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Monthly Archives May 31, 2018

‘The Book of Kells’ by Jane Blanchard

The Society
May 31, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
4 Comments
The intricacies of script and figure are amazing. Kudos to the faithful who made contributions large or small. By far this volume is the greatest ever to present illuminated gospel. Ink was carefully...

‘The Seabirds’ and Other Poetry by David Paul Behrens

The Society
May 30, 2018
Beauty, Poetry
33 Comments
The Seabirds Seagulls, on the air they glide, Over the waves to the land; Soaring across the sky, so wide, To softly land on the sand. Pelicans, floating in the sky, Upon the wind, so free; Across the...

A Translation of ‘Longing’ by Friedrich Schiller

The Society
May 29, 2018
Beauty, Poetry, Translation
13 Comments
Translation by David B. Gosselin   If I from this darkened valley Where the gloomy vapors creep Might by some wonder swiftly flee My soul could blessedly weep! Gazing upon this pure...

‘Boasted Viridian’ and Other Poetry by Alexander King Ream

The Society
May 28, 2018
Beauty, Poetry
12 Comments
Boasted Viridian Said Viridian Green to Cerulean Blue, “The waves would be boring without me and you, The crashing unflashing, the sheen without glow, Silver unplugged: not luminous Bro.”   Of...

‘Song of Us’ and Other Poetry by by Amy Foreman

The Society
May 27, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, Riddles
25 Comments
Song of Us Face to face, polite and careful, Tentative we were, and prayerful, Neither one of us would dare pull More from this than met the eye. . . . Yet Side by side we worked together, Hands of...

‘Napoleon in New Orleans’ and Other Poetry by Robert McLean

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May 26, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
8 Comments
  Napoleon in New Orleans So the sun of Austerlitz has set. I had many triumphs, but it’s the few defeats – Leipzig, Waterloo especially – I struggle to forget. I struggled to rearrange...

‘The Revving Roar of Rolling Thunder’ by E.V. Wyler

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May 25, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
9 Comments
Poet's Note: In this sonnet I'm paying tribute to the patriotic bikers who make their annual pilgrimage to Washington DC to participate in Rolling Thunder's First Amendment Demonstration Run every year on the...

10 Favorite Shakespeare Sonnets

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May 24, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Education, Essays, Poetry, Shakespeare
16 Comments
By James A. Tweedie Call me a snob but I am generally attracted to what is commonly referred to as “great art” or the “masterpieces.” Over the years I have looked at famous paintings and I have looked...

‘Heritage as Hope’ and Other Poetry by Phillip Whidden

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May 23, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
30 Comments
Heritage as Hope I saw the cricket scene in evening light, In Windsor light with calm men moving through The evening air and dressed in cricket white. Long centuries are contained beneath the blue Of...

Three Poems by Mikhail Yu. Lermontov, Translated by Don Mager

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May 22, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation
8 Comments
All poems translated from Russian. The Rock A gold cloud rested the whole night Upon the breast of a huge rock; And cheerfully at dawn it dashed Into the blue not to come back Wet traces in the...

‘Joy Comes’ and Other Poetry by Rachel Holbrook

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May 21, 2018
Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism
9 Comments
Joy Comes Softly silent; kindly kept, ___the haunted hours crept. Moonlit minutes—marked and mute, ___the lonely doubt takes root. The tendrils twine; the rootlets reach. ___Somehow the sun must...

‘Bridge of Memories’ and Other Poetry by Dusty Grein

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May 20, 2018
Beauty, Pantoum, Poetry
16 Comments
Bridge of Memories a symmetrelle in mixed syllabic meter A bridge built of memories spans the gap between future and past. Although life may speed by us too fast, from every experience, knowledge we...

‘Prince Harry to Meghan Markle on Their 20th Wedding Anniversary’ by Joe Tessitore

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May 19, 2018
Culture, Poetry
8 Comments
I remember our marriage the horses, the carriage the millions we spent on your gown we threw out the book the foundations we shook as traditions came tumbling down twas a modern affair each sex...

‘The Archaeological Gardens at Giardini-Naxos’ and Other Poetry by William Ruleman

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May 19, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
12 Comments
The Archaeological Gardens at Giardini-Naxos 7 March 2018 The stones are overgrown with clover now, Drowned by daisies, fresh cape sorrel too; Orange or lemon globes gleam from each bough; Mankind’s...

‘Out on a Limb’ by David Watt

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May 18, 2018
Humor, Poetry, Short Stories
17 Comments
  In an old timber town lived a man of renown; With a chainsaw he couldn’t be beat, And as quick as you’d say “What’s for dinner today?” Limbs would fall, cut precise and complete; And...

‘Pika’ by André Le Mont Wilson

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May 17, 2018
Beauty, Poetry, The Environment
9 Comments
The pika climbs the snowless slopes in hope of finding cooler climes. A tailless kin to hares, he shelters under stones to cope with rising temps within his furry skin. The ball of fur appears to roll...

‘Tulip Tree in Bloom, January’ and Other Poetry by Tim J. Myers

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May 16, 2018
Beauty, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle
38 Comments
  Tulip Tree in Bloom, January Every working day I pass a tulip tree on yellow grass and strain to see, when it appears, petals out this time of year. Even our southern winter's strong-- it...

‘The Fairies Danced’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie

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May 15, 2018
Beauty, Poetry
13 Comments
  The Fairies Danced The fairies danced and shone like diamonds on __The lake below. My pole across my knees; __My creel on my lap; the sun and trees __Stood still; the mountain breeze had passed and...

‘The Devil’s Details’ and Other Poetry by Ron L. Hodges

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May 14, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
12 Comments
The Devil’s Details There’s a devil in the details, Those traits we like to sort; There’s a devil in the details, The minutiae we contort. We once marched for color-blindness; Now we muster into...
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A Poem for Mother’s Day ‘Lullaby’ and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore

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May 13, 2018
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
29 Comments
Lullaby When you sang to your baby boy did other hearts not fill with joy those few who just happened to hear? for even on their darkest day your lullaby would chase away every doubt and pain and...

A Poem for Mother’s Day: ‘Birth Pangs’ by Rohini Sunderam

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May 12, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
29 Comments
  The painful birth of motherhood So few have really understood Is but a shadow that foretells The pain our parents knew so well Of children singing out farewell As to their freedom they rush...

Essay: A Defense of Poetry

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May 11, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Essays, Poetry
7 Comments
''A good poem helps to change the shape and significance of the universe, helps to extend everyone’s knowledge of himself and the world around him.'' —Dylan Thomas By Gideon Cecil We are living in...

‘Complications’ by James B. Nicola

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May 10, 2018
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
10 Comments
I used to be politer, but more boring, my friends say. They could take me anywhere. My conversation wasn’t overbearing. My actions seemed as if I didn’t care more than was apt. Now I appear...

Shortest Poem Poetry Contest

The Society
May 9, 2018
Poetry, Poetry Contests, Popular Poetry Archives
192 Comments
Update: Winners announced: https://classicalpoets.org/shortest-poem-contest-winners-announced/\ Scroll down and read the comments section to enjoy all of the submissions. Write the shortest possible...

‘Am-air-ica’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

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May 9, 2018
Culture, Humor, Poetry, The Environment
17 Comments
 (All poetry by Bruce Dale Wise) Am-air-ica by Eber L. Aucsidew Die Welt proclaimed the biggest drop in CO2 was in America, in the first year of Donald Trump—no spin. Though worldwide emissions...

‘The Warrior’s Song at Dusk’ by Ramón Rodriguez, LC

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May 8, 2018
Beauty, Poetry
8 Comments
  At last, some time to catch my breath – a rest, a respite in the fight – How many times I parried death! Bask now in this fast-fading light. ___Behold the whispering golden sea ___so wide...

‘A Snowy Day in Spring’ by Yuan Xi

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May 7, 2018
Beauty, Poetry, Translation
8 Comments
From the White Cloud Poetry Society. Translation by Jennifer Zeng, rendition in formal verse by Damian Robin   With all the trees in shrouds of falling snow, We move towards the moment of Time's...

‘The Composition Teacher Addresses His Class’ by Joseph S. Salemi

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May 6, 2018
Culture, Education, Poetry
13 Comments
  When naming things, you have to use a noun; A verb shows action or a state of being. An adjective describes—that is, marks down The qualities of objects that you’re seeing. An adverb tells...

‘Sonnet 100: Springs First Sweet Kiss’ by Ken Allan Dronsfield

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May 5, 2018
Beauty, Poetry
5 Comments
Sing me a sonnet of spring's first sweet kiss. Let me gaze at splendid colors around. warm sun touching my cheeks; the cold remiss. those angelic sounds of spring now abound. The morning songbirds sing...

‘The Bluebonnet Sonnet’ by Fr. Richard Libby

The Society
May 4, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
18 Comments
When spring arrives, the wildflow’rs start to grow In woods and fields, and by the country lanes. In reds and yellows, see the vernal show, Inaugurated by the winter rains! But in the state of Texas,...

‘Reflections’ by Justin Monelt

The Society
May 3, 2018
Beauty, Poetry
6 Comments
I am the shining star above-- The perfect ray of light. I am the wisest thought conceived, I am the earth's delight. I am God's greatest creation, The angels sing my name. I never have been false or...

‘The Old Buzzard’ by Bruce Wren

The Society
May 2, 2018
Humor, Poetry, Short Stories
14 Comments
On looking into the mirror one afternoon An old buzzard once came and he knocked on my heart, And politely he asked to come in for a while. He had said he was looking for carrion to eat, “Oh no...

‘The Birdman of Gdansk’ by Leo Yankevich

The Society
May 1, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
10 Comments
  When cathedral bells toll through the morning and sunlight touches steeples with its glare, and arrows on the town hall clock stop turning, you will find him on the market square, sweeping leaves...
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  5. Angel L. Villanueva on ‘Eternity’ and Other Love Poetry by Angel L. VillanuevaMay 21, 2025

    I appreciate your comment and insight, Adam. The enduring nature of true love and the inescapable reality of mortality are…

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