Author: Phyllis Doyle Burns

Epistle Poetry 

Holding Love Near and Dear

July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 41 Views 7 Comments blessing, dear, eternal, holding love, near

Holding Love Near and Dear   Letter to a young friend ~ I know your love is sincere, So hold

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Free Verse Poetry 

Danu, Gaelic Goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann

July 26, 2017July 27, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 46 Views 9 Comments Danu, Gaelic, Ireland, Tuatha de Danaan, Vikings

Danu and Riders of the Sidhe   I love mythologies of the world. All the gods and goddesses are fascinating.

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Inspirational Poetry Poetry 

Perseverance Serves Well

July 25, 2017July 25, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 45 Views 6 Comments difficulty, insurmountable, perseverance, persevere, poetry, steadfast

Perseverance Serves Well   Perseverance serves well At times when a goal is needed, And the task ahead seems Insurmountable,

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Creative Writing Memoir 

Spirit Guides Show Me The Way

July 22, 2017July 22, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 51 Views 3 Comments path, Puma, spirit, spirit guides, Warrior

Spirit Guides Years ago I knew in my heart and soul I would find the one I would truly love,

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Creative Writing Short Story 

River Full of Tears

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 59 Views 11 Comments goddess, mountain, river, short story, sorrows, tears

River Full of Tears The river flowed swiftly after the heavy spring melt. This is when Aisling liked it best.

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Creative Writing Essay 

Edgar Allan Poe – His Loves, His Sorrows

July 19, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 81 Views 8 Comments death, Edgar Poe, great love, poet, sorrow, Virginia Poe

Edgar Allan Poe From Deep Within One of the greatest poets was Edgar Allan Poe. His loves and his sorrows

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Free Verse Poetry 

Visions Within My Soul

July 17, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 67 Views 8 Comments balance, dreams, harmony, Mother Earth, peace, visions

Visions Within My Soul Dreams and visions within my soul take me beyond Tomorrow, where the world is new, So

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Poetry Rhyming Verse 

Writers on the Web by Phyllis Doyle Burns

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 63 Views 11 Comments creative exiles, Jim Morrison, Mark Twain, muse, Phyllis Doyle, poetry

Writers on the Web by Phyllis Doyle Burns Writers on the web Writers on the web To T C E

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Creative Writing Short Story 

Mournful Sounds of the Night – Conclusion

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 55 Views 6 Comments Baby, cabin, kidnapped, mournful sounds, night, Sheriff

Mournful Sounds   Please see Mournful Sounds of the Night – Part One for the beginning of this story.  

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Creative Writing Short Story 

Mournful Sounds of the Night – Part One

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 58 Views 7 Comments Baby, farm, kidnapped, mournful sounds, night, strange couple

Mournful Sounds in the Night Cassie could hear the wind whistle through the window she left cracked open just a

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Fiction Flash Fiction 

Bad Ass Clyde – Don’t Even Go There

July 9, 2017July 9, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 47 Views 6 Comments bad ass, flash fiction, hillbilly, seventh son

Bad Ass Clyde Bad Ass Clyde was not one to mess with. His favorite saying was, “Don’t even go there!”,

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Free Verse Inspirational Poetry Poetry 

Poet’s Dream Catcher – Weave a Dream With Words

July 9, 2017July 9, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 41 Views 6 Comments aspire, dream catcher, inspire, poet, Robert Burns, weave dream

Poet’s Dream Catcher   The poet’s dream catcher hung on the wall Of his mind, always there reminding him He

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Poetry Rhyming Verse 

Night Time Explosions

July 4, 2017July 5, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 64 Views 8 Comments bombs, children scared, explosions, fireworks, night time, terror

Night Time Explosions I sat with friends to watch the fireworks, Independence Day, Fourth of July, We hear the loud

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Fiction Flash Fiction 

Wizard of Windy Hill

July 2, 2017July 2, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 58 Views 6 Comments flash fiction, mansion, mystery, spooky, windy hill, wizard

The Wizard of Windy Hill is rarely seen in person. Only a few people in the last century have had

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Creative Writing Essay 

Editing a WordPress Site With Yoast SEO – Essay

June 24, 2017July 11, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 173 Views 6 Comments creative writers, editing, Google, SEO, WordPress, Yoast

Editing Editing a WordPress site with Yoast SEO is a great way for creative writers to get good ranking with

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Creative Writing Short Story 

Sinister Curse Mystery , Conclusion

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 60 Views 3 Comments mystery, nemesis, short story, sinister curse, sorcerer

Sinister Curse Mystery Part One: Sinister Curse This Side of Dawn, Winds of Hell Part Two: Sinister Curse, Paranormal Investigators

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Creative Writing Short Story 

Sinister Curse, Paranormal Investigators

June 18, 2017June 19, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 104 Views 2 Comments flames, mystery, short story, sinister curse, sorcerer

Sinister Curse Please see Sinister Curse This Side of Dawn, Winds of Hell for part one of this story.   Paranormal

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Creative Writing Short Story 

Sinister Curse This Side of Dawn, Winds of Hell

June 18, 2017June 18, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 81 Views 8 Comments Abbot, evil, Hell, manor, sinister curse, winds

Sinister Curse, Winds of Hell Josie sat, arms and legs wrapped around one of the huge posts on the ancient

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Free Verse Poetry 

Love’s Great Mystery – Spiritual Connections

June 17, 2017June 23, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 77 Views 2 Comments deepest love, great mystery, hard body, hosed off, spiritual connections, whole being

Love’s Great Mystery Moon beams shone upon her bed like shards of silver, Awakening her from a dream of him,

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Inspirational Poetry Poetry 

Soul Searching Beyond the Veil

June 13, 2017June 15, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 71 Views 6 Comments from beyond, love expressed, poetry, soul searching, veil

Soul Searching Beyond the Veil Soul searching beyond the veil Is where I go when life is confusing, When I

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Epistle Poetry 

One Pebble in a Pond, One Voice Creates Ripples

June 8, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 61 Views 2 Comments creates ripples, epistle, London attack, one pebble, one voice, terrorism

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Poetry Rhyming Verse 

Fluffy White Clouds, Birds, Butterflies, Dream

June 7, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 45 Views 2 Comments birds, butterflies, flowers, fluffy clouds, garden, white clouds

Fluffy White Clouds Sitting in the yard on a sunny day, Gazing up above at  fluffy white clouds As they

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Creative Writing Memoir Short Story 

Treadle Sewing Machine and an Antique Store

June 4, 2017June 4, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 70 Views 6 Comments antique store, cherished memories, mother's machine, sewing machine, treadle

Treadle Sewing Machine   Jennifer loved to prowl through old antique stores. She also loved to drive. When she took

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