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Monthly Archives February 28, 2017

‘By Design’ by David Sloan

The Society
February 28, 2017
Beauty, Poetry
1 Comment
  This time of year makes it hard to believe in randomness. Maples flame up, then out, visible symmetry undressed as roots-in-air mirrors.  That blood moon too; imagine it even...

‘Unseen Universe’ by Rena Velasquez

The Society
February 27, 2017
Beauty, Poetry
1 Comment
Often I ponder things unseen Eons of light and mysterious beings The breathtaking fallout as stars collide A silent womb where souls reside Hidden space where last breaths are kept Moss ridden stone where...

Poetry Based on Holocaust Testimonies

The Society
February 26, 2017
Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry
2 Comments
A Million Thoughts Based on the Holocaust testimony of Bertha Haberfeld By Surina Patel A million thoughts are rushing through my brain, The looming gas chamber ahead of me, The sounds I hear and the...

‘Darkness’ and Other Poetry by Christine Lawson

The Society
February 25, 2017
Beauty, Children's, Poetry
2 Comments
Darkness No longer did they see the need For things called books they used to read. Music—no longer symphonies, But simple tunes composed with ease. And what of Beauty?  What of Grace? They...

‘Console Her With the Atheist’s Philosophy’ by Samuel Johnson

The Society
February 24, 2017
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
2 Comments
  Console her with the Atheist’s philosophy: ____Never mind! Your grandma’s dead. It’s Nature’s way of denoting an atrophy ____In the muscles, lungs and head. I mean to say her central...

‘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...

‘Riven’ and Other Poetry in Traditional Bardic Forms by Elizabeth Spencer Spragins

The Society
February 22, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, The Environment
2 Comments
Riven (A Rannaigheacht Ghairid) Once I dreamed Ospreys soared where salmon teemed. Frigid streams and waterfalls Frosted walls where glaciers gleamed. Darkness cowled The moon whenever wolves...

‘Layoffs at the Antiquities Museum’ by Seth Thomas

The Society
February 21, 2017
Humor, Poetry
  After college, in my job search I found A prestigious post in antiquities At the historic museum downtown (As a gift shop clerk, more accurately). In my second year, the docents told us A few...

‘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...

‘Where is Alice’ by Paris Michael

The Society
February 19, 2017
Children's, Poetry
1 Comment
Where was it that Alice went, One bright and shining day, A rabbit's lair, beneath the blare, A restless child at play, And where was it that Alice was, To greet a smoking bug, Who's pipe spelled...

‘Humble Shant’ and Other Poetry by Neil Dachstadter

The Society
February 18, 2017
Poetry
5 Comments
  Humble Shant My humble shant be free of strife Untroubled see my simple life Skiff and paddle, hat and brim Gift unaddled bright, not dim Photo by Tunde Hegedus at Inle Lake,...

‘Education: To Be Continued…’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
February 17, 2017
Culture, Education, Poetry
3 Comments
  Education:  To Be Continued ... There is no lack of opportunity For education in this spendthrift age, And boys who wish to earn a decent wage Must show the general community That they have...

‘Says Simon Cowell (A Villanelle)’ and Other Poetry by Agnes Bookbinder

The Society
February 16, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle
1 Comment
  Says Simon Cowell (A Villanelle) “Which came first, the egg or fowl? This is what I’d like to know.” “Who cares?” says Simon Cowell. (Not so much “says” as speaks in growl) I...

‘Once Flew and Flown No More’ and Other Poetry by Zachary Dilks

The Society
February 15, 2017
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
  Once Flew and Flown No More Such heights I once had seen and gusts of winds that caught my caution Through clouds above a world I didn't know And pressed towards horizons, body wrought with all...

‘Time (for Children)’ and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore

The Society
February 14, 2017
Beauty, Children's, Poetry
3 Comments
  Time (for Children) Time flies, as everyone knows and time marches on, as the saying goes and time will stand still now and then when we wish but does time ever swim for fish? And does it swing...

‘Haiku’ and Other Poetry by Wendy Lee Klenetsky

The Society
February 13, 2017
Haiku and Senryu, Humor, Poetry
  Haiku "You are what you eat!" That's what all of the books say Then I guess I'm nuts!   Naturally You walk into the beauty shop to get help for your hair, the receptionist greets you at...

‘For Prithivi’ by Frank De Canio

The Society
February 12, 2017
Beauty, Poetry
2 Comments
(thanks for your kindness) How like a star in a darkening sky, appears an unexpected friendly deed. How much more so when storm warnings belie the growth potential of one’s kindling seed. But though...

‘Mozart’s Whisper’ by Robert Phelps

The Society
February 11, 2017
Beauty, Poetry
3 Comments
Mulched beyond bones, but reprieved, Wolfgang has a home in my mind, and he’s still bereaved. From his pauper’s grave, and with a whispered pitch, I’ve summoned him with my ‘On/Off’...

‘On Super Bowl LI’ and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath

The Society
February 9, 2017
Beauty, Poetry
3 Comments
  On Super Bowl LI I went to bed. The Falcon’s made it 28 to 3 and yet I never should have doubted the poised Tom Brady. Halfway through the third-quarter he had a ways to go. I woke up in the AM...

‘The Earth We’re Leaving Behind’ by Niloufar Behrooz

The Society
February 9, 2017
Beauty, Poetry, The Environment
2 Comments
There used to be a limpid lake Home to the finest birds you'd find. We'd watch their glory till daybreak. But now those days are far behind. I used to hear the bullfrogs croak Before the pond was...
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How to Write a Limerick

The Society
February 8, 2017
Education, Limerick, Poetry, Poetry Forms
5 Comments
Related How to Write a Sonnet How to Write a Haiku How to Write a Rondeau How to Write a Villanelle How to Write a Poem Like the Raven by Dusty Grein The history of the poetry form we know as the...

‘How Eden Weeps’ by Mark Sheeky

The Society
February 7, 2017
Poetry, The Environment
4 Comments
  How Eden weeps to see, the ache of every tortured tree. How Eden doth recoil, at bitter cancer of the soil. Man was placed as king of beasts, his palace carved of nature's stone, and every...

Whitworth Over Whitman: A Poem by Sally Cook

The Society
February 6, 2017
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
41 Comments
What a Wit is Worth For John Whitworth, poet Oh,  Whitman was a rhymer who enjoyed to play the part Of complicating everything.  It's something of an art To ramble on for pages on the pinprick of a...

‘It May Be Better’ by Pierre Sotér

The Society
February 5, 2017
Beauty, Poetry
1 Comment
What thoughts has thinking hard put in my brain, that show a different world than my eyes see, before, things easier were, clear and plain, but now are always less than used to be. What did I learn from...

‘Susan B. Anthony Upbraids Elizabeth Cady Stanton’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
February 4, 2017
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
10 Comments
You’ve not come to a meeting in three years— Within the movement, there are buzzing fears That marriage has ensnared you in its cage. And frankly, I myself have reached the stage Where anger has...

‘Vexed By A Verb!’ by E. V. Wyler

The Society
February 3, 2017
Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
  “Vexed by a verb!” I often vent, undeniably discontent. Let my quirky quote be the key to promoting a patent plea for the status I’d reinvent: Pairing “I am” with “years” has...

‘On the Protesters Filled With Hate’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
February 2, 2017
Culture, 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...

2017 Poetry Competition Winners Announced

The Society
February 1, 2017
From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests
2 Comments
First Prize ($500): James Sale, Bournemouth, United Kingdom “In Telling This Story” “Obi-Wan Bin Laden RIP” “Imitating Shakespeare’s Sonnet 107” Second Prize: Lorna Davis,...
  1. Joseph S. Salemi on ‘Kissing Cousin’ and Other Poems by Joseph S. SalemiMay 24, 2025

    Well, you know more about these seven different types than I do. If philautia is self-love, then it is a…

  2. Margaret Coats on ‘Wedding Night’ by Christine de Pisan, Translated by Margaret CoatsMay 24, 2025

    Thank you, Roy. The fine young husband's name is Estienne [Stephen] de Castel. He and Christine were happy for ten…

  3. Frank Rable on ‘Kissing Cousin’ and Other Poems by Joseph S. SalemiMay 24, 2025

    Okay. I will ask this as a student to the professor, and absolutely no criticism is intended. When first hearing…

  4. Cynthia L Erlandson on ‘What the Caterpillar Calls the End’: A Poem by Scharlie MeeuwsMay 24, 2025

    This is beautiful! My favorite lines were "Wrapped in a thread the dusk supplied." ; "But Time, that patient artisan";…

  5. Margaret Coats on ‘Sumo’s Winning Ways’ by Margaret CoatsMay 24, 2025

    Thanks, Warren. Glad I noticed this just as 24-year-old Onosato won the May tournament with two days of fighting yet…

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