Tag Archives: Bury

Mean Streaks and Misgivings

Mean Streaks and Misgivingsby Michael DoyleWhen the Colt has turned to rustAnd all that’s left is to swallow the dustThe desert plays tricks on a man’s mindAs he looks over his shoulder at what’s left behindWar is war and won’t … Continue reading

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Mountain of Consequence

Mountain of Consequenceby Michael DoyleThere are legends of lost treasureThat goes deep and beyond known measureThe locks that must be brokenAs the stories are told, quietly spokenMankind’s greed leads to deathAn old man mumbles under breathWhile the bringer of life … Continue reading

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I’ll Meet You There

I’ll Meet You Thereby Michael DoyleSomewhere in hereIn the deep felt insideThere is cold fearThat has nowhere to hidePushed past mountains and woodsThe darkness comes as it shouldFighting against this is no goodThis is the truth that’s understoodWounded hearts always … Continue reading

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Sucker Punch

Sucker Punchby Michael DoyleYou’re never fully dressedWithout a smileBut it’s hard to wear oneWhen you feel that you’re on trialDon’t put it downAs a matter of happenstanceWhen you’re watchingA wrong conviction buried in circumstanceFacing a false accusationIsn’t a pleasant feelingWhen … Continue reading

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In Healing Hymn

In Healing Hymnby Michael DoyleTo be human is to fantasizeMore than can be seen with naked eyesWorried about what ghouls might beAfter death’s last-breath tragedyWe keep our eyes on what is nextAnd all the riddles that do connectCaught in our … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: They Tried To Bury Us. They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds.

“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” – Dinos Christianopoulos, poet (20 Mar 1931-2020) It’s interesting how people and sources are lost along the way. It seems the origins of a phrase is that it is … Continue reading

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Heirlooms In the Shadows

Haunted graveyards anyone? Heirlooms In the Shadows by Michael Doyle Where there is wanton violence There is always fear in that place You can feel it in the silence That permeates darkness in that space Standing there with the coffin … Continue reading

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Fade To Black

Halloween Poem #25: Fade To Black by Michael Romani We shared our goodbyes at hallowed grave To the one that we could not save Then sat ourselves in shadowed room Almost welcoming our mournful gloom There was a time shared … Continue reading

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Taken Path

Halloween Poem #22: Taken Path by Michael Romani Even we who make our own heaven and hell Cannot evade that most singular of details That the chosen Wolf of God is our prophecy A singular enemy that is our owned … Continue reading

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A Writer’s Block

Writing stories is a particular craft.  There are numerous reasons that writers sometimes stop writing.  But, when they do…. A Writer’s Block by Michael Romani Writing a story with acuity Is like mental archeology There’s madness in the methodology And … Continue reading

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