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Search Results for: "James Tweedie"

‘Flodden’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie

The Society
January 10, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Performing Arts, Poetry
15 Comments
. Flodden Historical Note: The Battle of Flodden took place between English and Scottish armies on September 9, 1513. The battle proved a tragic...

‘Uncivil War’ by James A. Tweedie

The Society
January 6, 2021
Culture, Exposing Election Fraud, Poetry
10 Comments
. with reference to Macbeth V,5 . So bleak and dreary, like a stormy day, The world a whirl of whorls of endless rain And wind, with crash and...

“Pride Goeth . . . .” and Other Sonnets by James A. Tweedie

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December 30, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
17 Comments
“Pride Goeth . . . .” “How dare you, sir! Your libel will not stand!” The words flew out across the now-hushed room. “Retract your...

‘The Cracks of Doom’ by James A. Tweedie

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November 25, 2020
Culture, Poetry
5 Comments
  Pandemic epidemic, fever, chills; As viral spiral sickens, quickens, kills. We’re tasked and masked with no place left to go. A...

Three Translations of Goethe and an Original Musical Setting for One of Them, by James A. Tweedie

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November 15, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry, Readings, Translation
15 Comments
  Introductory Note These paraphrased translations represent three short poems composed by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a person so well-known that I...

Veteran’s Day 2020 Poem: ‘Remembering’ by James A. Tweedie

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November 11, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
13 Comments
  Thoughts following a visit to the World War 2 National Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. Eugene Ovid Lambert was my...

‘A Fragmentary Introduction to the Geo-Political America of the Progressive Left’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie

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November 1, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
23 Comments
A Fragmentary Introduction to the Geo-Political America of the Progressive Left Exuding virtue-signaling savoir-faire, "The Vanguard of the...

‘Tewkesbury Mason’s Mark’ by James A. Tweedie

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October 19, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
29 Comments
Ego Feci Hoc A man, I was, of flesh and blood and bone, Nine-hundred years ago, I lived and died; A Norman mason skilled at cutting stone, An...

‘Feeding Time’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie

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September 19, 2020
Coronavirus, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry
23 Comments
  Feeding Time Chickens feed on chicken feed. Birds on birdseed, yes-indeed! Cattle feed on cattle feed, Twitters feed on Twitter...

Rhyme and Reason: Four Poems by James A. Tweedie

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August 26, 2020
Culture, Humor, Poetry
36 Comments
  Abracadabra The written word is magical And not just something clerical. You scratch some marks into the sand; I see the marks and...

English Tomb Poetry, With an Introduction by James A. Tweedie

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August 4, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Found Poem, Poetry
12 Comments
by James A. Tweedie On my most recent visit to England in 2017, I paused to record a number of prominent grave monuments that included poetic...

‘Notre-Dame de Chartres’ by James A. Tweedie (Last Part in the Favorite Places Sonnet Series)

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July 21, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
11 Comments
  Enrobed in blue—enthroned and crowned—her Son, __With proffered blessing, safely in her hands— __The Queen of Heaven reigns on high...

‘Paris’ by James A. Tweedie (Part 4 in the Favorite Places Sonnet Series)

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July 7, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
6 Comments
  La Ville Lumière—City of Lights, of Dreams, __Of Love: La Ville d’Amour. Whose night is day— __Whose stars are mirrored in the sky...

‘Viral Hair Care’ and Other ‘Wuhan Flu’ Poetry by James A. Tweedie

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June 30, 2020
Coronavirus, Culture, Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
Viral Hair Care After four months untrimmed, my coiffure was ovoid, Well in tune with Aquarian couture. I was starting to look just like Christopher...

‘Mont Saint-Michel’ by James A. Tweedie (Part 3 in the Favorite Places Sonnet Series)

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June 25, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
11 Comments
  In triumph the Archangel stands atop __The medieval fortress church and isle __That bear his name—the legendary spot __Where Satan...

‘Istanbul’ by James A. Tweedie (Part 2 in the Favorite Places Sonnet Series)

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June 7, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
6 Comments
  Astride the Golden Horn, where Occident __And Orient collide, the silhouettes __of minarets co-mingle with the scent __of spice and...

‘San Francisco’ by James A. Tweedie (Part 1 in a Sonnet Series)

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May 24, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
45 Comments
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‘In Praise of Formal Poetry’ by James A. Tweedie

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May 5, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
5 Comments
  In the midst of free-verse critics’ Smug, inchoate analytics __Seasoned with self-righteous pedantry, There are poets who are...

‘Good Friday’ by James A. Tweedie

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April 10, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
7 Comments
  Sullen, somber skies— Heavy leaden tears are shed in sorrow. Heaven cries. Thunderous sobbing grief— Thrashing, crashing; Flashing,...

What Happened to Narrative Poetry?—An Opinion Piece by James A. Tweedie

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March 5, 2020
Culture, Epic, Essays, Poetry, Short Stories
24 Comments
This isn’t so much an essay as it is an opinion piece where I shoot off a few words in praise of narrative poetry or, in other words, poetry that...

‘Ash Wednesday’ by James A. Tweedie

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February 25, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
5 Comments
  Icy, biting breezes cut like knives; Sea-spray wave crests crash upon the shore; Silent, unseen clam and crab life writhes, Buried neath...

‘The Magic Lamp of Al-Jafar: A Terza Rima’ by James A. Tweedie

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February 4, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Short Stories
12 Comments
  While walking through the Grand Bazaar In Istanbul, I came upon A man whose name was Al-Jafar. His friendly face was thin and...

‘What Song Shall I Sing?’ by James A. Tweedie

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January 20, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
35 Comments
  What song shall I sing for a nation divided By politics, race, economics, and power? By what sweet refrain shall our nation be...

Five Sonnets on Grimm’s Fairytales, by James A. Tweedie

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December 7, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
Grimm Reckonings Summary Thoughts on Five Fairy Tales: A Sonnet Cycle   Rapunzel I wish Rapunzel could have saved the day __By climbing...

Two Whale Poems, by James A. Tweedie

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November 22, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
21 Comments
Reflections on a Dead Whale The sound of surf; the scratch of sand on feet; The sight of distant ships; the taste of salt; And on the gentle...

‘The Sound of Sunset’ by James A. Tweedie

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November 8, 2019
Beauty, Poetry
19 Comments
  The gold-etched clouds of evensong intone A whisper of rhapsodic melody; Kaleidoscopic shards of psalmody Aflame with facet-fire of...

‘Daguerreotype’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie

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October 18, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
28 Comments
  Daguerreotype An old once-treasured memory engraved On glass to keep the dying past alive. A fractal blink of time preserved and saved So...

A Pair of Punny Poems by James A. Tweedie

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September 18, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
16 Comments
  Fright and Flight The sleeping farm was bathed in soft moonlight. A quiet evening, peaceful and subdued; When suddenly a single bovine...

A Poem on America’s Trade War with China, by James A. Tweedie

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September 6, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
3 Comments
Calling China to Task  The PRC has ways to make a foreign capitalist rich With plenty of cheap labor featured in their tempting sales...

‘For Dayton and El Paso’ by James A. Tweedie

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August 5, 2019
Beauty, Culture, News of Note, Poetry
5 Comments
  Two mass shootings took the lives of twenty-nine this afternoon. Fifty-one (at least) were injured, every life cut short too...

Poems of Hibernia & Caledonia, by James A. Tweedie (with Audio)

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August 1, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry, Readings
13 Comments
Poet's Note: These five sonnets and song are the product of a four-week journey taken in June to Ireland and through west central Scotland and the...

Three Sonnets in an Antiquated Style by James A. Tweedie (with Audio)

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July 13, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Love Poems, Poetry, Readings
11 Comments
Her Love for Him My true love laughs, and angel choirs sing; The mountains echo back his tuneful mirth While Nature dances, heav’n in step...

‘Foggy Morning Fantasy’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie

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June 24, 2019
Poetry
10 Comments
Foggy Morning Fantasy If heaven, as they say, is in the clouds Then it appears my home and neighborhood Were raptured in the night. If so, I...

‘Ballroom Dancing’: A Sonnet Cycle by James A. Tweedie

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June 16, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
7 Comments
Note: Formal Ballroom Dance competition involves five specific dance forms. This sonnet cycle attempts to introduce and describe them. I have also...

“We are super, we are fine, We’re the Class of ’69!” by James A. Tweedie

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May 24, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
Fifty years ago . . . (it seems Like only yesterday) . . . the dreams, The hopes, and the unspoken fear That marked and marred my Senior year . ....

A Poem on Recent Shooting Heroes Lori Kaye and Riley Howell, by James A. Tweedie

The Society
May 2, 2019
Beauty, Culture, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
10 Comments
  For Lori Kaye and Riley Howell I sing in praise of Lori Gilbert Kaye. When racist hatred paid a deadly call On Congregation Chabad of...

‘An Ode to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’ by James A. Tweedie

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April 30, 2019
Culture, Humor, Performing Arts, Poetry
3 Comments
An Ode to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern 50 Years Later A Poetic Summary of Tom Stoppard’s Award-Winning Play As Seen Through the Eyes of Its Two...

A Poem for Easter Sunday: ‘Tosspot Tulip’ by James A. Tweedie

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April 21, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
7 Comments
  Tosspot tulip, withered, bowed and bent; __Severed stem embedded in a vase. __Natal bed a now-forsaken place. __Glory passed; its bloom...

An Immigration Poem: ‘Of Geese and Migration’ by James A. Tweedie

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April 12, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
7 Comments
  The Canada Geese used to migrate each year. They’d summer up there and spend winter down here. Their nests were in Canada, home of...

‘Early Morning Winter Walk’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie

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March 10, 2019
Poetry
19 Comments
Early Morning Winter Walk Footprints follow like a shadow as I walk Through early morning snow as white as powdered chalk. Dragon-steam appears...
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