A Poem for Derek Chauvin, by Evan Mantyk The Society May 10, 2021 Culture, Poetry 30 Comments . An Angel Speaks to the Imprisoned Derek Chauvin “Although it has been difficult,__I know you’ll make it through.Of course you never were at fault;__There’s little you could do. The cards were stacked...
‘For a Friend Fighting Cancer’ and Other Poetry by Lee Goldberg The Society May 10, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 8 Comments . For a Friend Fighting Cancer And so it seems before the dawn that darkness reigns and hope is gone. I understand that is the way you feel. But dawn will come, and then bright sun. One day your struggle will...
‘Precious Procedure and Process’ by Joseph S. Salemi The Society May 9, 2021 Essays, Poetry 55 Comments . When I was eighteen years old, something happened that had a profound effect on my view of the world. Next door to us in Woodside there lived an Irish family with two daughters, both of them under ten years...
‘How to Be Trendy on Campus’ by Sarban Bhattacharya The Society May 9, 2021 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 14 Comments . Entering college is an easy way Of making lots of friends, a herd of mares; Just drink a toast to Lenin any day, Down vodka’s revolution with your cares. Attending climate rallies might just aid Your...
A Mother’s Day Poem from a Mother to a Son, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society May 8, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 38 Comments . A Sonnet for My Son On Mother’s Day, I simply have to say I’m humbled by my role and heartened too. The gift of you has paved a wondrous way To seeing life through stirring points of view. I’ve basked...
‘The Praise of Age’ by Walter Kennedy (1450–1508), Translated by Margaret Coats The Society May 8, 2021 Beauty, Chant Royal, Culture, Poetry, Translation 23 Comments . At Matins’ hour, the middle of the night,I woke, and soon found I was not alone;A man who seemed past sixty to my sightThis sentence said, and sang it in good tone:O threefold God on the eternal throne,To...
‘I Am With Child’ by Michael Charles Maibach The Society May 8, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment .For all my lifeI felt alone---Out on the road,As well as home. I saw couples With children near,Filled to the brimWith sweetness dear. But then it came,This life in me.I am “with child”---Now all can...
Split Nursery Rhyme Poetry Challenge The Society May 7, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Contests 69 Comments . Split a line from a nursery rhyme and use the halves to open and close a poem. Post yours in the comments section below. This challenge comes from Joe Tessitore, who offers the below two examples: . "The...
‘A Personal Relationship’ by Daniel Kemper The Society May 7, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 18 Comments . Part II of the Coffee Trilogy. (Part I can be found here.) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ---John 1:1 A light without a shadow could exist like a lonely...
‘Ode to an Osprey’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society May 6, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 37 Comments . Today I spied you, red in beak and claw.You perched atop a roadside pole to dineOn scaly prey with silver skin, pecked raw—A mullet dish of thrashing flesh; a fineBeachside feast; a smorgasbord of sweetAnd...
‘I Asked the Moon’ by David Irby The Society May 6, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 14 Comments . I asked the moon, "Do you feel all alone?" She said, "I have no time. I've lots to do. To all the stars, I am a chaperone. Tonight I'm in good company with you." I asked the moon, "Do you begrudge the...
‘There Once Was a Very Big Lie’: A Limerick by Joe Tessitore The Society May 5, 2021 Covid-19, Culture, Limerick, Poetry 43 Comments . There once was a very big lie, That our country refused to deny. While we did what they told us, To the Commies they sold us And we kissed all our freedoms goodbye. . . Joe Tessitore is a retired New...
‘Living in a Purple Wood’ by Roy E. Peterson The Society May 5, 2021 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 16 Comments .. Whoever said that change is good Is living in a purple wood Behind a tree behind a bough; A purple horse and purple cow, For progress is a purple haze Confusing nights; confounding days. Our education...
‘Dactylic Proverbs’ by James A. Tweedie The Society May 4, 2021 Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Forms 19 Comments . Set your priorities—don't be uncouth—know the Secret to happiness lies in this truth: “Though the Sum of all things is a secret worth looking for, Perfect lasagna is something worth cooking...
’52 B.C.’ by Cindy Hill The Society May 4, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 7 Comments . Six hundred years before Old Sarum fell, the might of Rome faced down the Gallic tribes on earthen ramparts between circles scribed, intent to bring rebellion to the quell. Caesar himself came out to face...
‘Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia’ by Mike Bryant The Society May 3, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Readings 33 Comments . "To indulge in hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian tergiversation is not to show your erudition: rather, it is to be superficial.” ---Steven George Krantz Thalamic tarantismLed to...
Epitaphs of Great Poets and Writers The Society May 3, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 46 Comments Compiled by Roy E. Peterson Readers are encouraged to add other great poets' and writers' epitaphs in the comments section below, or write a poem for their own epitaphs. . Prologue Both authors well and...
Three Poems after Ecclesiastes 9, by Jeff Kemper The Society May 2, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 16 Comments . One Fate Ecclesiastes 9:1-6 Shall I portend, and shall I explicate What eyes can see themselves, ere they go blind? The moral and sagacious of mankind Know not a whit what destinies await, For to the hand...
‘Prayer’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society May 1, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 14 Comments . Prayer Of people who pray, Routinely or not, He wonders what the case is. Are they of belief Prayer has an effect, Or touching all the bases? . . Opinions in Fact Some folks voice opinions So...
Reflections on China’s God of War Statue on International Workers Day—May 1 The Society May 1, 2021 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Essays, Poetry 8 Comments by Michael Curtis When next you float down the Yangtze River through Jingzhou City, likely you will notice Guan Yu, God of War, looking rather ambitious, rather restless; at 190 feet in height, a bit...
