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Thought For the Day: The Law, In Its Majestic Equality, Forbids the Rich As Well As the Poor To Sleep Under Bridges, To Beg In the Streets, and To Steal Bread
“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.” -Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (16 Apr 1844-1924)
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No Cause To Weep
No Cause To Weepby Michael DoyleThere is in life’s turning awayLike that of a new day’s dawningThe sort of thing in a man’s wayOf time spent sipping lemonade under the awningUntil that day, when life simply slips awayAnd the miracle … Continue reading
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First Principles: God Who Gave Us Life Gave Us Liberty. And Can the Liberties of A Nation Be Thought Secure When We Have Removed Their Only Firm Basis…?
“God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Conviction, Country, Firm Basis, First Principles, Forever, Gift of God, God, Justice, Liberty, Life, Minds, Nation, Remove, Secure, Sleep, Thomas Jefferson, Tremble, Violate, Wrath
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The Morning Only Brings Bad
The Morning Only Brings Badby Michael DoyleFor some, the morning only brings badThese are those who are persistently sadIndulging only those things that will kill themAs if they missed the call of life’s good hymnInstead, they hear nonstop voices in … Continue reading
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Tagged Another, Bad, Bring, Call, Coins, Deep, Dowry, Fail, Good, Haunted, Hymn, Indulge, Kill, Life's Test, Morning, Neglected, Nightmares, Nonstop, Other, Poetry and Poems, Rejected, Rest, Sad, Sleep, The Dead, Trouble, Voices, Warning, Wicked, Wonder, Words
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Crash and Burn
Crash and Burnby Michael DoyleCrash and burnWhen will I learnMy stomach churnsFrom the lessons that I learnIf I haven’t learned by nowWill I ever somehowI keep pushing onI keep pushing onGonna slow it downA warm smile turned to frownI keep … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Answer, Bad Fish, Churn, Count, Crash and Burn, Ebb and Flow, Fall, Feel, Feet, Floor, Good Dish, Good Wish, Hall, Hesitation, Insane, Know, Learn, Lessons, Life, Matter, Nothing, Now, Poetry and Poems, Pride, Pushing On, Questions, Sheep, Sleep, Slow It down, Somehow, Stomach, Train, Vain, Voice, Which, World, Worries
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First Principles: God Who Gave Us Life Gave Us Liberty
“God who gave us life gave us Liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: It’s Not Too Much For You To Love Those With Whom You Sleep, Share the Happiness of Those Whom You Call A Friend…And Remove From Your Life Those Who Offer You…Disrespect
“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don’t expect you to save the world, I do think it’s not asking too … Continue reading
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Tagged Always, Ask, Comfort, Depression, Despair, Disrespect, Engage, Expect, Feed, Friend, Happiness, Hungry People, Life, Love, Make Well, Naked People Clothe, Nikki Giovanni, Remove, Save, Share, Sleep, Something To Do, Thought For the Day, Visionary
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In the Favor of the Gods
In the Favor of the Godsby Michael DoyleThe gods favor thoseWho do not waitFor the favor of the godsAnd for those who have choseTo create their own fateRegardless of the oddsI laid thinking so loudlyThat I could not sleepWaiting for … Continue reading
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