‘Beauty’ by Valerie Dohren
I saw the face of beauty fixed Upon the rising sun Beyond all mortal compliment Her loveliness there shone Within ...
Month: September 2014
‘Suicide Nets’ and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath
Lamenting our Complicity in the Installation of Suicide Nets I met a “bum” outside an Apple store holding a sign ...
‘O, Scotland’ by Clide Abersuwe
"Breathes there a man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself has said, This is my own, my ...
‘When I First Heard the Learn’d Astronomer’ by I. E. Sbace Weruld
A counter to a Walt Whitman poem When I first heard the learn'd astronomer explain his proofs and figures, and ...
Poetry on Chinese Communism by Damian Robin
Chinese Cameo 1 Here’s a tale of friends and family— Near the founding of the CCP, Zhou Enlai and Sun ...
‘A Father’s Poem: a Ten-nos*’ by Bruce Dale Wise
I hope your life will offer you new opportunities, that you will find contentment in the choices that you ...
‘Bewintered’ by Jane Blanchard
When snow arrives As long forecast, It sets a scene That does not last; But for the while Snow ...
‘A Moon Poem’ by Evan Mantyk
For the Mid-Autumn, or Moon, Festival My Ford Explorer would ascend no higher: Stuck half-way up that driveway's first steep hill. ...
‘The Truth James Foley Stood For’ and Other Poetry by Cid Wa’eeb El Sur
The Truth James Foley Stood For, a Ten-nos* James Foley, searching for the truth, a photo journalist, was murdered ...
From 'primeval' beginnings to 'immortality' (almost biblical!), you have weaved a spiritual thread through this piece, Margaret, incorporating longer vocabulary…
Margaret, your Lotus poem is so sweet. I always imagine that lotus flowers are accompanied by invisible faeries. I enjoyed…
Adam, thank you very much indeed! I'm glad to hear you find the dodo humorous. I think Lewis Carroll may…
Scott, thank you very much for your kind and appreciative comments. I am glad so many of us on this…
Martin, what a generous and inspirational comment. My Muse is dancing with delight and telling me to fetch my pen…
