Tag Archives: Day

She Learns To Survive

She Learns To Surviveby Michael DoyleTo her, I’m her fatherAs I watch my daughterWalking alone in the nightShe’s always been my lightBut it wasn’t always this wayShe’s haunted by the dayThese moments hidden insideBehind her fragile prideHe took her innocenceI’ve … Continue reading

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To Be Understood

To Be Understoodby Michael DoyleWe get carried away by the moonlightForgetting ourselves in the hope of getting it rightThe garden walls throw off our shadowsIn hopes for what we do not truly knowIn all this world’s flight or fight distractionIt … Continue reading

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A Razor’s Truth

A Razor’s Truthby Michael DoyleIn a time when all eyes Should be looking toward the skiesFilled with wonder and majestyThere’s a preference for conspiracyThe more is, the better if mired in tragedySometimes, it feels more like a comedyPeople are mystified … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Christmas Isn’t Just A Day, It’s A Frame of Mind

“Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” – Kris Kringle, in Miracle On 34th Street

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Overcoming the Adversary

Overcoming the Adversaryby Michael DoyleI’m glad to say that I believeIn God’s promise, not a devil who deceivesLife’s storms come, but I have strengthEnough to last the day’s lengthWith the Bible as my swordI rest on the strength of the … Continue reading

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First Principles: The American Republic Will Endure Until the Day Congress Discovers That It Can Bribe the Public With the Public’s Money

“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” – Alexis de Tocqueville 

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Like A Child

Like A Childby Michael DoyleUnafraid like a childFeeling the spirit of the wildI serve our Father’s kingdomIn the name of love and freedomPraising Jesus’s sweet nameThe spirit of the Lord is the sameThat brings our Father’s loveBelieved from below; proclaimed … Continue reading

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I Met A Lady One Day

I Met A Lady One Dayby Michael DoyleI met a lady who knew all the ways of loveAnd she came into my day like a voice from above I wondered what I might have to give her in her dayHaving … Continue reading

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Worthy Of Our Praise

Worthy of Our Praiseby Michael DoyleAll of our best daysBegin by giving God praiseAs the blindest eyes seeThe blessings of the TrinityGiving our all is what we bringHere together as we singNot as moments of platitudeBut moved by righteous gratitudeTo … Continue reading

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Tandy 100

Tandy 100by Michael DoyleI watched a show the other dayThat reminded me of life lived another wayI smiled on this journey bringing me backTo the late 80s, and Radio ShackThe Tandy 1000 was the trend of the hourIt had an … Continue reading

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