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Search Results for: "Brian Yapko"

‘Greta’s Smorgasbord of Hate’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
January 18, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Satire
61 Comments
. Greta's Smorgasbord of Hate I love the pretty trees, the trees love me! They make me dance and sing, they make me shout And sulk and give loud...

‘Mourning Louis XVI’ by Brian Yapko

The Society
January 8, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
25 Comments
. Mourning Louis XVI We must not say in public that we mourn--- Sit still, Brigitte, and listen to your père! If we disclose our grief we court the...

‘St. Joseph’s Hymn of Praise’ and Other Christmas Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
December 25, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Villanelle
27 Comments
. St. Joseph's Hymn of Praise Matthew 2: 10-15: “And when the Magi were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream,...

‘Sister Thérèse Scatters Flowers’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
December 11, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
22 Comments
. Sister Thérèse Scatters Flowers Soeur Madèleine has brought me this bouquet--- Vermillion, scarlet, each rose bright and pretty. She’s kind...

‘Somewhere in Time’ by Brian Yapko

The Society
November 27, 2022
Beauty, Poetry, Science
32 Comments
. Somewhere in Time . Tuesday, August 13, In the Year of Our Lord 1895 Dear Wells, despite your sober apprehension, I’m grateful that you’ve...

‘A Thanksgiving Offering’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
November 24, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
24 Comments
. A Thanksgiving Offering We offer thanks to You who made this Earth The sun and stars, for health and love and mirth. For granting us the sacred...

On the Islamic Palestinians’ Recent Terror Attack: ‘Just Say It’ by Brian Yapko

The Society
November 23, 2022
Culture, Poetry
35 Comments
. Just Say It Two bombs exploded in Jerusalem Today. A boy of just 15 is dead--- A Jewish student on his way to school. And 18 more were wounded, all...

‘Lullaby of New Mexico, Part Two’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
November 13, 2022
Beauty, Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
34 Comments
. Lullaby of New Mexico, Part Two Part One can be read here. Duerme Papi---Dad, it’s time to rest. I smooth your blanket here at Desert Sage And...

A Poem of Frankenstein: ‘The Modern Prometheus’ by Brian Yapko

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October 30, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
39 Comments
. The Modern Prometheus Grrrr! Linden trees with falling leaves infest These ancient mountains. Crimson-faced they scream Like mobs in Transylvanian...

‘When Orpheus Looked Back’ by Brian Yapko

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October 21, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
37 Comments
. When Orpheus Looked Back I find no peace. I lean upon this stone As wine-dark waves crash on the Grecian shore, My voice and lyre silent as the...

‘The Good Samaritan’ by Brian Yapko

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October 7, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
37 Comments
. The Good Samaritan Scene: The road between Jerusalem and Jericho. It is now three days since a good Samaritan has left an injured robbery victim...

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

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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...

‘Drunk on Compassion’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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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...

‘Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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September 2, 2022
Culture, Music, Poetry
20 Comments
. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition  Although this mad world’s headed for perdition, Don’t cower or wring hands with misery. Spines...

‘Not the Third Reich… Yet’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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August 25, 2022
Culture, Poetry
34 Comments
. Not the Third Reich... Yet It makes me burn to hear the left berate Good policy and leaders they dislike With claims the U.S. is a fascist...

‘Lullaby of New Mexico’ by Brian Yapko

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August 11, 2022
Beauty, Blank Verse, Poetry
31 Comments
. Lullaby of New Mexico Duerme mijo---sleep my weary child As we drive south upon the interstate. My side-eye checks on you, my tired you. My...

‘Cordelia’s Choice’ by Brian Yapko

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July 28, 2022
Beauty, Poetry, Shakespeare
18 Comments
. Cordelia's Choice Ye gods, what should I do with such ill news? My father, once the king, is now insane And stripped of dignity. What must I...

‘In the First Degree’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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July 14, 2022
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
11 Comments
. In the First Degree Had the bullet’s trajectory veered half a foot to the right, It might not have extinguished the life of this innocent...

‘A Ballade on Being Commissioned’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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July 1, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
32 Comments
. A Ballade on Being Commissioned  Twixt Florence and the Holy See Of every artist you could hire You thought it meet to torture me. You gave no...

‘In Praise of Bollywood’ by Brian Yapko

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June 16, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
20 Comments
. In Praise of Bollywood To India! To visit from afar... My journey there would be a dream fulfilled. To visit Delhi, Agra, Bangalore, To ride an...

‘A Tribune to Mrs. Malaprop’ by Brian Yapko

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June 7, 2022
Humor, Poetry
28 Comments
. A Tribune to Mrs. Malaprop My fellow poets, lend me your arrears! Of arms and divan I sing. Let’s have three cheers For Mrs. Malaprop, that dole...

‘Where Your Treasure Is’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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May 25, 2022
Beauty, Blank Verse, Culture, Epic, Humor, Poetry
20 Comments
. Where Your Treasure Is “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and...

In Response to the ‘In This House’ Sign: A Poem by Brian Yapko

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May 11, 2022
Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry, Readings
30 Comments
. Read by Susan Jarvis Bryant . In This House... In this house... We value science so much we accept that male and female chromosomes exist and...

‘In Honor of Birthing Person’s Day’ by Brian Yapko

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May 8, 2022
Culture, Humor, Poetry
40 Comments
. In Honor of Birthing Person's Day In gratitude and thanks I bless the one Who gave me life, who sacrificed each breath; Whose love unbounded warmed...

‘Apollo’s Lament’ by Brian Yapko

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April 30, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry
31 Comments
. Apollo’s Lament He pounds his naked chest and looks for bones Suspecting that the bay tree is a sham. At last he falls upon his knees and...

‘Sunrise at the Hollywood Bowl’ by Brian Yapko

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April 17, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
14 Comments
. Sunrise at the Hollywood Bowl A sleepy son, a father who mourned still. Their first time greeting Easter since she died. When illness came, Anne...

‘Sepulcher’ by Brian Yapko

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April 15, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
14 Comments
. Sepulcher Jerusalem is built of prayer and quarried stone, From yearning, heartache, sacred scrolls and ancient bone--- The shuls, the mosques, the...

‘The Street Cop’s Choice’ and Other Poetry on the Police, by Brian Yapko

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March 20, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Triolet
32 Comments
. The Street Cop's Choice Thanks for coming home to help me choose. I know my kids will always have my back. Today was rough. By now you’ve seen...

Three Poems on Jewish History, by Brian Yapko

The Society
March 10, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
43 Comments
. The Arch of Titus The Arch of Titus was constructed in 81 AD by the Emperor Domitian to commemorate the victory of Titus and Vespasian, over the...

‘Salieri on Mozart’ by Brian Yapko

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February 26, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry
26 Comments
. Salieri on Mozart More wine, Signore... Should I say mein Herr? I know! French cognac. Spirits help me share Dark thoughts. Now listen. I take one...

‘Reflections on a Visit to Salem’ by Brian Yapko

The Society
February 15, 2022
Covid-19, Culture, Poetry
29 Comments
. Reflections on a Visit to Salem I wander down a haunted, cobbled street And watch the sun rise red above the sea. The maple leaves have turned to...

‘Ode to Joy’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
February 5, 2022
Beauty, Covid-19, Culture, Music, Poetry
29 Comments
. Ode to Joy My final symphony---my best by far!--- Which crowns a challenged life of brilliant works. Vienna’s finest came! Some from...

‘The Attempt to Curse J.K. Rowling’ by Brian Yapko

The Society
January 26, 2022
Culture, Poetry
46 Comments
. The Attempt to Curse J.K. Rowling Once upon a time the stars aligned To strike a writer bound for King’s Cross Station As if by magic with this...

‘The Ninth Day of the Emperor’s Wrath’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
January 7, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau Redoublé
22 Comments
. The Ninth Day of the Emperor's Wrath a rondeau redoublé The stadium roared at the end of the fight. In triumph the victor uplifted his sword. The...

‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ by Brian Yapko

The Society
December 24, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
17 Comments
. It's a Wonderful Life The forecast promised luscious, gleaming snow; Instead the sky pours bitter, freezing rain. The lights are strung but half of...

A Fake News Pantoum and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
December 9, 2021
Culture, Humor, Pantoum, Poetry, Rondeau
9 Comments
. What Is Truth? a pantoum To keep us blind and riven You falsify the facts. You will not be forgiven--- These are a tyrant’s acts! You falsify...

A Poem on Huckleberry Finn Being Canceled for Mark Twain’s Birthday, by Brian Yapko

The Society
November 30, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
41 Comments
. On Mark Twain's Birthday He piloted a Mississippi steamboat, Then panned for gold and sailed around the world. He authored tales of rogues and...

‘One Miracle After Another’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
November 17, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
28 Comments
. One Miracle After Another A misty morning greeted by the sun Whose dappled rays arouse the drowsing Earth; The grandeur in the web a spider’s...

‘From a Classified Location in England’: A Veteran’s Day Poem by Brian Yapko

The Society
November 11, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
25 Comments
. From a Classified Location in England Dear Jim---my son---I write from far away. From England, Spring of 1944. June first! That means you’re six...

‘The Mystery of the Amber Room’ by Brian Yapko

The Society
November 4, 2021
Art, Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry
21 Comments
. A fabled place adrift in history Which makes the spirit ache for what was lost; A masterpiece destroyed in mystery Then resurrected at a crippling...
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