‘The God Morpheus vs. The Little Baby Kuppy’ and Other Poetry by James Sale The Society October 30, 2015 Beauty, Humor, Poetry The God Morpheus vs. The Little Baby Kuppy You'd think in such a fight - no contest To be sure - immortal gods happen not To happen, but have always been best And around to give humans their best...
‘To Hell with the Hoi Polloi’ and Other Poetry by Craig Kurtz The Society October 28, 2015 Humor, Poetry To Hell with the Hoi Polloi A droll from the Man of Mode To hell with the hoi polloi, I say, democracy is démodé; aristocrats, by troth, know best, who needs a scurvy IQ test? A pox upon the...
Two White Stag Poems by Two Poets The Society October 25, 2015 Beauty, Culture, Poetry The White Stag By Bard Eucewelis I saw it long ago; so long ago it seems as if it was a dream, a white stag in the wood. Reality is ever fading through time's seams. It's odd to say so; but its sighting was...
‘The Golden Mean’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society October 22, 2015 Beauty, Poetry The Golden Mean By Aedile Cwerbus Right living's hard, the ever-urgent prow pursuing storms or pressing up against life's dangers, tricky shoals and shores. The golden mean is perfect, but hard to achieve....
‘A Sonnet’s Beauty’ and Other Poetry by Alex McKeown The Society October 20, 2015 Beauty, Poetry, Translation 1 Comment A Sonnet's Beauty A sonnet’s beauty’s mostly in the planning, Not in the writing, reading, even saying. The builder knows it’s in the careful laying Of foundations ‘fore the brutal sweat of...
‘On Volkswagen’s Emission Scandal’ by Tony Henderson The Society October 19, 2015 Humor, Poetry 2 Comments Volkswagen has admitted to rigging as many as 11 million vehicles with illegal software that cheats on emission tests. Lies and half-truths? Daily fayre But for pious folk it’s only fair If you...
‘The Magic Hour’ by Kathy Figueroa The Society October 16, 2015 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment It’s called “the magic hour” Before the sun sinks low When everything is bathed In a warm, golden glow Colours look much richer Flowers, more velveteen And a country garden Is a haven of...
‘Farm Air and Poplar’ and Other Poetry by Alec Ream The Society October 13, 2015 Beauty, Poetry . . Farm Air and Poplar Before the air be clearly cool, In Georgia, Monticello, see, Be one precursor of the rule, That lower heat - humidity - Be gaining ground and holding sway, Embryonic, slight and...
‘Winter Smoke’ and Other Poetry by Mary Kay Simmons The Society October 10, 2015 Beauty, Humor, Poetry Winter Smoke Winter smoke and little houses Drawing blinds against the dark The cold, the crying wind Against a stark White moon Winter smoke. Wispy phantoms Casting a ghostly veil Of patterned,...
On the Chinese Leader’s Upcoming Visit to UK Prime Minister Cameron The Society October 7, 2015 Poetry By Damian Robin ‘Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still, and wider, shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, make thee...
25 Riddles by Evan Mantyk (with Answers) The Society October 4, 2015 Humor, Poetry, Riddles 3 Comments For 30 more riddles click here. I. I may not have a large population Compared to China or the United States, But more than those two or any nation I’ve more coastline and freshwater supplies. What...
‘Dawn on the Shore’ and Other Poems by Ann Keith The Society October 1, 2015 Beauty, Poetry 2 Comments Dawn on the Shore An hour before the dawn of day, I walked beside the tranquil bay, Along the sandy shore. The air was still. The wind had ceased. The planet Venus hung in the east, In the west the...
