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Thought For the Day: Socialism Proposes No Adequate Substitute For the Motive of Enlightened Selfishness That Today Is the Basis of Human Labor and Effort
“Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity.” – William Howard Taft (1857-1930)
Christeaster Christians
Christeaster Christiansby Michael DoyleChristeaster ChristiansWithout real meaningTwice a yearFind their way homeChrister ChristiansIn their presence beingBubbled in their tearsFeel lost and aloneMiracles prayed forWithout believingFind their own wayHitting hard without courageThere must be moreDespite the deceivingCan it be felt todayLived … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Above, Believe, Christians, Christmas, Courage, Deceive, Declare, Easter, Encourage, Endure, Find, God, Hitting Hard, Home, Hope, Live Again, Love, Meaning, Miracles, More, Pass, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Presence, Pure, Square, Steps, Surrender, Tears, Today, Twice, Way
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Pierce the Charade
Pierce the Charadeby Michael DoyleOne thing I’ve discovered recentlyIs that I am capable of acting decentlyBut if the world could see my inspirationMaybe there’d be cause to doubt my motivationStill it is that I struggle for my bestAnd my failings, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Accustom, Against, Anchored, Angel, Beauty, Best, Capable, Charade, Crimes, Decent, Deep, Detest, Discover, Doubt, Duty, Explore, Failings, Find, Friendship, Guilty, Hatter, Inspiration, Knew, Know, Masquerade, Motivation, My Mind, No Better Way, Of My Heart, Offered, Pierce, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Rare, Recent, Search, See, Spoke, Steeped, Struggle, Taint, Today, Traces, True Love, Truths, Wages of Sin, Whisper, Women and Men, World, Worship
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Thought For the Day: This War Against Reality, Normalcy and Our Country Is the Most Serious Battle We’re Facing As A NationToday
“This war against reality, normalcy and our country is the most serious battle we’re facing as a nation today.” – Gary Bauer
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Face, Gary Bauer, Most Serious Battle, Nation, Normalcy, Our Country, Reality, Thought For the Day, Today, War
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Once There Was A Beginning
Once There Was A Beginningby Michael DoyleOnce there was a beginningWhere two could end up winningA smile shared on a sunny dayYou really shook my blues awayYour two lips were surely meant for kissingAnd now here we are caught in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Away, Beginning, Caught, Countless Days Gone By, End Up, First Said Hi, Happiness, Kiss, Love, Meets, Mellow, Once, Poetry and Poems, Question, Reminiscing, Shadow, Share, Shook, Simmers, Smile, Some Things, Summer Day, Sunny Day, Tides, Time, Today, Two, Two Lips, Wash Away, Willow, Winning
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Na/GloPoWriMo #27: In A Cemetery Obscure
Na/GloPoWriMo #27: In A Cemetery Obscureby Michael DoyleToday’s walkFilled with historyFootsteps fallenIn the silent cemeteryMelancholy and forlornThis modern world Needs some of the ringlornTo realize, everyday is a questHarmless decision pointsLead to the agnosthesiaWords spoken and unspokenHold their forms of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1918, Absolution, Agnosthesia, Amnesia, Baby, Calls, Cemetery, Cure, Decision Points, Dormant, Everyday, Fall, Footsteps, Forlorn, Forms, Ghost, Harmless, History, Lead, Lilo, Melancholy, Modern World, Na/GloPoWriMo, No Tomorrow, Obscure, Poetry and Poems, Quest, Ringlorn, Silent, Silo, Some, Sorrow, Tears, Today, Tombstone, Vision, Walk, Words
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Na/GloPoWriMo #25 Pieces d’Occasion
Na/GloPoWriMo #25:Pieces d’Occasion by Michael DoyleEvery day has its celebrationWhen approached with fascinationGiven with grace and latitudeGrateful to be alive is not a platitudeIn a world spinning the right directionWith enough intimacy to make connectionTo know my daughters are alive … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged :Pieces d'Occasion, Alive and Well, Approached, Bad Daddy Joke, Brought Back, Celebration, Changes, Cough, Every Day, Fascination, Good Enough and Sweet, Grace, Grateful To Be Alive, Grimaces, Ground, I Once Had, Intimacy, It Makes Her Sad, Latitude, Live, Make Connection, Make Our Way, Na/GloPoWriMo, Not A Platitude, Offer My Praise, Poetry and Poems, Quietly Choke, Right Direction, Sarcoidosis, Standing On Our Feet, Taken By Choice, Tell Her Yet Another, This Old Heart, To Know My Daughters, To Tell Their Tale, Today, Vaccination, Voice, We Are On This Side, World Spinning
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Na/Glo/Po/Wri/Mo #21: In Believing We Can
Na/GloPoWriMo #21: In Believing We Canby Michael DoyleIn today, I see tomorrowIn today, perched as it isIn today, seated on the edgeIn today, formed by yesterdayAnswers needed to questionsAnswers in need of themselvesAnswers that go unansweredAnswers we still need to … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Accepting Difference, Answers, Ask Deeper, Believes, Believing We Can, Complete, Dignity, Done, Door, Edge, Extinguish, Find Our Journey, Formed, Hard Work, In Need of Themselves, In the End, Journey Is Long, Let Go of Hate, Life Will Win, Love Is the Answer, More, Na/GloPoWriMo, Offer Best Equity, Only We, Perch, Poetry and Poems, Question, Replete, Seated, Smarter, Society, Start In Belief, Stay the Course, Still Need To Find, Today, Tomorrow, Truly Grow, Truly Know, Unanswered, Vanity, Ways of Opportunity, We All Truly Belong, Yesterday
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