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Too Many Voices

Too Many Voicesby Michael DoyleThe mourning after is brought by its happy day.Maybe it amounts to the memory kept, and by the way.How do I keep you today, hoping for our tomorrow,Without my smile, sometimes slipping into sorrow.If I should … Continue reading

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Quiver

Quiverby Michael DoyleI reach for words from a quiver of choices,Drowning in a wave of three kinds of voices.This, then, is what makes up the poet’s armoryAnd the choices made make for dissonance or harmony.I find myself talking to me … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Happiness of Life Is the Conviction That We Are Loved; Loved For Ourselves, Or Rather Loved In Spite of Ourselves

“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” – Victor Hugo

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Praying Love Is Blind

Praying That Love Is Blindby Michael DoyleFalling in true love,It comes hard and fast.How do you know it’s real love?You pray that it will last.You find the oneThat will help you make a home.And you know that the quest is … Continue reading

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His Glory Forever

His Glory Foreverby Michael DoyleWhen the day comes to length,The Lord’s joy is my strength.There in the love that’s showingIs His love always overflowing.On Sunday mornings, I keepMy smile that runs ever deep.In God, it begins and endsLike blessings from … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: We’re Also Remembering the Guiding Light of Our Judeo-Christian Tradition. All of Us Here Today Are Descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sons and Daughters of the Same God

“And we’re also remembering the guiding light of our Judeo-Christian tradition. All of us here today are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, sons and daughters of the same God. I believe we are bound by faith in our God, … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: In Your Light I Learn How To Love. In Your Beauty, How To Make Poems. You Dance Inside My Chest Where No-One Sees You, But Sometimes I Do, and That Sight Becomes This Art

“In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.” – Rumi

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First Principles: Since Love Grows Within You, So Beauty Grows. For Love Is the Beauty of the Soul

“Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.” – Saint Augustine

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It’s Only A Memory

It’s Only A Memoryby Michael DoyleCracked pictures from another time,And now somehow it feels more than sublime.Once we walked under the moon, hand in hand.Where that went is hard to understand.Is it funny how love fell into a crack?And now … Continue reading

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Heart Made Whole

Heart Made Wholeby Michael DoyleIn the pain of endless moments,There are times of sheer torment.The things accidentally said,These echo roundabout in my head.Worse yet are the things I’ve seen.Sights that destroy my inner being.Painful recollections from the startAre the scars … Continue reading

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