‘Joy Comes’ and Other Poetry by Rachel Holbrook The Society May 21, 2018 Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism 9 Comments Joy Comes Softly silent; kindly kept, ___the haunted hours crept. Moonlit minutes—marked and mute, ___the lonely doubt takes root. The tendrils twine; the rootlets reach. ___Somehow the sun must...
‘The Children’s Crusade’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society April 5, 2018 Culture, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism 6 Comments (All poetry by Bruce Dale Wise) The Children's Crusade Amendment II of the US Constitution: A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and...
‘The Fall’ and Other Poetry by Jenni Wyn Hyatt The Society March 24, 2018 Humor, Poetry, Terrorism 11 Comments The Fall Now, if you’re sitting comf’tably, then listen to my ballad; it is a Summer evening tale of pizza and of salad. “I’ll take the plates out, love,” I said, "for your hands tend to...
‘The Parkland, Florida, School Shooting’ by Bruce Dale Wise The Society February 20, 2018 Culture, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism 16 Comments This life—O, how much more of it remains? The night is brief. Toward those short trees, we saw a bird, descending with our grief. Chris Hixon, Aaron Feis, Scott Beigel vanished in the day. Luke Hoyer,...
‘Simple Contrivance’ and Other Poetry by Ruey Fern Tan The Society January 31, 2018 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism 8 Comments Simple Contrivance So simple – yet divine! Such is contrivance of the pen The hollow spine of ink is light like bones of flitting wren So simple – yet divine! Indeed, no sword could strike so...
‘Whenever Terror Strikes’ and Other Poetry by André Le Mont Wilson The Society January 8, 2018 Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism Whenever Terror Strikes Whenever terror strikes, wherever death enshrouds the land, its people live in fright of crowded places. Masses hold their breath. Perhaps another truck will crash tonight. We...
‘Justice Rendered’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society December 5, 2017 Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism 3 Comments Justice Rendered by Cal Wes Ubideer "Sanctuary cities help protect undocumented aliens." —"Weird" Ace Blues July 1st, 2015, Miss Kate Steinle had been shot. A single bullet struck her in the...
On the Recent Terrorist Attack in New York City by Joe Tessitore The Society November 1, 2017 News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism 3 Comments The Morning after the Parade On the terrorist attack on October 31, 2017 Most cowardly violence No moment of silence Let’s pretend that all is well All that once mattered Now fallen and...
‘Flagellation I: Cervantes at Lepanto’ by Joseph Charles MacKenzie The Society October 7, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism 17 Comments What is my body that was never mine, That, fevered, it should waste below the deck? I rise, instead, to face the ocean’s brine, The Muslim’s wrath, the ending of my trek. What is the ball...
‘On the Murder of Two Women Outside the Gare Saint Charles in Marseilles, France’ by James A. Tweedie The Society October 1, 2017 News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism 1 Comment Blasphemy A Reflection On the Murder of Two Women Outside the Gare Saint Charles in Marseilles, France, This Morning, October 1, 2017 “Allahu akbar!” The words rang clear, As if the man was shouting...
‘A Lament for 9/11’ by Zachary Dilks The Society September 11, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism 2 Comments 'Twas so much more on that morn before fall that we all came to mourn as it fell As the shadows that touched had borne, by its clutch, a scorn we remembered so well From the sky rained a fiery...
‘To Terror’s Followers’ by Daniel Magdalen The Society September 10, 2017 Poetry, Terrorism 1 Comment Cloaked in rumors of religion, looming bloodthirst Brings upon world’s drowning morals bouts of horror, As the force of chaos calls you... Depths that holler For damnation fan your frenzied rampant...
‘To the Orient. An Elegy’ by T. Bothwell The Society July 18, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism 2 Comments At last, the sunset’s knell forebodes the ceasing day— The merchants in their silken garments trudge their way Along, with Turkish camels and Koranic tunes. Diurnal light retreats from...
‘Manchester Remembers’ by Damian Robin The Society July 12, 2017 News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism 6 Comments On the Special Meeting of the Manchester City Council (Wed. 12th of July, 2017) to reflect on the terrible events that took place at the Manchester Arena on the 22nd of May Amendments and agendas...
‘Daughters of Eve’ by E.V. Wyler The Society July 3, 2017 News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism 1 Comment "Our Creator contritely comprehends that the ancient story of Genesis once retold through a patriarchal lens, has become women's patient nemesis ... Despite Eve's fleeting transgressing, our...
‘The Light of New Hope’ and Other Poetry on Terrorist Attacks in England The Society June 15, 2017 News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism 2 Comments Post your poetry on the recent terrorist attacks in England in the comments section at the end of this post. The Light of New Hope By Connie Phillips I. Bombings, beheadings, bizarre wanton...
‘Shared Tears’ by Karen Mooney The Society June 11, 2017 Poetry, Terrorism 12 Comments The tears of a nation are shared by us all, We stand with those countries whom terror befalls; The innocent taken, destroyed by the vile, Their heinous objectives we can’t reconcile, Or count them as...
A Prayer for England by Joseph Charles MacKenzie (with Audio) The Society June 3, 2017 Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism 56 Comments Sonnet IV. Edward the Confessor Edward, the Cross no more on England’s shores Thy people blesses. The light of faith is gone. From stolen thrones the foes of Christ wage wars Against thy...
‘Hell Arrives in Manchester’ by James Sale The Society May 28, 2017 News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism 18 Comments If I had words grating and crude enough That really could describe this horrid hole Supporting the converging weight of hell … Canto XXXII, Dante If only we could but we can’t Release some souls...
‘Degrees of Light’ and Other Poetry by Charles Bauer The Society May 15, 2017 Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism 27 Comments Degrees of Light She squinted, watching circling gulls Fly overhead; small rhythmic waves Slapped steadily upon ship hulls. Brown crabs dashed out from wet sand caves Evading hungry birds; dried...
‘Tribal Lament’ by Lorna Davis The Society May 7, 2017 Culture, Poetry, Terrorism 18 Comments Rising unbidden, a fury unspent, I hear the high keening of tribal lament, Of ancient injustices never forgiven, Never forgotten, rising unbidden. Where are the horsemen who raided our...
‘A Lament in the Face of Terror (A Canzone)’ by Florence Major The Society May 4, 2017 Poetry, Terrorism 2 Comments Humanity is a word to be earned─ I sing my song as a bitter wind blows, a chant from my heart to be carried far, I sing my song as falling darkness grows; as I sing my sadness and sorrow...
‘Spring is Coming’ and Other Poetry by Uvin Ko The Society March 24, 2017 Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry, Terrorism 5 Comments Spring is Coming From naked trees, droplets of dew, Drips like tears onto my upturned face. Everything is bleak, nothing new. No creation feels like outer space. Hear ye, hear ye, everyone...
On Westminster Bridge, March 22, 2017 The Society March 23, 2017 News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism 6 Comments By Basil Drew Eceu At least four people have been killed and forty injured in a terrorist attack in London in the afternoon. Here near the cradle of great Parliament'ry government, a cruel terrorist went...
‘Flying Coast to Coast on the Anniversary of 9/11: Courage, In-Flight’ by Alan Salé The Society March 14, 2017 Poetry, Terrorism 1 Comment Cold and Uncertain shaken and stirred; Flying through clouds so quickly they’re blurred. Hold, comfort and buckle me in; Make us trust in safety again. Sitting armed with a passport and strapped...
‘Death in the Desert’ by Michael Glassman The Society February 23, 2017 Poetry, Terrorism 4 Comments Heat waves frolic along the desert’s endless edge I hear the shuffling of camel’s toes The soft landing of camel dung The smell adding to my woes My knees embedded in sand Awaiting the wrath...
‘Winter’s Passing’ and Other Poetry by Dona Fox The Society February 20, 2017 Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism 6 Comments Winter’s Passing Now I can see no sky above your space, For dark clouds hide the blue that may be there. The air is full of rain that pelts my face, The ground is flood and mud the grieved must...
‘On the Protesters Filled With Hate’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society February 2, 2017 Culture, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism 11 Comments On the Protesters Filled With Hate By Bruce Dale Wise And while American airports were filled with screaming hate, Chief Petty Officer Will "Ryan" Owens met his fate, caught in a raid against Al-Qaida's...
‘Old School’ and Other Poetry by Allan Heller The Society January 24, 2017 Beauty, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Terrorism 3 Comments Old School I saw two women at a table in a small café Not making eye contact or talking, but in their own way Communicating, and I found myself a bit perplexed. Then realized that they had...
‘A Tour Guide’s Speech’ by John Kolyav The Society January 23, 2017 Poetry, Terrorism 2 Comments “Tourist, see this stained beach in Tripoli Where one and twenty men were forced to kneel Ere cutting down their heads by unholy Fanatics, as god’s servants themselves feel They are still at...
‘The Terrorists’ and Other Poetry by Gleb Zavlanov The Society January 10, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism 6 Comments The Terrorists Tears feed the sweeping sands beneath their feet, And blood runs deep into the living ground. The sun throbs down with agonizing heat. The captives kneel, blindfolded, with no...
‘Water Music’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society January 4, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism 2 Comments Water Music Just as white as a blanket of new-fallen snow Is the noise of a waterfall cresting a brim And ebulliently thrashing the basin below. But the sound of a freshet resembles a hymn, Its discrete...
‘How Can You Feel Blue?’ and Other Poetry by Edmund Jonah The Society December 28, 2016 Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism 4 Comments How Can You Feel Blue? How can you feel blue When you look toward the sky And see the darkling silhouette Of birds, as gracefully they fly In strict formation 'cross The iris of your eye? How...
‘To the Kurdish Women Soldiers’ and Other Poetry by Ruth Asch The Society December 18, 2016 Culture, Poetry, Terrorism 5 Comments To the Kurdish Women Soldiers With girlish smiles above costumes of war - you dance, sisters; stamp the pallid golden dust to furbellows about your booted feet. Cold light, drab uniforms are aching...
‘Obi-Wan Bin Laden RIP’ and Other Poetry by James Sale The Society December 10, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, Terrorism 1 Comment Obi-Wan Bin Laden RIP Let’s remember what God wants: Killing people’s never right, So Obi-Wan Bin Laden then Cannot be a Jedi knight. To make folks free you face them straight...
‘Ohio State University Attack’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society December 7, 2016 Culture, Poetry, Terrorism 1 Comment Ohio State University Attack By Wilbur Dee Case "If you don't like liberal democracy, go to North Africa, the Middle East, or China. Oops." —Waseel Budecir I'm warning you, America, the post on...
‘Hide and Seek at the Bataclan’ by Elizabeth Boquet The Society November 19, 2016 Poetry, Terrorism 18 Comments Paris, 13 November 2015 The hiders: cheaters with suicide-belted access to ethereal hiding places — traceless but for grieving faces searching sidewalks. The seekers: police, army, press corps,...
Solace from Terror, a Set of Poems about Living in the West by Damian Robin The Society October 29, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Terrorism 1 Comment Persistent Danger Where is this going when state and foe mow down civilians and non-combatants in market stalls? They shock and flame like an erratic clown whose grisly creativity...
‘Aleppo’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society October 23, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry, Terrorism 2 Comments Aleppo By Cid Wa'eeb El Sur We will drain it dry as hay. Peace shall neither night nor day hang upon its pent-house lid; it shall be a place forbid. Weary seven months times nine, shall it...
‘For Elizabeth’ and Other Poetry by Joseph Charles MacKenzie The Society October 17, 2016 Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism 18 Comments For Elizabeth If charm were a country, then you would be Its capital of many domes and spires Gilded and gleaming off a crystal sea, And graced with every art that love inspires. If beauty a...