I'm struck on a bridge to nowhere Looking for a bit of faithfulness I'm stranded in an unfaithful world Chasing around the circles and nobody cares Suddenly seeing with sight for awareness Feeling so completely fetaled and curled
I've got two eyes, refusing to see The truth of the meaning for me Walking wounded, it surrounds me In a world without grace or pity What is it that will become of me When I no longer care to see
You talk about love, while living the hate Darkness everywhere seals the fate I wish I could offer you a smile But my integrity won't grant that denial You told me your heart was my home This morning, I woke again, cold and alone
(c) August 22, 2021 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“To judge from the history of mankind, we shall be compelled to conclude that the fiery and destructive passions of war reign in the human breast with much more powerful sway than the mild and beneficent sentiments of peace.”– Alexander Hamilton (1788)
“What’s amazing is President Biden ran for office as the foreign policy expert … and yet look at how poorly planned this seems to be right now. It is a calamity playing out.” – The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker
This is how biased the Left Media is… read the following and I am not making up even the tiniest part of this:
“In wake of the his raging success in international diplomacy through the surgical precision of handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, Joe Biden has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. Similar to how Barack Obama received the award for a comparable accomplishment in 2009, Joe Biden’s actions have made the world better, safer, more secure, and more diverse.
Joe Biden knew better than his advisors. He knew better than everyone who had spent their lives dealing with the constant turmoil in Afghanistan. Joe Biden’s experience and expertise in the area of foreign affairs lead him to singlehandedly end the war in Afghanistan. 20 years of progress has finally paid off.
Afghanistan is now safe. The state is stable. Thank you, Joe Biden, the award suits you.”
On becoming human resplendent We were never meant to be independent But rather communal in the nature of our being Living in a communion of love with all we’re seeing
Love is the essence of the truest theology Locked heart into heart with the Holy Trinity It’s the Christian life as a process of sanctification On which we need to focus our utmost dedication
Vine and branches serve as a vivid illustration Set before all as a simile of humble elocution That one branch alone cannot make barreled wine It takes an eternal vineyard to flourish as divine
Into the wine of a new life in its sacred overflowing That moves beyond transcendent and into the knowing And as its satisfying result, love grows for one another Accepting as it is our walk as sister and as brother
For just as the body of Christ is one of many members It serves us well when we keep our faith and remember Quenching the thirst of all we believe and in what we think As the Spirit keeps us right and away from the brink
Each of us is meant to be as we are and yet being a part Connected as it is from the core and held together in heart The whole of it is the sum of us fit together as one body And in fitting together we serve well our place in God’s family
From all of this, it is easy enough to see that which we should That all is in accordance with God’s plan and working for good And Christ is the sufficiency to carry us through our trials Regardless of how heavy the burden nor how long the miles
(c) August 21, 2021 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
May It Come Easy (The Promise of Turkey) by Michael Doyle
In affection and camaraderie We wish in sincere empathy And with just a trace of sympathy That with life, may it come easy
Change is the constant in all of life Sometimes there is peace; sometimes strife Though the scenes may be inclement Each turn we turn, is kept in its element
A nation takes its change in uncertainty As a lesson having some sense of urgency That we all hope, that it may yet come easy Yet, this is seldom the track of history
Lived as a neighbor stuck as it is in the middle With the chance for escape being precious little As days are quickly sipped with a strong dark coffee Sweet as love, poured so that it may come easy
(c) August 20, 2021 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“A Constitution is not the act of a Government, but of a people constituting a government, and a government without a constitution is a power without right.” – Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
“Liberty, or the absence of coercion, or the leaving people to think, speak, and act as they please, is in itself a good thing. It is the object of a favourable presumption. The burden of proving it inexpedient always lies, and wholly lies, on those who wish to abridge it by coercion, whether direct or indirect.” – John Morley (1838-1923)
“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” – Federal Farmer (1787)
Silent cries Strident alibis Truths seen For human beings Can be mortifying As we live death defying Taking risks at every turn We live as we learn Careful from feeling the burn Yet, it is that we still yearn
The world keeps on turning Never certain what we're learning Coming to terms with what is done In flying too close to the sun Each the other's dancer As we struggle to find the answer That we almost never find Burnt fingers left to remind We should be careful with the fire As we lose ourselves to things we desire
(c) August 18, 2021 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
Heading out of Australia to escape this Aussie winter. First stop Japan, then UK/Ireland and if work doesn't call me back, onto Chicago. I will make it up as I go along
