the ocean's floor; or are willing anytime soon
We know more about the Moon than the ocean's floor
And yet it is part of our home that we cannot long ignore
It seems odd and hard to think on and embrace
How little we know about the Earth's inner space
With millions of species left to find and more
Just a few miles off from our sandy sea shores
Time overextends, creating a need for a safety pause
It's part of travel into inner space and its laws
That must be obeyed to avoid bends and decompresses
Yet, just 15 feet down at night leaves quite an impression
Sea turtles coast as these swim and drift by
From downside up, it's as if these can secretly fly
In darkness, there is focus, and the familiar looks new
The colors appear more vibrant as if somehow more true
Slowly moving basket stars are different as we look and see
With no eyes or brain, it somehow feeds very efficiently
Living life as if they are not missing a single thing
Though living quite differently, they have their everything
Enigmatic chance encounters of love and life's tug-of-war
And then there is that maybe something just a bit more
As life meets life along the light of the ocean's edge
Where a chancy balance teaches about life beyond the ledge
In nature's balance, it is important to knowingly reach
When the reefs are healthy, all life might teach
Are the lessons that we learn in balance and teach us all
The very lessons that we all need to know and vividly recall
(c) May 8, 2023 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” – The Declaration of Independence
The drafters of the Declaration of Independence painstakingly chose each word and the position these words were put into. This was done in order to stress their ardent beliefs and grievances against the British Crown. Please note that before among the truths held as self -evident, LIFE was placed before even liberty and the pursuit of happiness as fundamental to what our founders believed necessary and essential to the American republican way of virtue and life.
“No two persons ever read the same book.” -Edmund Wilson, critic (8 May 1895-1972)
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