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Bonhoeffer, Part 5
Bonhoeffer, Part 5by Michael DoyleThere are times when there is nowhere to go,Tyranny transforms freedom into a tear’s flow.Sometimes in some places, the price for libertyIs to join the ranks of those remembered by history.At those times, there is but … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Battle, Believer, Bible, Burden, Christianity, Consicence, Defense, Destrction, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Done, Faith, Fate, Father and Son, Germany, God, Hitory, Jesus, Liberty, Needles eath, Obstruction, Own Road, Persistance, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Price, Red Line, Reisstance, Resstance, Sacrificee, Sanctification, Tears, Time, Trembling Hands, Turned Cheeks, Tyanny, Wait
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Old Souls Never Die
Old Souls Never Dieby Michael DoyleOne by one, I see life slide by,Watching beautiful souls die.I’ve learned to silently cry,And understand, no one truly dies.It is just another glimmer of beauty done,As I say goodbye, one by one.I know who … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Souls, Best of Lves, Clandestine Eyes, Control, Dear Friend, Death, Debt, Done, Forgiven, Glimmer, Goodbye, Harbor, Human Soul, Last Breath, Loop, Loving Monument, Naked Eye, Old Souls, Passing Year, Pleaed, Poetry and Poems, Priceless, Raindrops, Remey, Silent Cry, Soul Shine, Soup, Sun, Tears, Thoughts, Transient Days, Truth, Well Lived In, Youth
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Eyes On the Future
Eyes On the Futureby Michael DoyleThere will be seasons of favor.These times are the times to savor.Calling our minds toward the future,And thinking about what to nurture.The prophet Jeremiah spent his yearsBringing the Israelis through their tearsTo bravely come all … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Brave, Christianity, Eyes, Faith, Forwrd Lord, Future, God, Jesus, Kingdom, Mind, Nurture, Poetry and Poems, Prophet Jeremiah, Room, Speak, Strength, Swasons of FAvor, Tears, Times To Savor, Womb, Words, Years
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Words Well Spent
Words Well-Spentby Michael DoyleDon’t wait until the endTo learn to live as a father and a friend.Now and then are the moments to seize.This lesson doesn’t come with fancy degrees.It begins and ends by saying I love you,And living each … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream of Shadows, Echo, End, Etiquette, Father, Friend, Guarantee, Hello, I Love You, Joy, Lesson, Moments, Poetry and Poems, Shout, Sould, Tears, Well Spent, Whisper, Words, Writer, Writing, Zest
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A Reverence For Hurts Felt
A Reverence For Hurts Feltby Michael DoyleIt’s never easy on the children. Is it?Perfection is not really a standard. Is it?There is so much to be worked out,Between the fears, the tears, and the doubts.It’s too bad about the power … Continue reading
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Tagged Appreciation, Children, Daughter, Difference, Done, Doubt, Earnest, Failure, Faith, Family, Father, Fear, Felt, Forgiving, Hurt, Jesus, Life, Lord, Love, Measure, Omission, Perfection, Poetry and Poems, Power of Animosity, Pray, Rage, Reverence, Son, Starndard, Tears, Thanksgiving, Treasure, Understood, Worked Out, Writing, Wrongs
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Something Beyond Beautiful
Something Beyond Beautifulby Michael DoyleWhen the hurricanes pass me by,And I realize that I did not die.I go to the place where the river flows,That quiet place where nobody goes.I find that passion has ruled my game,And my character has … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, Beyond Beautiful, Born, Character, Cuddle, Dancing, Die, Dream, Dreams, Eyes, Fade, Feeling, Flow, Forever, Found, Frame, Game, Hunger, Hurricane, Life, Light, Live, Lonely Night, Look, Love, Love Song, Moonlight, Name, Opening Key, Passion, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Precious Feelings, Promise, Quiet Place, River, Romance, Smile, Soul, Speak, Stars, Sunrise, Tall Grass, Tears, Touch, Truth, Vision, Wallop, Wonderful, Writing
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Hollow Words and Climbing Trees
Hollow Words and Climbing Treesby Michael DoyleHanging out on an oak limb Beneath the canopy’s shadow,The moves we made brought us safety.Empty words ring kind of hollow.Left on their own, kids flourish.It’s the way we allow them to nourishThe decision-making … Continue reading
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Tagged Alive, Bock Bottoms, Boundaries, Brilliant, Build, Canopy, Climbing Trees, Compassion, Darkness, Decision Making, Discern, Dream, Experience, Explore, Falling Down, Fashion, Firm Foundation, Flourish, Fluency, Free Life, Get Back Up, Hanging Out, Harshness, Hollow Words, Independence, Kids, Last, Learn, Life's Lessons, Meaningful Purpose, Move Forward, Moves, Nourish, Oak Limb, Past, Play, Poetry and Poems, Preferences, Resiliency, Resilient, Return, Rock, Safety, Scars, Shadow, Skin-Deep, Sooner Then Later, Souls, Stream, Survive, Tears, Tragic End, Weep
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The Riddle of the Sands
The Riddle of the Sandsby Michael DoyleWith my mind’s last breathI felt myself melt into my death.Reality faded into flowery dimensions,None of which flows with great precision.But the sounds inside were already goneBefore I realized what it was to go … Continue reading
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Tagged Clever, Cold, Death, Dimension, Dreaming, Eyes, Fade, Fingers, Fire, Forever, Fragile Heart, Idenity, Jesus, Know, Last Breath, Laugh, Learn, Liquid Sky, Living, Mars, Memories, Mercury, Mind, Misery, Months, Night, Perception, Poetry and Poems, Precision, Pyschobabble, Reality, Realize, Red Alert, Riddle, Sands, Silence, Sleep, Sound, Spike, Spirit, Starlight, Surreal, Tears, Temple of Wonders, Thought, Trauma, Walk, Waves, Weep, World, Years, Yesterday
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Thought For the Day: Count Your Age By Friends, Not Years. Count Your Life By Smiles, Not Tears
“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” – John Lennon
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Tagged Age, Count, Friends, John Lennon, Life, Smiles, Tears, Thought For the Day, Years
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