Phyllis Doyle Archives - The Creative Exiles

The Ballad of Lilly Mae and Jack Clay

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 73 Views 6 Comments ballad, lovers, Phyllis Doyle, Sheriff, Silver Queen, Virginia City

The Ballad of Lilly Mae and Jack Clay … This is the ballad of lovers who were so torn apart,

Acrostic Poetry

Happy Father’s Day 2019 to All TCE Fathers

June 17, 2019June 19, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 81 Views 4 Comments bond, children, dads, Father's Day, learning, Phyllis Doyle

Happy Father’s Day 2019 to All TCE Fathers … I am running a bit late for these wishes, forgive me,

Fiction Flash Fiction

Spinner’s Tales, May be Fiction or Not

May 6, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 102 Views 8 Comments black bear, fiction stories, Phyllis Doyle, rattlesnake, tales, Thunderbird

Spinner’s Tales, May be Fiction or Not Fat Rattler There are a lot of hawks and eagles flying over

Poetry Rhyming Verse Romantic Poetry

Somewhere Lost in Time

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 304 Views 8 Comments beloved, faith, lost, Phyllis Doyle, somewhere, spiritual

Somewhere Lost in Time … The young soldier held out to her his hand, looking up with love at his

Free Verse Poetry

Early Morning Silence Under My Willow Tree

April 14, 2019April 15, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 233 Views 6 Comments Apollo, darkness, early morning, Phyllis Doyle, silence, stars

Early morning silence enfolds me in shades of darkness, not a breathe of anything is heard the hour before dawn

Free Verse Poetry

Soul Family Love

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 126 Views 8 Comments Eternal love, in spirit, love, Phyllis Doyle, soul family, special

Soul Family Love … Play not with my mind, tread not on my heart, fear not my love, for it

Free Verse Poetry

Thunder Storm to Woodland Nook

March 24, 2019March 24, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 215 Views 4 Comments joyful bliss, lovers, Phyllis Doyle, pulsing crescendo, thunder storm, woodland nook

Thunder Storm to Woodland Nook … Softly he whispered her name, a thunder storm was building in the distance, she

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Days Grew Colder

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 139 Views 11 Comments days, Drama, grew colder, icy winds, Phyllis Doyle, you left

Days Grew Colder … The days grew colder when you left icy winds froze my empty heart, sun does not

Free Verse Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Abide Within Peaceful Beauty

March 4, 2019March 5, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 261 Views 8 Comments better world, inspiration, nature, peace, peaceful beauty, Phyllis Doyle

Abide Within Peaceful Beauty … We live in a world of war and hate, where there is little regard for

Free Verse Poetry

Golden Days of Warmth Gone

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 335 Views 10 Comments chill, golden days, gone, Phyllis Doyle, warmth, wintry

Golden Days of Warmth Gone … Gone are the golden days of warmth, when Sol had shown upon my path,

Christmas Creative Writing Essay

Longfellow’s Epiphany – He Heard the Bells

December 22, 2018December 22, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 462 Views 12 Comments Christmas Day, Epiphany, Longfellow, Phyllis Doyle, The Bells

Longfellow’s Epiphany is a heart-rending story about how the poet’s faith was renewed after many years of sorrow and illness.

Poetry Sonnet

Weeping Willow Tree Sonnet – Claude Monet Series

November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 752 Views 8 Comments Claude Monet, feminine spirit, lunar tides, Phyllis Doyle, spiritual symbolism, weeping willow

My Weeping Willow tree Sonnet stems from my love for the willow and all trees. I also love the impressionism

Free Verse Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Last Quarter Mile

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 319 Views 6 Comments love, Phyllis Doyle, quarter mile, running, spiritual, survivor

Last quarter mile … At the end of 2018 I will be entering the last quarter mile of my life’s

Halloween

Halloween Hacker of Grays Hill

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 234 Views 0 Comments axe, cold case, Halloween Hacker, machete, murder, Phyllis Doyle

Halloween Hacker of Grays Hill Conclusion to Wicked Halloween Haunts Still ~ Lyle Banks has been the grounds keeper at

Poetry Sonnet

Petrarch Sonnet – For I Have Loved You

October 1, 2018October 2, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 359 Views 10 Comments eternity, friend, life, loved you, Phyllis Doyle, reflection

I Have Loved You When I reflect how my life is going then I find within me more that is

Free Verse Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Awakening Truth

September 26, 2018September 27, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 236 Views 8 Comments awakening truth, love, Phyllis Doyle, spiritually die, spiritually grow, unconditional love

An awakening truth can smack us right between the eyes sometimes. Like a sudden loud bolt of lightning on a

Fiction Historical Fiction

Little Pigeon River – Callahans in The Civil War

September 12, 2018September 14, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 341 Views 7 Comments Callahan, Civil War, Little Pigeon, Phyllis Doyle, river

Little Pigeon River runs through the Sugarlands valley in Tennessee. Rusty and Jared – Late April 1865 Rusty felt

Poetry Sonnet

Lighthouse Sonnet Series

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 281 Views 10 Comments guiding light, lighthouse, my love, night, Phyllis Doyle, seaworthy

Lighthouse Sonnet Series Cheerful Lighthouse My Love – A Lighthouse Sonnet Such fond memories oft come o’er me still Where

Free Verse Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Many Seasons We Live

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 250 Views 10 Comments creative works, many seasons, Phyllis Doyle, poetic expressions, tales, we live

The many seasons we live create memories, an archive of sharing and caring with loved ones, friends and others we

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Misty Nights in the Swamp Lands

July 3, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 258 Views 7 Comments ghost, lost soul, misty, nights, Phyllis Doyle, swamp

Misty Nights … So dark the misty nights, and whispers tell that swamp legends linger from distant past, listen

Creative Writing Short Story

Deep Darkness in Her Soul

June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 540 Views 4 Comments deep darkness, dreams, past life, Phyllis Doyle, soul mate

From whence came the deep darkness in her soul? Aleena tried so hard to remember when the yearning and hunger

Fiction Historical Fiction

Grandfather Tell Me A Story

May 12, 2018May 13, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 511 Views 3 Comments brother coyote, grandfather, Navajo, Phyllis Doyle, story, wisdom

Grandfather Tell Me A Story San’i Niyol was my mother’s father. His spirit is as old as the four Sacred

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