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Blank Verse

Blank Verseby Michael DoyleThe other day, I went to the libraryWith no intention to become contraryAnd picked up a famed anthologyOf poetry to see what it might teach meI’m sorry to say that it seems perverseWhen someone writes poetry in … Continue reading

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As If From Nowhere

As If From Nowhereby Michael DoyleHorrific images arise as if from nowhereThe sort of created crucifixion of unspoken fearHounded by the talons of the furiesThat creep up very slowly and kill with a hurryBringing back the Temple of Apollo, At … Continue reading

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First Principles: We Cannot Allow Any Unelected Federal Agencies/Bureaucrats To Operate Outside the Constitution, Undermine Our Civil Liberties and Create Their Own Foreign Policies

“We cannot allow any unelected federal agencies/bureaucrats to operate outside the Constitution, undermine our civil liberties, and create their own foreign policies.” – Harry Truman “For some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Man Is Condemned To Be Free. Condemned Because He Did Not Create Himself, Yet Is Nevertheless At Liberty

“Man is condemned to be free. Condemned because he did not create himself, yet is nevertheless at liberty, and from the moment he is thrown into this world he is responsible for everything he does.” – Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)

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Thought For the Day: Censorship Always Defeats Its Own Purpose, For It Creates, In the End, the Kind of Society That Is Incapable of Exercising Real Discretion

“Censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. … In the long run it will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence … Continue reading

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My Business Is the Future

My Business Is the Futureby Michael DoyleLike other dreamersMy concern isn’t the presentThat’s for erratic schemersAnd others that we grow to resentMy business is the futureNot as an oracle but as one who createsLooking for the right things to nurtureEngaged … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Poetry Is the Art of Creating Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads

“Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.” -Marianne Moore, poet (15 Nov 1887-1972)

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The Chasm Between

The Chasm Betweenby Michael DoyleWhen man creates the perfect machineWill it be as some utopian dreamsOr will they find the chasm betweenWho we are and how we wish to seemIs one which it escapes all detectionThat mortals such as we … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The American Dream Is Not Something Handed To Us, Like A Gift, By Government. It Is Something We Alone Can Create and Realize

“The American Dream is not something handed to us, like a gift, by government. It is something we alone can create and realize — and we can only do so in a nation that safeguards the God-given freedoms with which … Continue reading

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First Principles: We Know That Families and Churches, Not Government Officials, Know Best How To Create A Strong and Loving Community…We Don’t Worship Government. We Worship God.

“We know that families and churches, not government [officials], know best how to create a strong and loving community. … In America we don’t worship government. We worship God.” – Donald Trump

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