‘The Garden of Life’ and Other Poetry by Satyananda Sarangi The Society November 15, 2018 Beauty, Poetry The Garden of Life In wee, assuring spans of sunlit day, The sun awakened, rides his carriage fast To paint with crimson every corner passed, To cheer the silent buds of torrid May. My garden here in...
‘The Cost of Higher Education’ by James A. Tweedie The Society November 14, 2018 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry 7 Comments I am a university in the U.S. of A. Becoming more dependent on Red China every day. We seek out Chinese students for the money that they bring, While the Confucius Institutes keep...
“When Clouds Roll In” by Michael Maibach The Society November 13, 2018 Beauty, Poetry 3 Comments On sunny days We’re filled with “me.” “I’m on my own And feeling free!” We have our job, And casual friends. The world feels strong Like it won’t end. Then clouds roll in, And...
‘To Cast Aside the Worldly Fishing Net and Join the Glorious Race’ by Joe Spring The Society November 12, 2018 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 4 Comments inspired by the Book of Hebrews To carry close a fishing net of gold or sea-green thread, __a-woven by some skillful hands, with ruby borders bound, a massive net, with onyx weights, and glass-blown floats,...
‘Let’s Take the Other Bus’ by Amy Foreman The Society November 11, 2018 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 28 Comments (A liberal-socialist primer for our youngest, most impressionable comrades) Note: 'take the other bus' is a slang term for homosexual behavior. Come gather round me, little ones: you bourgeois girls,...
‘At Dusk’ and Other Poetry by Daniel Leach The Society November 10, 2018 Beauty, Poetry 10 Comments At Dusk At dusk, when high above the darkening trees, __The swallows in the deep blue dip and soar, As if in flying higher, still to squeeze __The last delicious moments that before ____The light into the...
An Open Letter to Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, by Dusty Grein The Society November 9, 2018 Poetry 35 Comments Choose Wisely Calling for the next U.S. Poet Laureate to be a traditional rhyming poet A double refrained chant royal in iambic pentameter O harken to my plea, as I implore, from need, true classic...
‘U.S. Midterm Election 2018’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society November 7, 2018 Poetry 11 Comments (All poetry by Bruce Dale Wise) U.S. Midterm Election 2018 by Brice U. Lawseed There wasn't any blue wave, nor a red wall; but instead the House was painted blue, the Senate turned a brighter...
‘Heritage’ by C. David Hay The Society November 7, 2018 Beauty, Poetry, The Environment 10 Comments Behold the cloud-graced monoliths That stretch against the sky Into the boundless sanctity Where wind swift eagles fly. Primal valleys bloom to life As tumbling waters sing, Resurrected from...
‘Write On! The Masters From the Shadows Cried’ by Ted Hayes The Society November 6, 2018 Beauty, Poetry 17 Comments "Write on!" the Masters from the shadows cried. "By your thin air we breathe, nor ever died; Your modest dress, our glorious raiment shares And witness to our sun, your candle bears. "Ignored,...
