Phyllis Doyle Burns

Household Packing Not My Favorite Thing

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 35 Views 4 Comments apartment, household, memories, moving, packing, sad

Household Packing … Household packing, not my favorite thing, New owners raised the rent by 300 dollars, Been here by

Free Verse Poetry

Desert Rose Waits in Silence

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 31 Views 6 Comments boom town, Desert Rose, ghost town, ghosts, lonely men, saloon

Desert Rose Waits … Desert Rose waits in silence upon the lonely hillside, An ethereal vision within a golden glow,

Epistle Poetry

Demons Within

April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 77 Views 8 Comments aware, confront, dark side, demons, demons within, love

Demons Within Too many heartaches and sorrow in life eventually can get us to a place we would not normally

Poetry Sonnet

Journal Within This Heart and Soul

April 9, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 39 Views 4 Comments eternity, heart, journal, love, sonnets, soul

Journal Within This Heart and Soul Journal of Love Journal within this heart and soul of mine, Let not

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Journey Home to Deep Forest

April 8, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 30 Views 2 Comments changeling, deep forest, faerie, journey home, Phyllis Doyle, veil

Journey Home … Dappled sunlight dances happily in the deep forest, As I joyfully and carefully walk this journey home,

Free Verse Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Mother’s Garden Blesses Us

April 7, 2018April 7, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 49 Views 8 Comments Mother's garden, nature, Phyllis Doyle, potential, spirit, truths

Mother’s Garden … In the Mother’s garden every newly planted seed Has potential to become all it can be, Some

Free Verse Poetry

Enchanted Woodland Sanctuary

April 3, 2018April 4, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 55 Views 4 Comments balance, enchanted woodland, harmony, peace, Phyllis Doyle, sanctuary

Enchanted Woodland Sanctuary … Within my soul is an enchanted woodland sanctuary, Where all manner of nature’s living beings abide

Ode Poetry

Cherry Blossoms

April 2, 2018April 3, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 39 Views 2 Comments cherry blossoms, ephemeral cloud, lovely flower, ode, Phyllis Doyle, romantic poets

Cherry Blossoms … O’ for the beauty of cherry blossoms, Bursting forth in an ephemeral cloud, Sweet thou art as

Free Verse Poetry

Little Cottontail

March 29, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 65 Views 6 Comments critters, little cottontail, little mountain, Phyllis Doyle, rabbit, silver luna

Little Cottontail … Little cottontail, for so long you were gone, I missed watching you hop around the hill, Among

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Eternal Love Born Within

March 23, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 110 Views 8 Comments beautiful soul, born within, Eternal love, eternity, Phyllis Doyle, spirit

Eternal Love Born Within … If ever there is a perfect love … Before I knew how kind and sweet

Free Verse Poetry

Snow Six Inches Deep and Still Coming Down

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 113 Views 10 Comments coming down, mesmerizing, mountain critters, Phyllis Doyle, six inches, snow

Snow Six Inches Deep … White the hills beneath a gray sky, Sage brush and boulders peaking from under A

Acrostic Poetry

Sincere Friendships Are a Blessing

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 162 Views 6 Comments Acrostic Poem, harmony, honesty, love, sincere friends, sincere friendships

Sincere Friendships … Sincere friends will be in harmony and balance with you, Inspire a caring, nurturing bond of love

Creative Writing Short Story

Canoeing Challenge Legend of Bad Ass Clyde and Omar Bolene

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 77 Views 0 Comments badass Clyde, canoe, canoeing challenge, Phyllis Doyle, short story, treacherous river

Canoeing Challenge … You can read the introductory story about Clyde at ‘Bad Ass Clyde – Don’t Even Go There’

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Candle Light Flickers Deep in the Night

March 9, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 138 Views 6 Comments candle light, Eternal love, memories, next life, Phyllis Doyle, poetry

Candle light Flickers … Candle light flickers deep in the dark night, Illuminating sorrow on her face, Skin like translucent

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Kindred Soul

March 8, 2018March 9, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 104 Views 2 Comments bright flame, kindred soul, Phyllis Doyle, poetry, soul family, spiritual

Kindred Soul … Know I love you kindred soul of mine, Forever a bright flame within my heart, I walk

Poetry Rhyming Verse Romantic Poetry

Hold Within My Heart

February 21, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 226 Views 7 Comments dreams, eternity, glorious mystery, love, Phyllis Doyle, romantic poem

Hold Within My Heart The love I have for you is deep, You fill all my dreams as I sleep,

Creative Writing Short Story

Cheyenne Rose

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 159 Views 4 Comments Cheyenne, Cheyenne Rose, farm, grave, harsh winter, Phyllis Doyle

Cheyenne Rose … Every day after breakfast Cheyenne Rose would watch Pappy dig in the ground under the ancient

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Blue Star Souls Who Live Love

February 14, 2018February 15, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 119 Views 8 Comments blue star, live love, peace, Phyllis Doyle, soul memories, souls

Blue Star Souls … So very long ago and so far away, Whereupon the bright blue star, We loved and

Creative Writing Essay

The Creative Exiles Writing Group and Book Store

February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 218 Views 4 Comments bookstore, creative exiles, Jamie Hamann, kurt james, Tony DeLorger, writing group

The Creative Exiles Writing Group WHO WE ARE THE CREATIVE EXILES writing group is comprised of many of the finest

Creative Writing Memoir

Past Life Recall – North Sea in 1703

February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 177 Views 8 Comments 1703, North Sea, past life, Phyllis Doyle, recall, ship sank

Past Life Recall … The gentle rocking of the ship had lulled the boys to sleep. I was grateful for

Free Verse Poetry Romantic Poetry

Eternal Love Takes You Home

February 5, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 191 Views 10 Comments bliss, core of life, divine plan, ecstasy, Eternal love, your center

Eternal Love Takes You Home … When love has blessed your heart, hold it dear, E’en though the one loved

Creative Writing Short Story

Wilted Roses

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 133 Views 6 Comments disappearance, grave, Phyllis Doyle, short story, sinister, wilted roses

Wilted Roses Justine had been out of work for over a month and things were getting tight. She had already

Creative Writing Short Story

Choice Given to Come Back, Would You?

January 28, 2018January 28, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 150 Views 6 Comments Best Friends, cancer, choice given, come back, soul, spiritual

Choice Given … Amos McKinley is in fairly good health at the age of seventy-nine. He lives in New York

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