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Monthly Archives June 30, 2014

‘I Left My Gloves at the Analyst’s’ by Nancy Weber

The Society
June 30, 2014
Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
I left my gloves at the analyst's He called to say he'd found them Black, he said, lined with cotton Green, I said, lined with satin He saw them right, confound him Not the leather, a fine dark...

‘Yin and Yang’ by Jane Blanchard

The Society
June 27, 2014
Humor, Poetry
1 Comment
“Hello, again!” the sun does say when rising on a morn in May. “Thanks for the break,” replies the moon. “I need to go to bed quite soon.” The sun then bids, “Don’t fade so...

‘The Calm’ by John Gray

The Society
June 24, 2014
Beauty, Poetry
1 Comment
That distant bellow is merely a case Of west wind rushing through the tamarack In a race with itself to cliff and back, Far from the lake's quiet undisturbed face But for the waxwings' endless mayfly...

Essay: ‘To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme?’ by James Sale

The Society
June 21, 2014
Beauty, Culture, Essays, Poetry, Popular Poetry Archives
81 Comments
Imagine that you were lost in a wilderness and had to find your way out. Fortunately, you have with you a number of things, or tools if you will. In the first instance you have a kitbag, which is itself...

Children’s Poetry by Scáth Beorh

The Society
June 18, 2014
Humor
1 Comment
Some People Say Some people say that giraffes were petite and they grew their necks out to properly eat, or they were once dinosaurs who lost their wings. But I know God makes serendipitous...

‘Seasong’ and Other Poetry by Mandy Moe Pwint Tu

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June 15, 2014
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
5 Comments
Seasong I heard the wreathéd coral horn That Triton blew, and less forlorn Did suddenly I feel: I heard the sirensong afar I launched a ship and tracked a star How soon my heart did heal! I saw the...

‘The Living Thinking on the Dead’ by Alberdi Ucwese

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June 12, 2014
Art, Beauty, Poetry
On the painting "Le berges d'Arcadie" by Nicolas Poussin The rugged mountains in the distance stand beyond, above the three, young shepherds and the shepherdess, who gather round a tomb that they have...

‘At the Moment of Our Death’ and Other Poetry by Robert King

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June 9, 2014
Beauty, Poetry
2 Comments
At the Moment of Our Death At the moment of our death As we draw our final breath Should we not project a fear Of the prospect of not being here? The moment that closes tight The door of time, turns...

New Tang Poets Reading

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June 4, 2014
Beauty, Poetry
1 Comment
  Held on May 26, 2014, at Da Tang, in New York, participants read Tang Dynasty poetry, translated poetry previously written by attendees, and wrote poetry. Here are some of the...

‘Blue and Yellow Barn-Swallows’ and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath

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June 2, 2014
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
Blue and Yellow Barn-Swallows She made a note to note when they arrived. It’s obvious whenev’r they fin’lly do. Over the cows they dipped and ducked and dived. “They have two houses; shouldn’t...
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    i like this a lot a word is dead when it is said some say i say it just begins…

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