‘On Kaaterskill Creek’ by Bruce Dale Wise The Society August 31, 2013 Beauty, Poetry On "Kaaterskill Creek" by Erik Koeppel for the memory of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The site is downstream from the Kaaterskill Falls— where it is so shady, and certainly wet. When listening closely...
‘Fortitude’: An Amazing Painting and True Story The Society August 28, 2013 Art One of the oil paintings in the Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren International Exhibition is titled “Fortitude” and depicts a middle-aged man standing with immense poise in a swirling snowstorm. The blizzard fails...
‘Cataract on a Canvas’ by Bruce Dale Wise The Society August 25, 2013 Art, Beauty, Poetry In Niagara by Frederick Edwin Church, immediately one’s taken in to the great falls. From a remarkably precarious perch, one’s seized by the enormity of the landscape. One sees at once the powerful and...
‘My Daughter’s Response to Her Delinquent Driving Instructor’ by Damian Robin The Society August 22, 2013 Humor, Poetry “Granma died, my ex tried suicide,” you confide in me, your credabil- ity nil for one more dark excuse is no use. Let’s settle our bill til there’s no more last, last...
A Poetic Account of Cruel and Unusual Torture in China The Society August 21, 2013 Human Rights in China, Poetry (The Epoch Times)—The Chinese photojournalist Du Bin, who was released in July after a month’s detention by police, has published online a book he wrote years ago detailing torture in China. It consists of...
‘Novice’ by Michael Curtis The Society August 19, 2013 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment Young knucklehead: Today you’ll bruise your thumb To harden you to pains to come; The sun will burn; the heat will cause you sweat; Dust will choke before the sun is set. When you are good for more than...
‘Portrait of a Goddess’ by Evan Mantyk The Society August 16, 2013 Beauty, Poetry Goddess sleek and draped in white, Flowing wisps of long brown hair, Halo hat of holy light, Cherubs floating everywhere. Beads around her long thin neck, Each a world for which she cares, Gazing down at each...
‘Aurora Borealis, 1865’ by Bruce Dale Wise The Society August 13, 2013 Art, Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment How weird and eerily appears, that solar surge, Aurora Borealis, 1865, by Hudson River School's Frederic Edwin Church. The skyscape is so alien, and yet alive, with faint and dancing lights, blue, yellow,...
Art Speaks: Exploring Traditional Art The Society August 12, 2013 Art Art Speaks is the Epoch Times’ global art exploration project. Here we explore works of art created before 1900 from all parts of the world—Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania—and in all mediums...
Children’s Poetry by Leland James The Society August 10, 2013 Humor, Poetry The Three Little Pigs —a story retold There were three little pigs, one, two, three —roly-poly and pink, as pink as could be— porkers that talked just like you and me. Building their houses, these...
‘Avocado Grove’ and Other Poetry by Anonymous The Society August 7, 2013 Beauty, Poetry Avocado Grove On dry, withered leafs Until drizzle leaves Sitting silently The fruit’s ripe, big crops Giant green rain drops Hang abundantly The bark thick and strong Like cultivated...
Haiku by Ibe Ware Desu, LC The Society August 4, 2013 Beauty, Haiku and Senryu, Poetry 1 Comment Nearby a wasp lights, twitching its pointed stinger in the summer heat. As I drive my car, an eagle flies overhead. How far have I come? An ant climbs slowly up the old man's hairy arm. He flings...