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poem/bryant/covid

A Poem for Those Who Died from Covid Hospital Protocols, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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March 31, 2023
Covid-19, Culture, Poetry
68 Comments
. Marching with the Mourners In Memory of Richard and Rob inspired by the Halt Hospital Homicide Rally I attended in San Antonio on March 25, 2023, for those who lost their lives to evil...
poem/cooper/revenge

‘La Muerte’ and Other Poetry by Monika Cooper

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March 31, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
10 Comments
. La Muerte In those days, no king ruled in Ithaca. A pack moved in with communist ideals: An orgy funded by another’s store. Wine flowed like beer, with all the women free. All except one. Plus one too old...
poetry/frank/signs

‘Signs of the Times’: Poetry by Joshua C. Frank

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March 30, 2023
Culture, Pantoum, Poetry, Rondeau
27 Comments
. Signs of the Times . I. Hymn 6-6-6 a rondeau Hymn 6-6-6 on high display— The devil’s number where we pray Before the Lord—is that a thing? Is Jesus Christ no longer King? Must Satan now be met...
poem/ross/education

‘Jägermeister’ and Other Poetry by Gregory Ross

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March 29, 2023
Culture, Education, Love Poems, Poetry, Rondeau
6 Comments
f Jägermeister "Like arrows in the hands of a warrior __are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man __whose quiver is full of them." ---Psalm 127 My quiver’s full, as David said, With children...
poem/sedia/mountain

‘Shishaldin’: A Poem on the Active Alaskan Volcano, by Adam Sedia

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March 29, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
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. Shishaldin Radiant angel, bathed in light, Gleaming opalescent white _On the smooth, sheer snow Clothing your smooth symmetry-- Smooth cone, sculpted gracefully _Like no peak I know--- Rising from the icy...
poem/pietrack/ballet

‘Ballerina’: A Poem by Michael Pietrack

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March 28, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Performing Arts, Poetry, Readings
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. . Ballerina The balanced ballerina on her toe was poised with perfect posture—back and chest. The crowd, in silent awe, enjoyed the show, as she maintained a flawless arabesque. The dancer twirled to...
poem/coats/funeral

‘Song of the Wailing Women’: A Poem by Margaret Coats

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March 27, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
25 Comments
. Song of the Wailing Women Her spirit has gone forth. Return her to the earth, Released from work and words; In death she is the Lord’s. Did Adam bury Eve? Leave Abraham to grieve The wife no longer...
poem/bonham/wilderness

‘In My Wilderness’ and Other Poetry by Warren Bonham

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March 27, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
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. In My Wilderness Once, I thought I saw things clearly. Certainty felt quite sincerely. But, my path was very nearly Overgrown by worldliness. Without charts or maps beside me. With no compass there to guide...
poem/cook/cats

‘The Cat Who Barked’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook

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March 26, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
28 Comments
. The Cat Who Barked There is a row of trees that crowd the ground, They’re dark and still. My cat lies in that spot. His tiger stripes were equal all around, But now lie wrapped in shrouds and put to...
poem/tryon/sping

‘Promise’: A Spring Poem by William Tryon

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March 26, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
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. Promise While winter holds her icy grip __There’s promise in south breezes That make their yearly northward trip--- __Springtime, she comes and teases. The snow and ice as water run forth __As she firmly...
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‘The Glass Delusion of King Charles VI of France’ by Shaun C. Duncan

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March 25, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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. The Glass Delusion of King Charles VI of France ‘His malady grew worse every day until his mind was completely gone. Sometimes he thought he was made of glass and would not let himself be touched. He had...
poem/tweedie/knife

Pastoral Calls—Part 3 of 3: Poetry by Retired Pastor James A. Tweedie

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March 25, 2023
Culture, Poetry
11 Comments
. Pastoral Calls—Part 3 of 3 . Midnight Encounter He was tall, well-built, and handsome and as far as I could tell, If it wasn’t for the crystal meth—intelligent as well. He was in and out of jail and...
poetry/mantyk/don quixote

Don Quixote Text with PDF: Adapted for Students

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March 24, 2023
Culture, Education, Humor, Poetry
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. The following is an excerpt of Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes, encompassing most of Chapters 1 through 8, including Don Quixote getting his start, acquiring his squire Sancho Panza, and going on the...
poem/freeman/alphabet

‘The Tragedy of the p and the q’: An Alphabet Poem by Paul Martin Freeman

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March 24, 2023
Children's, Humor, Poetry
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. The Tragedy of the p and the q . Lovers in eternity The p and q were two eternal lovers Who faced each other in the alphabet. To all else lost, oblivious of others, The ideal Romeo and Juliet. But though...
poem/anderson/drunk driving

‘Reality Check’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

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March 23, 2023
Love Poems, Poetry, Satire
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. Reality Check __The bars we frequent have been raised too high, Not calibrated to the greatest common factor: __The will to let things slide.  Who can deny This, save for someone who is such a polished...
poem/mantyk/science book

‘Dialogue on a First Grade Science Textbook’: A Poem by Evan Mantyk

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March 23, 2023
Culture, Education, Poetry, Science
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. Dialogue on a First Grade Science Textbook Many spiritual traditions throughout history have perceived all things, animate and inanimate, as living. "Usually religions teach people to believe spiritually so...
poem/eardley/online dating

A Poem on Online Dating: ‘Avalon’ by Jeff Eardley

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March 22, 2023
Humor, Love Poems, Poetry
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. Avalon This little tale concerns a man, Who in an English village ran A thriving little corner shop, Supplying shakes and soda pop. This fellow did his best to try, His customers to satisfy, As in his shop,...
poem/james/dandelions

‘The Dandelion’: A Poem by Leland James

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March 22, 2023
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
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. The Dandelion Suburbia frowns upon her sunlit face: “Out, out thou upstart weed!” Poor Dandelion —like sisters Cinderella, Queen Anne’s lace— a beauty cast aside; no bed to lie in. Medicinal,...
poem/buchheit/poetry reading

A Poem for World Poetry Day: ‘To the Reader of Verse’ by Paul Buchheit

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March 21, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings
18 Comments
. To the Reader of Verse Ah, lover, critic, arbiter of verse, divulge your passions, fill a lusting soul with praises. Let the balladeer coerce the skeptic. Let the troubadour cajole Antaéus: wrestle not with...
poem/freeman/limericks

World Poetry Day Limerick Poetry Challenge

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March 21, 2023
Culture, Limerick, Poetry, Poetry Contests
39 Comments
. In celebration of World Poetry Day, write a limerick on the theme of World Poetry Day, poetry in general, or poets. Post it in the comments section below. Learn how to write a limerick here. An example is...

‘How to Write Contemporary Poetry’ and ‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare’ by Brian Yapko

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March 21, 2023
Culture, Education, Humor, Pantoum, Poetry, Satire, Shakespeare
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. How to Write Contemporary Poetry a pantoum in free verse composition keep letters lower case. dump classical tradition then cite the marketplace. keep letters lower case make use of ampersands then cite the...
poem/pain/education

‘Learnin’ Letters’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain

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March 20, 2023
Education, Humor, Poetry
27 Comments
. Learnin’ Letters I wanna learn me letters Ma, I wanna learn ta read. If I can learn me letters Ma, We’ll ‘ave the things we need. An’ when I grows ta be a man, I’ll be a proper gent, Discussin’...
poem/stellinga/antiques

‘The Antiques Buyer Meets His Match’: A Poem by Mark Stellinga

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March 20, 2023
Humor, Poetry
18 Comments
. The Antiques Buyer Meets His Match "What's the best you'll do?" I asked; __“It's nice, but needs some work... and parts for these, as you may know, __are sometimes hard to find!” “If you don't like...
poem/winick/free speech

‘Ex-Freedom of Speech’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick

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March 19, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Satire
36 Comments
. Ex-Freedom of Speech In fact, most liberals don't support free speech today, And often see a need for censorship instead. They claim “misinformation” causes broad decay, So free speech ends if they...
poem/anderson/banks

A Poem on Bank and Financial Collapses: ‘Ponzi’ by C.B. Anderson

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March 19, 2023
Culture, Poetry
26 Comments
. Ponzi Your promises mean nothing if they lack fidelity.  It grieves a man to hear such welcome words, then have them taken back without the least regret before a year has passed.  I thought our future was...
poem/essmann/family photo

‘Old Orphan’: A Poem by Jeffrey Essmann

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March 19, 2023
Beauty, Ekphrastic, Poetry
13 Comments
. Old Orphan They’re over on my dresser, simply framed And looking 1940s fresh and young. There’s something to them holy and unnamed, Some song inside them waiting to be sung. And I their youngest, young...
poem/woodruff/transgenderism

A Poem for Josh Alexander: ‘The War on Children’ by Julian Woodruff

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March 18, 2023
Culture, Poetry
21 Comments
. The War on Children “I quoted some Scripture, I said that there are only two genders. And apparently, because there are transgender students in the class, this was considered bullying.” ---Josh...
poem/macgregor/death

‘The Last Night That We Met’: A Poem by Tiree MacGregor

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March 18, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
16 Comments
. The Last Night That We Met in memoriam CQD, Halifax, February, 2001 We gripped hands awkwardly. I’d grasped your shoulder To say goodbye, and, that cold winter night A month before your death, you asked...
poem/corey/saint patricks day

‘The Leprechaun’: A Saint Patrick’s Day Poem by Cheryl Corey

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March 17, 2023
Culture, Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
. The Leprechaun Come mid-March, the leprechaun Glides up and o’er the rainbow, Playful as a unicorn That’s prancing in a meadow. With greedy eyes glimmering, And shim’ry as a peacock, He slides to...
song/eardley/St. Patrick's Day

‘The Lark in the Morning’: A Tune for St Patrick’s Day by Poet Jeff Eardley

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March 17, 2023
Culture, Music, Poetry
15 Comments
. "The Lark in the Morning" is a traditional Irish song performed on classical guitar by poet and professional musician Jeff Eardley: . . Jeff Eardley lives in the heart of England near to the Peak...
poem/brockstein/freedom convoy

‘Freedom Convoy Song’: Lyrics by Lannie David Brockstein

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March 16, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Song Lyrics
6 Comments
. Freedom Convoy Song To bravely speak is to turn on the lights, __To silence darkens all of our debate; Yea, We the People know free speech unites __What foreign censorship did separate. The former, it is our...
poem/frank/st. jerome/christian

‘St. Jerome’s Cicero Obsession’ by Joshua C. Frank

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March 16, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
10 Comments
. St. Jerome’s Cicero Obsession based on St. Jerome’s letter to his disciple St. Eustochium in Rome, A.D. 384 When I was young and foolish long ago, I traveled to Jerusalem alone To fast and pray away from...
poem/alighieri/beatrice

Beatrice Smiles: Canto XXXI of Purgatory by Dante Alighieri, Translated by Stephen Binns

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March 15, 2023
Beauty, Dante, Epic, Poetry, Translation
7 Comments
. Beatrice Smiles: Canto XXXI of Purgatory by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) translated by Stephen Binns “You, on the other side of the sacred river,” __Lethe __she called to me, and sharply to the point,...
poem/dickey/thales of miletus

A Poem on Thales of Miletus, by Stephen M. Dickey

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March 15, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Satire
16 Comments
. Θαλῆς 2.0 In days of yore, Thales, the famous sage, Went out on a stargazing walk and fell Straight down an overlooked and vexing well. A passing woman mocked him: “At your age You ought to know...
poem/rizley/cliffs

‘The Sea Cliffs’ and Other Poetry by Martin Rizley

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March 14, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
13 Comments
. The Sea Cliffs Imposing, somber, motionless they stand, Like ranks of rugged soldiers primed for war, They stand where they have always stood before Through generations—guardians of the land. In dark...
poem/johnson/faerie queene

‘Britomart and Marinell’: A Faerie Queene-Inspired Poem by Jeremiah Johnson

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March 13, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
11 Comments
. Britomart and Marinell In Edmund Spenser's epic poem, The Faerie Queene, Britomart is a female knight who represents the virtue of chastity.  Marinell is a knight whose mother has prophesied that he...

‘The Scottish Gourmand’: A Poem by Wael Almahdi

The Society
March 12, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
23 Comments
. The Scottish Gourmand A culture-rich country which lay to the east where we were invited to conference and feast from Cuba to China, and some of the rest they bade them here gather and money invest for...
poem/Sedia/winter

‘Winter Sunset’: A Poem by Adam Sedia

The Society
March 11, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
9 Comments
. Winter Sunset Gnarled, naked boughs, shadowed skeleton arms Stretch in despair and agony. They frame Like barbed-wire twists the western sky aflame Red-orange, ember-glow that no longer warms--- The blasted...

Pastoral Calls—Part 2 of 3: Poetry by Retired Pastor James A. Tweedie

The Society
March 11, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
18 Comments
Pastoral Calls—Part 2 of 3 . Face-to-Face A weeping woman called me on the phone And said, “My daughter’s in the county jail. They will not let me see her on my own She’s charged with murder with no...
poem/freeman/bus ride

‘Ondine and Lucien’s Great Adventure’: A Poem by Paul Martin Freeman

The Society
March 10, 2023
Children's, Humor, Poetry
8 Comments
. The Number 17: Ondine and Lucien’s Great Adventure;  Or, The Kind that Can Float from The Bus Poems: A Tale of the Devil, currently in preparation. Now this is a tale of two very good friends; They lived...
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