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Making Early Connections
Making Early Connectionsby Michael DoyleGrowing up, living in the shadow of war,There was hope, but little more.Utopian dreams grew from anxiety.There was no surrender to the complexity.America offered her roots, rock, and blues.Trains were rolling over blue suede shoes.Memphis electrified … Continue reading
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Tagged Affect, America, Beat, Blue Suede Shoes, Blues, British, Business, Classic Rock, Connection, Cutting Teeth, Drums, Efficiency, Electric Guitars, Freedom, Guitars, Harp, Jam, James BRown, John Bonham, Little Richard, Lonnie Donegan, Memphis, Music, Poetry and Poems, Records, Rock, rock-music, Shadow of War, Shaking All Over, Shuffle, Skiffle Beat, Song, Stars, Studio Session, The Street
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An Expectancy of Government
A continuing look at American history: An Expectancy of Government by Michael Doyle Approaches as it had been in hesitancy No gave the Constitution great expectancy As a blue print for what had been built To house a people in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1800, Agrarian, Alien and Sedition Act, American History, Americas, Andrew Jackson, Battle of New Orleans, Blue Print, British, Clause, Commerical Power, Common Man, Consolidation, Constitution, Country, Debt, Destruction, Dire, Division, Double, Ear, Economy, Election, Enumerated Powers, Era, Expectancy, Fair Trade, Farewell Address, Farm, Federalist, Federalist Party, Foreign Entanglement, Foreign Policy, French Revolution, Global, Golden Goose, Government, Great Plan, Hamilton, Harbinger, Ideology, Indispensable Man, James Madison, Jefferson, John Adams, Judiciary, Knell, Libel, Liberty, Light, Loose, Louisiana Purchase, Madison v. Marbury, Marshall, Maturation, Misery, Missouri, Missouri Compromise, Monarch, Monroe Doctrine, Mount Vernon, Nation, National Bank, Necessary, Neutrality, New Jersey, Nullifcation, Photograph, Pirate, Plow, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Potential, Power, Preservation, Primacy, Proper, Prosperity, Railroad, Republic, Resolution, Responsibility, Review, Right, Risk, Safety, Shoulder, Slander, Slavery, Strict Construction, Tariff, Teach, Territory, The Star Spangled Banner, Virginia, War of 1812, Washington, Washington D.C., Wolf
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A New Nation Born Pt II
The American story series continues… A New Nation Born Pt II by Michael Doyle In the haphazard wake of 1776 There were so many constructs to fix The ancients had always taught Only a smallish sized republic should be sought … Continue reading
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Tagged 1776, 1781, America, Anarchy, Ancient, Argument, Articles of Confederation, Balance, Bill of Rights, Born, British, Capable, Cause, Cautious, Centralized Power, Compromise, Conflict, Connection, Constitution, Constitution Day, Constrict, Construct, Convetion, Correction, Country, Daniel Shay, Deficiency, Democracy, Drive, Economy, Engrave, Equal, Expansion, Explanation, Explode, Explosiion, Fabric, Fair Say, Fear, Focus, Formation, Friendship, Function, General Good, George Washington, Government, Hamilton, Hellion, History, Human Condition, Human Nature, Implode, Impotence, Interests, James Madison, Just, Legacy, Legislation, Locus, Mature, Nation, Nation Under Law, National, National Identity, Natural Allies, New, New Jersey, Northwest Ordinance, Notes of the Constitutional Convention, Paralyze, Philadelphia Experiment, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Population, Possible, Power, Pressure Cooked, Primacy, Rebellion, Reliance, Rendition, Representation, Republic, Republican, Ruin, Sober, Spain, Standard, States, Survive, Ten Amendments, The Federalist Papers, Think, Time, Tinder Box, Understood, Unfold, Virginia, Wall, Westward, Wise, Work With the Grain, Young
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Ravens of the Tower
Based on the ravens found at the Tower of London: https://flic.kr/p/rb54mF Ravens of the Tower by Michael Romani To most, a raven is a raven is a raven A bird of some mystery and a little craven But simply a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird, British, Contradiction, Corvid, Croak, Final Hour, Intelligence, Monarchy, Photograph, Poem, Poetic Word, Poetry, Raven, Social Hierarchy, Symbols, Tower of London
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