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Monthly Archives September 30, 2022

‘Bergerette’ by Marguerite de Navarre, translated by Margaret Coats

The Society
September 30, 2022
Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry, Translation
21 Comments
. Bergerette by Marguerite de Navarre (1492–1549), translated by Margaret Coats O shepherdess, my friend,On love alone I live.True love is life’s true end,My heart can comprehend,And therefore I intend_My...

‘Lay of the Oak’ by William Heard

The Society
September 30, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
11 Comments
. Lay of the Oak I now recall a lay for you, A Briton’s tale of love made new. A humble knight rode through light morn, Until dark clouds made blue skies mourn. Lost he was soon in a dreadful storm, Fair...

‘Vicente el Bisonte (Vincent the Bison)’ by Mary Gardner

The Society
September 29, 2022
Culture, Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
. Vicente el Bisonte (Vincent the Bison)  Vicente el Bisonte used to live in Mexico He said, “I do not like it here, it’s time for me to go. For lunch they give me Bison Chow, Purina mixed with hay, I’m...

‘Fire on Ice’ by Anna J. Arredondo

The Society
September 28, 2022
Beauty, Humor, Love Poems, Poetry
26 Comments
. Fire on Ice How shall I serve my anger up to you? Shall I become like one most distant star Burning intensely, far from where you are, Incinerating---infinite degrees Made a mere twinkling to the earthly...

A Toothbrush Poem: ‘Ill-used’ by Paul A. Freeman

The Society
September 28, 2022
Humor, Poetry
18 Comments
. Ill-used I’ve been ill-used, no other word will do; pristinely packaged, sanitised and new a month ago I stood upon display till someone paid to carry me away. Once home, he placed me in a cup whose...

‘Congratulations and Homage to Giorgia Meloni’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
September 27, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
61 Comments
. Congratulations and Homage to Giorgia Meloni Italy rises up and overthrows The stench of leftist tyranny at last. Rage among the EU’s pooh-bahs grows— They realize that their heyday is now...

‘The Last Detail’ and Other Poetry by Julian Woodruff

The Society
September 27, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
. The Last Detail Two cocksure, loud–mouthed lads one day set out, Intent on catching perch. “No,” Jim said, “trout.” The hole they headed for neither one knew: All for adventure, they sought...

‘Sex in the English Garden’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook

The Society
September 26, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
. Sex in the English Garden Light, feathery Astilbe Sways gently in the breeze Afraid she always will be Faint fluff beneath the trees Concealing dear Sweet William, Who rings each foxglove’s bell Mid...

‘Sentimental Song’ and Other Poetry by Angel L. Villanueva

The Society
September 26, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Love Poems, Poetry
3 Comments
. Sentimental Song A pad and pen lie by his side __This moonless night of fall. And though he tries to hush his pride, To only see the tears she cried, His hands refuse to breach the wall, __A pithy line to...

‘Cruise Control?’ and Other Poetry by Tonia Kalouria

The Society
September 25, 2022
Culture, Humor, Poetry
11 Comments
. Cruise Control? based on a real incident in San Francisco on April 1, 2022 (though not an April Fool's joke) A well-mannered Cruise driverless-car Drove light-less, but didn’t get far. Its empty seats...

‘The Recollected Dream’ by David Watt

The Society
September 24, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
17 Comments
. The Recollected Dream When midsummer rain is spearing From storm clouds darkest grey That provide no hint of clearing To reveal the blue of day, The scent from marshland grasses Permeates each breath of...

Ekphrastic Poetry Challenge: Fireplaces

The Society
September 23, 2022
Ekphrastic, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Contests
23 Comments
. This photo comes to us from Joshua C. Frank of Texas. Write an ekphrastic poem based on it and post it in the comments section...

‘What I Learned from Tolkien’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
September 23, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
32 Comments
. What I Learned from Tolkien The darkness comes and all seems bleak and wrong, My calm is rent, right burdens can’t be borne And Evil holds an iron grip so strong It seems it must prevail. With all hope...

‘Milking the System’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
September 22, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
18 Comments
. Milking the System We waited, we have waited, and we wait. Delays continue to increase the cost Of doing business.  Every magistrate Can understand the hours and dollars lost But yet cannot, according to...

‘Illusion’ by James A. Tweedie

The Society
September 22, 2022
Humor, Poetry
10 Comments
. Illusion At times we can’t tell what we’re looking at. It could be this or else it could be that. A beautiful young woman? Or old hag? Do lines run parallel or zig and zag? Two silhouetted faces...

‘Carcassonne’ and Other Poetry by Gustave Nadaud, Translated by Joshua C. Frank

The Society
September 21, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Music, Poetry, Translation
18 Comments
. Carcassonne by Gustave Nadaud (1820-1893) Translated by Joshua C. Frank “At sixty years, I’m getting old, And I’ve been working all my days Not being able to behold Fulfillment of my wishing gaze. I...

‘The Night’ by Gary Borck

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September 20, 2022
Beauty, Poetry, Readings
18 Comments
. . The Night When most have fled the day and sought their beds Pre-empting stealthy onset of the night; When every corner holds its store of dread And the courage my soul held has taken flight; When my...

StairWell Canto 10 Extract 2 by James Sale

The Society
September 19, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Dante, Epic, Poetry
44 Comments
. StairWell Canto 10 extract 2 Context: In the 10th Canto of HellWard we met 4 poets condemned to Hell. Now in the 10th Canto of StairWell, we meet another 4 poets stuck in Purgatory. This extract takes us to...

‘Wanton Wandering Winds’ and Other Petrarchan Love Sonnets by Daniel Howard

The Society
September 19, 2022
Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry
4 Comments
. Wanton Wandering Winds Those wanton wandering winds, my darling fair, Whose western currents comb in several ways And lose themselves within the marvellous maze Of locks luxuriant that you loosely wear; So...

‘Paracelsus’ by Adam Sedia

The Society
September 18, 2022
Culture, Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
. Paracelsus Creating man demands not much: Combine the four base elements In right amounts; the lodestone’s touch At once should jolt him into sense. First Earth, in greatest quantity: For what is flesh...

‘To a Cloud’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
September 17, 2022
Beauty, Poetry, Villanelle
41 Comments
. To a Cloud  You’re a pillow of marshmallow. You balloon and bob and billow As I sprawl beneath the willow __On the grass. You’re a swish of whitest feather. You’re...

‘Last Place Winner’ by Guy Warner

The Society
September 17, 2022
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
9 Comments
. Last Place Winner after winning the 30-34 age group with a last-place finish in a 5K Inhaling frozen oxygen, he rounds The final turn. No cheers, just muffled sounds. He barely wobbles ‘cross the finish...

A Poem on Gun Control and Other Poems by Stephen M. Dickey

The Society
September 16, 2022
Culture, Poetry
20 Comments
. I. Lefties, in fact, are cool with using guns. Their Mayakovsky howled The floor is yours, Comrade Mauser! as they came for the sons of their serfs, knocking grimly on their doors. What leftists won’t...

‘Mid-September Reverie’ by Roy E. Peterson

The Society
September 15, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
32 Comments
. Mid-September Reverie from the book Eternal Spring Moonbeams at midnight and frost on the pole; Wind in the willows to tickle the soul; Roses in gardens still share their perfume; Peonies offer the last of...

Athena Emboldens Telemachus: Book 1 of The Odyssey Complete Text, Translated by Mike Solot

The Society
September 15, 2022
Culture, Epic, Homer, Poetry, Translation
6 Comments
. The Odyssey Translator's Note: The Odyssey, Book 1, which exemplifies an essential feature of Homer's art as a storyteller, the way he composes the books of his epics as wholes, each with its own beginning,...

‘The Salt Spring Island Trolls’ by Norma Pain

The Society
September 14, 2022
Humor, Poetry
30 Comments
. The Salt Spring Island Trolls I have a boat In Fulford Bay. She does not float To my dismay. She lies forlorn Upon the shore, Ragged and torn To sail no more. An invalid All full of holes, Inhabited By empty...

‘Obedience’ by Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Translated by Joseph S. Salemi (with a Long Note)

The Society
September 13, 2022
Culture, Essays, Humor, Poetry, Translation
16 Comments
. Obedience by Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791-1863) translated from Romanesco by Joseph S. Salemi It’s not true, Christians, what you have been told— That you need endless patience to obey. Obedience...

A Poem on Drug Abuse: ‘An American Tragedy’ by Phil S. Rogers

The Society
September 13, 2022
Culture, Poetry
12 Comments
. An American Tragedy In his mind the purple walrus __mutated to a bat, its unstable form evolving __till it became a cat. "Old cat," said he, "you frown at me, __it seems you are annoyed." "I am your mind,"...

‘The Beginning of Wisdom’ by T.M.A. Day

The Society
September 12, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
10 Comments
. The Beginning of Wisdom Within the passing noon of our own life, I saw through woodlands dark and traces grim, Those words upon the graven arches rim, Whose clarity compounds immortal strife. They claimed...

A Poem for Those Affected by the Mill Fire in Siskiyou County, by James A. Tweedie

The Society
September 11, 2022
Culture, Poetry
9 Comments
. In Silence I Sing for those affected by the Mill Fire, September 2022 Uplifted to God as with wings of a bird In silence I sing without music or word. Though once filled with praise I no longer rejoice, For...

‘The Adjudication’ and Other Poetry by Anthony Watts

The Society
September 11, 2022
Culture, Humor, Poetry
12 Comments
. The Adjudication “I weep for you,” the Walrus said: __“I deeply sympathise.” With sobs and tears he sorted out __Those of the largest size, Holding his pocket-handkerchief __Before his streaming...

‘The Way of the World’ by Jeffrey Essmann

The Society
September 10, 2022
Culture, Poetry
4 Comments
. The Way of the World Some horrid truth seems now made manifest: __Some nothingness tucked in the human core Parades itself as fullness and the best __In us—our grace, our reason—sore distorts. __In...

‘The Morning’s Crest’ by Stephen Ramsek

The Society
September 10, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
6 Comments
. The Morning’s Crest The morning’s crest is in its youth, The dawn has yet to lose a tooth, The virgin firmament is dark, The sun’s no more than a tired spark Transcended by the cold, brash moon. But...

‘Drunk on Compassion’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
September 9, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Villanelle
48 Comments
. Drunk on Compassion How good it feels to open up your heart And groove on how compassionate you are! You advertise your causes on your car And list your Facebook “likes” upon a chart. You march in...

A Poem on the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II: ‘For My Queen’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
September 8, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
64 Comments
. For My Queen Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor April 21, 1926 - September 8, 2022 My symbol of nobility, stability and grace, Who reigned yet never ruled---she was my constant caring face On TV screen,...

10 New Riddles for Mid-Autumn Festival 2022

The Society
September 8, 2022
Children's, Culture, Poetry, Riddles
10 Comments
. The Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, falls on Sept. 10 this year. A common tradition is to read riddles hung from lanterns while under the moonlight. The holiday usually corresponds to the harvest...

‘Capability Brown’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
September 8, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
22 Comments
. Capability Brown Lancelot “Capability” Brown was England’s greatest landscape architect. His name was Capability, A man of great humility, He knew just where to plant a tree, Enhancing England’s...

‘Who Shaves the Barber?’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
September 7, 2022
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
20 Comments
. Who Shaves the Barber? shaves all those, and those only, who do not shave themselves.  —Bertrand Russell The barber had a gift for cutting hair, And once a month the men who lived in town Would take a...

‘Cracked Liberty Bell’ and Other Poetry by Peter Venable

The Society
September 6, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
2 Comments
. Cracked Liberty Bell July the 4th—Independence. Many bands play. Parades pass by— Fireworks fly. __Rocket’s red glare . . . 1900. A song was sung From old to young: Lift every voice— They sang,...

StairWell Canto 10 Extract by James Sale

The Society
September 5, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Dante, Epic, Poetry
55 Comments
. StairWell Canto 10 extract Context: In the 10th Canto of HellWard we met 4 poets condemned to Hell. Now in the 10th Canto of StairWell, we meet another 4 poets stuck in Purgatory. This extract takes us to...
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  1. Margaret Coats on ‘Wedding Night’ by Christine de Pisan, Translated by Margaret CoatsMay 29, 2025

    Yes indeed, Adam, that worldview and mindset are worth remarking because, though admirable in themselves, they are mostly strange to…

  2. Margaret Coats on ‘How I Spent My Spring Vacation’: Poetry and Photography by James A. TweedieMay 28, 2025

    Glad to hear from you, Peter. Well remember your mountaineering and travel poems. Best wishes always.

  3. Margaret Coats on ‘On a Raging Storm’ and Other Poetry by Jeff KemperMay 28, 2025

    "Cuneiform" applies well to the "writing" of a raging storm. I'm sure Adrianna will remember the first visit to the…

  4. James A. Tweedie on ‘How I Spent My Spring Vacation’: Poetry and Photography by James A. TweedieMay 28, 2025

    Peter Hartley has asked me to post this comment on his behalf: The photographs of your trip around the earth…

  5. C.B. Anderson on ‘A Taste of Northern New England’ and Other Poems by C.B. AndersonMay 28, 2025

    If snakes tasted as good as lobster, I would welcome more into our country. But ....

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