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Curiously Isolated
Curiously Isolatedby Michael DoyleThe Rockies abruptly pull upward.Away from drifting downward, Not toward the prairie grassSurprisingly, found in this mountain passAn insect flutters blade to blade,Sipping at flowered nectar to persuadeLife to go on as it rearrangesDespite all the inbreeding … Continue reading
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Tagged Calamity, Climate Changes, Coloration, Curiously Isolated Hairstreak, Downward, Drab, Evolutionary Trajectory, History, Insect, Math, Mountain Pass, Nectar, Poetry and Poems, Prairie Grass, River's Edge, Rivers Edge, Science, Splendid Isolation, The Rockies, Upward, Vulernable, Wildfire
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The Guilt and Monstrosity of Luigi Mangione
The Guilt and Monstrosity of Luigi Mangioneby Michael DoyleNews wars say if it bleeds, it leadsIn this nation of monstrous misdeeds,It is really not all that deep,To focus on murder and death is cheap.It’s become symptomatic of modern society,To focus … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bleeds, Brutality, Cheap, Commodity, Criminal, Defend, Deny, Depose, Fray, Guilt, Guilty, Healthcare Industry, Hope and Optismism, Innocent Death, Laugh, Leads, Lionized, Luigi Mangione, Mean World Syndrome, Media, Meme, Mock, Modern Society, Modern Sociology, Monstrosity, Murder, Murder By Number, News, News Wars, Noble Deed, Norms, Not Guilty, Poetry and Poems, Politics, Pop Culture, Prophets, Purely Evil, Reform, reviews, Robin Hood, Same Breath, Shape, Social Media, Social Nihilism, Societal Vandalism, Substantive Meaning, System's Flaws, Thanatology, Unrepentant, Worth, Writing
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Contamination of Life and Thought
Contamination of Life and Thoughtby Michael DoyleAs a small child, often alone, I usually readThe kinds of books that put thoughts in my head.About lives well lived in their grand nobility,These were filled with love and remarkable purity.To be fair, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful, Beliefs, Bible, Books, Christianity, Contamination, Dignity, Faith, Golden Country, Ideal, Incendiary, Inference, Kindness, Legendary, Life, Life and Thought, Love, Nobility, Poetry and Poems, Purity, Read, Reference, Small Child, Today, Truths, Yesterday
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Revisiting Paul Revere’s Ride
Revisiting Paul Revere’s Rideby Michael DoyleWhen Longfellow wrote of Revere’s rideHe didn’t mean to capture it stride for stride,But to create something of a heroic memoryPut on paper for the sake of American history.It was a clarion call for courage … Continue reading
Poetry Is Simple
Poetry Is Simpleby Michael DoyleShe said writing poems is simple,Just write what you want to say.Then suddenly, it’s simple,Or so the natural-born poets say.They try to give the secret away,As if it were something of the everyday.Yet, what’s missing is … Continue reading
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Tagged Authenticity, Believe, Child's Face, Choked Up, Connection, Everyday, Fighting To Survive, Intrude, Life, Life's Struggles, Lonely Child, Loving Family, Making Food, Missing Clarity, Mother's Embrace, Natural-Born Poet, Negation, Play, Poems, Poetry and Poems, Poverty, Rejection, Say, Secret, Shared, Simple, Sorrow, Stay Above, Thought, Time and Again, Truth, Worse, Writing, Yesterday
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Into God’s Family
Into God’s Familyby Michael DoyleLike prodigals, we hit rock bottom,Brokering what’s right for what’s rotten.The self-righteous can be too blind to see.The truth of grace is needed for you and me.Returning home, we are still family.We must, of course, accept … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind, Broeker, Christian Nation, Community, Compassion, Cue, God's Family, Gracefully, Heal Our Souls, Holy Connection, Invite, Inward, Live Life, Outward, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Prodigals, Rescue, Return, Rock Bottom, Rotten, Sorrow, Sself-Righteous, Tomorrow, Truth of Grace, Wandering Lost, Whole
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Time Will Tell
Time Will Tellby Michael DoyleTo begin a familyEven in a place like Tahiti,Is something to approach gently.It will be if it’s meant to be.It was a day like any other,If your day was anotherDay filled with paradise.But if you’re looking … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Blossom, Chose, Compromise, Day, Discovery, Door, Family, First Light, Flower, Gently, Grab On Tight, Happen, Heats, Kindness, Know, Life, Love, Love Is Love, Measure, Memories, Night, Own Way, Paradise, Path, Pearls, Poetry and Poems, Recovery, Right, Search, Sigh, Sow, Tahiti, Tell, Time, Treasure, Want
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Victory Worn
Victory Wornby Michael DoyleWhen we talk about my king,I can’t help but sing.Wide awake with praise,I lift my voice in all my days.Into the world, He shines His light.Darkness is defeated in this fight.With Grace given on Calvary,He has given … Continue reading
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Tagged Arose, Calvary, Darkness, Days, Devil, Dignity, Down, Enemy, Felt Victory, Fight, Grace, Heaven, Heaven and Earth, His Life, Holiness, Holy Veil, Jesus, Light, Lion, Mine, My King, Parades, Poetry and Poems, Powerfully Real, Praise, Reveal, Seamlessly, Sing, Stone, Talk, The Lamb, Torn, Victory Worn, Voice
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The Accidents of Love
The Accidents of Loveby Michael DoyleLife is short and fleeting.It leads to accidental meetings,Some that can be meaningful in strideIf we do our best not to hideThe willingness to try To say hello or smile in reply.It turns out strangers … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Accidental Meetings, Adventure, Born To Share, Care, Dance, Distant Miles, Find Our Way, Fleeting, Forget, Gift, Heaven Sent, Hide, Human Being, Journey, Life, Lived For Love, Living Day, Love, Meanintful, Meant, Measure, Met, Poetry and Poems, Possibility, Romance, Say Hello, Secret, See, Seen, Smile, Smiles, Strangers, Stride, Together, Willingness
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