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 The Society 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 The Society 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 The Society December 6, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 4 Comments . 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 The Society 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 The Society 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 The Society 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 The Society 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 The Society 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 The Society 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...