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Monthly Archives December 7, 2020

A Poem on the 79th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
December 7, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
36 Comments
. That Day of Infamy ∼ December 7th, 1941 Zeros burst through bluest skies __Like stealthy birds of prey, Set to swoop and pulverize __Pearl Harbor’s soul that day; That day of scarlet rising suns __On...

‘Peradventure Before Naptime’ by Denise Sobilo

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December 7, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
4 Comments
for my two-year-old grandson, Exander “There’s no tale in the world I can’t believe.” I said.“If you have learned belief, you have learned something.” ---Rudyard Kipling, “Bimi” X We meant to...

Stop the Steal: A Play on the 2020 Election (Excerpt) by Evan Mantyk

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December 6, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
20 Comments
. Act I Scene I NARRATOR Imagine now the scene: the angry engine, Its beeping brain, its smooth and metal muscles That barely seem to strain beneath the mighty load; And standing all around no creature...

‘The Toss’ by Phil S. Rogers

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December 6, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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. One night a lean and wizened soul scuffed down the old mill road, while moonlight cast upon the knoll a mounted figure showed. The Horseman sat perfectly still, face shrouded in the mist. His hooded form...

‘To Some Other Poets’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook

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December 5, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
26 Comments
. To Some Other Poets Let hoary heads divine and then divide,Dot i’s and dance on pins and sneer with pride,And ogle with an obverse obfuscationTo fuel the furious fires of their frustration.  An academic...

‘Appeal to the Muse’ and Other Poetry by Amanda Hall

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December 4, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
8 Comments
. Appeal to the Muse O Saint Cecilia, more than just a muse— The very author by this pen and ink— I plead thy help, and never wish to lose Assistance at the quill, or in the rink. For Art is cutthroat;...

‘Tempestuous Seas’ by Rohini Sunderam

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December 4, 2020
Beauty, Poetry
21 Comments
  And when the time, oh Father, comes To cross this life’s tempestuous seas, Grant that my faith should not succumb, Hold in the end still true to thee. Let not the waves of doubt...

‘King Horn’ Middle English Romance, Translation by Russell Spera

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December 3, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation
6 Comments
  Gather round everyone, come near! My story is for all to hear. A song for you I now shall sing, A song about Murry the King. Murry was the King of the West And ruled till he was laid to...

‘Kindred Souls’ by David D. Irby

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December 2, 2020
Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry
11 Comments
  The road of love looks smooth at first and seems as if it has no end. The wise know that the way is cursed, and heartache lies around the bend. The route has hills, and we can't see what lies...

‘The Homeward-Bound Armada, 1588’ by Joseph S. Salemi

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December 1, 2020
Beauty, Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry
21 Comments
X No tengo más que darte —Inscription on a Spanish sailor's gold ring, in the shape of a hand holding out a heart, found off the western coast of Ireland. Their splintered hulls well-raked with cannon...
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  1. Margaret Coats on ‘Roads of Potter County’: A Poem by Frank RableJune 5, 2025

    Frank, my dad's family is from the Pottsville area (Schuylkill County) where roads seem the same--until summer arrives and the…

  2. Margaret Coats on ‘Frivolity from Quality’ and Other Poems by Russel WinickJune 5, 2025

    Russel, there was a short-lived scandal now some years back, because high-prestige Oxford University Press fired editors to employ marketers.…

  3. Frank Rable on ‘Roads of Potter County’: A Poem by Frank RableJune 5, 2025

    Thank you, Stephanie! I 'm glad you enjoyed it, and I hope you dodge the potholes. All of them. Now…

  4. Margaret Coats on ‘The Institute of Peace: Constitution Avenue, N.E.’: A Poem by Michael CurtisJune 5, 2025

    It's hard to imagine a building of more hollow appearance. The poem depicts hard edges to the hunger of this…

  5. Stephanie Pickering on ‘Roads of Potter County’: A Poem by Frank RableJune 4, 2025

    I thoroughly enjoyed this, I close my eyes and can feel each pothole pitching the vehicle to and fro. It…

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