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This Digital Age

This Digital Ageby Michael DoyleLost in the weak punditry of this digital ageToo many fools think their wisdom is sage.Openly declaring that it’s too slow to read.Furthermore, they can’t be convinced of the need.Fools have been, by participation. freely degreed.As … Continue reading

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Too Many Voices

Too Many Voicesby Michael DoyleThe mourning after is brought by its happy day.Maybe it amounts to the memory kept, and by the way.How do I keep you today, hoping for our tomorrow,Without my smile, sometimes slipping into sorrow.If I should … Continue reading

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Quiver

Quiverby Michael DoyleI reach for words from a quiver of choices,Drowning in a wave of three kinds of voices.This, then, is what makes up the poet’s armoryAnd the choices made make for dissonance or harmony.I find myself talking to me … Continue reading

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My Most Meaningful Bond

My Most Meaningful Bondby Michael DoyleIn this age where the hard Left seeks to divide,I know that I always want my daughters by my side.I read to them nightly while they were in the womb,And by my side, there will … Continue reading

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Conversation

Conversationby Michael DoyleIf you understand what it is that I mean,We’re watching two shows on the same screen.There are few safe discussions in this nation.We have lost our part in decent conversation.Stupid is as stupid does, and becoming plain.That our … Continue reading

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The Mystery of Love’s Voice

The Mystery of Love’s Voiceby Michael DoyleA voice can hit you with its memory.It’s the soft reminder of friends and family.There’s nothing more graceful than it could be.If this entire world didn’t need therapy.In the book of life, it’s the … Continue reading

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The Sum of My Confession

The Sum of My Confessionby Michael DoyleI know my LordKeeps moving me forward.He’s the God of second chances,Be it moments of action,Or failed romances.He pushes me past dissatisfaction.Daring me a little further down the road,Past the limits that I’ve been … Continue reading

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Where Stars Collide

Where Stars Collideby Michael DoyleSome animals have an affinity.It’s as if they’re part of the family.Love, it’s said, is a true heart’s bond.There’s mutual respect, and there is beyond.There are the many, and there are the few.But those who get … Continue reading

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Rose Parade 2026

Rose Parade 2026by Michael DoyleEvery new year, we gather around the nationTo enjoy the Rose Parade celebration.The thought that I’ve done this nearly 63 yearsBrings a slight trickle of champion’s tears.I’m just a little bit missing my daughters,I suppose that’s … Continue reading

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Under One Star

Under One Starby Michael DoyleDamn that cancel culture,Believing it has a right to nurtureHatred toward the founders of this land.I don’t think they really understand.We need to bring hope to tomorrow.It’s time to move past the sorrow.We need to remember … Continue reading

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