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Thoughts On Dorian Gray
Thoughts On Dorian Grayby Michael DoyleTextured as it is in prescienceAre those things outside of scienceAmong these is the legend of Dorian GrayOf which there is much yet to sayImages that stick through flesh like a knifeSliced cleanly through the … Continue reading
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Tagged Artist, Bacchanalian, Bad Memories, Beauty, Call, Closed Doors, Clown, Commonsense, Crime, Deal, Death, Devil's Altar, Diabolical, Distract, Dorian Gray, Drink Up, Duty, Fair Trade, Flame, Flesh, Folly, Forever, Forgotten Scenes, Frolic, Games, Heart of Life, Hellfire Club, Human, Images, Introduce, Jest, Knife, Legend, Lesson, Life, London Town, Looks, Lost Moment, Memory, More, Nail, Open Door, Party, Philsopher, Pity, Pleasure, Poetry and Poems, Prescience, Pretense, Price, Reach, Say, Science, Seeker, Seen, Sermon, Shame, Sin, Sketches, Slice, Sould, Sympathy, Tea, Textured, Thoughts, Time, Truth, Vanity, Victorian Days, Ways of Darkness, Worse Dreams, Young
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First Principles: Democracy Will Soon Degenerate Into An Anarchy, Such An Anarchy That Every Man Will Do What is Right In His Own Own Eyes
“[D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man’s life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these … Continue reading
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Tagged An Essay on Man's Lust For Power, Anarchy, Beauty, Capricious Will, Cruelty, Degenerate, Democracy, Every Man, First Principles, Intellectual Abilities, John Adams, Liberty, Life, Moral Virtues, One, Own Eyes, Powers, Property, Reputation, Science, Secure, Very Few, Wanton Pleasures, Wealth, Wit
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Pierce the Charade
Pierce the Charadeby Michael DoyleOne thing I’ve discovered recentlyIs that I am capable of acting decentlyBut if the world could see my inspirationMaybe there’d be cause to doubt my motivationStill it is that I struggle for my bestAnd my failings, … Continue reading
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Tagged Accustom, Against, Anchored, Angel, Beauty, Best, Capable, Charade, Crimes, Decent, Deep, Detest, Discover, Doubt, Duty, Explore, Failings, Find, Friendship, Guilty, Hatter, Inspiration, Knew, Know, Masquerade, Motivation, My Mind, No Better Way, Of My Heart, Offered, Pierce, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Rare, Recent, Search, See, Spoke, Steeped, Struggle, Taint, Today, Traces, True Love, Truths, Wages of Sin, Whisper, Women and Men, World, Worship
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Through the Years
Through the Yearsby Michael DoyleSilently in my day to dayI live just as I prayNeeding a miracle some wayKnowing that at least God will stayEvery step grows my walkTaking my soul beyond talkInto the power of my emotionsEvery lesson strengthens … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, Beauty, Day To Day, Destination, Devotion, Earthly Devastation, Emotions, Every Lesson, Every Step, Explanation, God, Hear, In You, Inside Information, Invitation, Knowing, Learn, Live, Needing A Miracle, Poetry and Poems, Power, Pray, Salvation, Silently, Soul, Stay, Talk, Taught, Through, Truth, Two Ears, Walk, Years
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Na/GloPoWriMo #15: In A Family’s Way
Na/GloPoWriMo #15: In A Family’s Wayby Michael DoyleI really need to buy an easy chairIf I am to keep the family flairEating summer sausage on cheesed squareReading news and pontificating without a careThat is if I am to live my … Continue reading
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Tagged All of These and More, Beauty, Belong To All of These, Best Friend, Big Sister, Blended, Breeze, By My Side, Cheese, Cherishing, Considered Choices, Course, Crash, Dad, Deeper Sense, Each of Them, Each Version, Easy Chair, Family, Family Flair, Family Ways, Family's Ways, Filled, Finding Room, Fine Art, Float, Free Flow, Habits, Had, Keep, Keep To This, Left, Life, Lines Drawn, Live My Days, Lonely, Loving Ways, Me, Mom, Mostly Happy, Mother's Voice, My Days, My Heart, My Tears Fall, Na/GloPoWriMo, Our Family Ways, Owned By These, Poetry and Poems, Pride, Remain, Riding Horse, Sad, Sometimes, Spirit, Spring Breeze, Square, Still, Stroll, Summer Sausage, Version, Voices, Waft, Watch, Way, Whom I Miss Most, Wood
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Echoes of A Dolphin’s Life
Echoes of A Dolphin’s Lifeby Michael DoyleSynchronized sleepingFrom danger keepingHalf brained and one eyedThe pod keeps from being surprisedFollowing the secrets of mysteryA familiar echo explores the seaAs a whale’s song is heard in the distanceAnd against curiosity, there is … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Beholder, Bold, Curiosity, Danger, Distance, Dolphin's Life, Echoes, Echolocation, Humpbacked, Hunger Calls, Impossible to Ignore, Majestic, Mother's Tone, Mystery, No Resistance, Ocean Floor, One Eyed, Poetry and Poems, Razor Fish, Romance, Safety By Numbers, Sea, Secrets, Security, Sleeping, Suitable, Surprised, Synchronized, The Pod, Whale's Song
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Beauty’s Brutality
Beauty’s Brutalityby Michael DoyleIn the deeps of Finland’s heartThe land lies in its darknessBathed in the Northern LightFrom where whispers of hope startAgainst the chilling harshnessBelow winter’s frosted nightSummer has been quick and fleetingTo thrive here takes endurance and courageWorn … Continue reading
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Tagged Alive, Ancient, Aurora Borealis, Beauty, Bleak Midwnter, Borne, Breeze, Brutality, Change, Chill, Comfort, Constant, Courage, Darkness, Deeps, Discourage, Down Under, Dreams, Endurance, Fatal, Finland, Fleeting, Fools, Forest, Free, Frost, Frozen In Time, Frozen Mouth, Gifts, Golden Eagle, Greeting, Grit, Harshness, Hope, Impatience, Infinity, Jeweled Crown, Land, Lapland, Legends, Life, Magical, Mesmerized, Midnight Sun, Moment To Spare, Myth, Myth of Fire Foxes, Never Know, Northern Light, Owl, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Reindeer, Rule, Santa, Serenity, Shine, Stand To Know, Star-Filled Sky, Stillness, Struggle, Summer, Sunrise, Surprise, Survive, The Sun, Thrive, Tough Lessons, Trees, Warmth, Weeks On End, Weight In Gold, Whisper, Winter, Winter Snow, Wisdom
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Petra Reexamined
Petra Reexaminedby Michael DoyleThere is an ancient city in which Nabataeans dweltThat is more carved than could be thought of as builtThis city of beauty and wonder is a World Heritage siteIt belongs to all of humanity by our noble … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient City, Aqueducts, Architecture, Astound, Beauty, Birthright, Carved, Cliffside, Desert, Engineering, Examine, Exuberance, Fine Detail, Gorge, Humanity, Luxury, Nabataeans, Narrow Canyon, Nomads, Oasis, Perfection, Petra, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Safety, Scale, Sculptured, Trade Network, Trade Routes, Wadis, Water, Wonder, World Heritage Site
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Thought For the Day: The Answer Is…To Teach Ourselves To Comprehend Each Person, Not As A Symbol of A Group, But As A Unique and Special Individual Within A Common Context of Shared Humanity
“The answer is to go deeper than race, deeper than wealth, deeper than ethnic identity, deeper than gender. To teach ourselves to comprehend each person, not as a symbol of a group, but as a unique and special individual within a … Continue reading
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Tagged Answer, Beauty, Common Context, Comprehend, Create, Deeper, Each Person, Ethnic Identity, Family, Fundamental Place, Gender, Individual, Mortal Creatures, Not A Symbol Of A Group, Order, Race, Shared Humanity, Special, Teach, Thought For the Day, Unique, Wealth, Wyatt Tee Walker
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 