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First Principles: Our Defense Is In the Preservation of the Spirit Which Prizes Liberty As A Heritage of All Men, In All Lands, Everywhere
“Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.” – Abraham Lincoln
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, All Lands, Defense, Doors, Everywhere, First Principles, Heritage, Liberty, Mankind, Preservation, Prize, Seeds of Despotism, Spirit
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Thought For the Day: There Is Nothing On This Earth More To Be Prized Than True Friendship
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” – Thomas Aquinas
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Tagged Earth, Nothing, Prize, Thomas Aquinas, Thought For the Day, True Friendship
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Fiery Cinders
Fiery Cindersby Michael DoyleHourglass sands spell tales of brutalityWhispering that most pirates keep their humanityThat is until they can only no longer see fitWhich mostly comes down to the matter of profitIn these moments, and when it’s a Hell of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alive, Bravado, Brutality, Captain, cinder, Dead Men, Die, Escape, Fiery Cinders, Fit, Hell, Hourglass Sands, Humanity, Jolly Rogers, Last Man, Less-Than-Clever, Loose Lips, Moments, Never, Pirates, Plan, Plundering Pirates, Poetry and Poems, Prize, Profit, Sea, Strictly Logic, Survive, Tale, Tales, Watch Change, Whisper, Witnessing Eyes
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First Principles: Do You Not Know That In A Race All the Runners Run, But Only One Gets the Prize? Run In Such A Way As To Get the Prize
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 9:24-25, Compete, Crown, First Principles, Forever, Games, Know, Last, Prize, Race, Run, Runners, Strict Training, Way
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Coming Back Again
Coming Back Againby Michael DoyleIn the killing schoolI met my limits and wonThat is life’s only ruleTo never be done – There’s a storm insideThat burns like a fireSomewhere beyond the walls of prideIt flows like a river of desirePushing … Continue reading
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Tagged Again, Beyond, Blackest Night, Blocking Out, Burn, Capable, Coming Back, Desire, Determination, Edge, End, Eyes, Feelings, Fight, Find, Fire, Gain, Inside, Killing School, Ledge, Life, Limits, Moving Beyond, Never Be Done, Only Rule, Pain, Poetry and Poems, Possible, Pride, Prize, Push, River, Storm, Sunrise, Walk
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Getting To the Photographer’s Prize
Getting To the Photographer’s Prizeby Michael DoyleIf you don’t want to be left in the lurchIt is always best to start with researchTrying to find the photo with something to sayCannot best be left to an improvised dayThere is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Abdundantly, Access, All of the Best, Best, Best Direction, Best Ways, Blessing, Ca;pture, Capacity, Clear, Dazzle, Deer In the Headlights, Details, Dream, Email, Embrace, Equal, Eyes, Face, Find, Focus, Forget, Function of Time, Gam, Getting To the Great, Guest, Homework, Improvised, Intimation, Intrigue, Keys, Left, Lurch, Magic, Making Connection, Mental Aggravation, Might Known, Nonverbal Communication, Observer, Others, Photo, Photographer, Phototgraph, Places, Poem, Poetry, Possess, Presentation, Prize, Proverbial Smile, Research, Right Opportunity, Say, Secret, Share, Shoot, Shooting Beyond the Obvious, Show, Simple, Start, Sublime, Surprise, Unique, Visually Loaded, Web, What Isn't There, What To Say, Worthy, You Should Have Been Here Yesterday, Your Best
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A House Divided
The worse war America has ever fought was the war against ourselves, the American Civil War. A House Divided by Michael Doyle Lincoln’s inaugural was an attempt at reconciliation The mystic chords of memory were bonds of affection The siege … Continue reading
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Tagged 1864, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, Affection, American History, Anaconda, Appomattox, Arms, Atone, Brothers, Charity, Chord, Civil War, Claim, Conciliation, Courage, Dawn, Dedicate, Depression, Disdain, Effort, Emanicipation Proclamation, Empathy, Eyes, Fold, Fort Sumter, Fortune of War, Free, General, General McClellan, Gettsyburg Address, Humanity, Humiliation, Ideals, Inaugral, Insinuation, Liberty, Linger, Malice, Memory, Mutual Respect, Nation, National, Naval Blockade, Neglect, None, North, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Prize, Proud, Provoke, Rebels, Reconciliation, Reelection, Regain, Regional, Rely, Remain, Robert E Lee, Sacred, Second Inaugural, Sentimentality, Siege, Sinner, Slavery, Slaves, South, Stack, Steadfast, Support, Textile Industry, The People, Trust, Ulysses Grant, Union, Vain, Victory, War, Winner, Won, Wounds of War
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A Pirate’s Quest For More
Beyond the treasures of the bounding main are those of peace, love and connection. A Pirate’s Quest For More by Michael Doyle We cannot be thieves forever Said the first mate being clever Better to score one last prize And … Continue reading
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Tagged Affirmation, Alone, Beyond, Black Sails, Born, Bounding Main, Brave, Call, Clever, Confirmation, Connection, Crew, Dare, Deep, Desparation, Destination, Douse, Dream, Final, First Mate, Forever, Forge, Forsake, Future, Good Life, Hold On, Home, Hope, Island, Kingdom, Light, Love, Moment, More, Morning, Nation, Night, Nightmare, Noble, Peace, Photograph, Pirate, Plowshare, Poem, Poetry, Pressed Dry, Prize, Pursue, Quest, Refuge, Riches, Rum, Sailor, Sand, Score, Scuttle, Settle Down, Shoal, Shore, Siren, Song, Soul, Stand, Store, Sunlight, Sunny, Sunrise, Sweet Dreams, Thieves, Torchlight, Tranquil, Treasure, True Heart, Ulysses, Wife
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Twist of the Kissed
Halloween Poem #14 (written on 10/13/2019 so really number 13.. how unlucky that I fell behind on posting like that….or as my little girls say.. “Or, did I?”) https://flic.kr/p/t7U76U Twist of the Kissed by Michael Romani We prize the things … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood, Both, Dark, Death, Dim, Face, Ghost, Grace, Halloween, Hand, House, Inner, Kiss, Kissed, Light, Lost, Love, Man, Master's Call, Monster, Mud, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prize, Rainbow, Shadow, Sight, Soul, Tragedy, Twist, Venom, Wall, Window
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A Prophecy Begun…
To begin a series on the fall of Troy: A Prophecy Begun… by Michael Romani A mother’s cry pierces the palace night The black blood runs signally something is not right A baby boy is delivered into this wretched world … Continue reading
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Tagged Aprohdite, Death, Goddesses, Gods, Golden Apple, Helen, Herdsman, Paris, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prize, Prophecy, Trojan War, Troy, Zeus
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 