‘A Divine Mistake?’: A Poem by Norma Pain The Society May 4, 2024 Humor, Poetry 25 Comments . A Divine Mistake? Dear Father up in Heaven, Why create thou rats. Six times out of seven They even scare the cats. Why create thy creature’s...
A Poem on Pill-Popping and Other Poetry by Norma Pain The Society February 22, 2024 Poetry, Satire 31 Comments . Puddleplat Place The pill-popping people of Puddleplat Place, __Were a very unhealthy lot. You could tell by the pained look on everyone’s...
‘The Knitted Dress’: A Poem by Norma Pain The Society February 6, 2024 Humor, Poetry 39 Comments . The Knitted Dress I began with the best of intentions, Though in hindsight I have to confess, That the scope of my project’s dimensions Were a...
‘Red and Green’: A Poem of Food, by Norma Pain The Society December 21, 2023 Humor, Poetry 28 Comments . Red and Green . Red Tomatoes Tomatoes fresh or in a jar Must top the list of red by far. Good in various cuisine, Rich in healthy...
‘Gordon’s Soup’: A Poem by Norma Pain The Society August 21, 2023 Humor, Love Poems, Poetry 25 Comments . Gordon’s Soup One day old Arthur Vincent Knowling, Quit the couch to take up bowling, Grasped the fact at fifty-three, The time he’d wasted on...
A Poem on an Old Garden Gnome, by Norma Pain The Society June 7, 2023 Culture, Humor, Poetry 18 Comments . Gnome A long-time fixture at our home Is Schnozz, our little garden gnome. This non-complaining happy chap Appears to have a handicap, And looks to...
Poetry on Butterflies, Insects, and Frogs, by Norma Pain The Society May 24, 2023 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 24 Comments . Butterfly Habit Ungainly butterfly, Misdirected flight. Fascinating random, Unpredictable delight. To and fro… up and down And backwards if you...
‘Why Can’t I Marry My Pit Bull?’ and Other Poems by Norma Pain The Society May 10, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Satire 28 Comments . Why Can’t I Marry My Pit Bull? Why can’t I marry my pit bull? He’d make an incredible spouse, In spite of the dog hair and doo-doo, He’d...
‘Just Words’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain The Society April 14, 2023 Culture, Love Poems, Poetry 26 Comments . Just Words The more we are together dear, __I fear… can love suffice? Of late I find you’re cavalier __And not so very nice. Your nonstop...
‘Learnin’ Letters’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain The Society March 20, 2023 Education, Humor, Poetry 28 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...
A Poem on the Loss of Free Speech: ‘Bite Your Tongue’ by Norma Pain The Society February 26, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Satire 73 Comments . Bite Your Tongue If you should feel the sudden urge __To put forth your opinions, Letting sundry thoughts diverge __To influence the minions. Just...
‘The Signs’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain The Society February 12, 2023 Poetry 18 Comments . The Signs I saw the signs, They read, This Way. I followed them For half a day, Until my feet grew tired, Whereat… I sat. I sat to rest, The...
‘Media’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain The Society January 29, 2023 Covid-19, Culture, Poetry, Satire 18 Comments . Media You told us lies, ignored our cries. __Your platforms you abused. You cancelled truth; you damaged youth, __And we are not amused. You took...
‘Cookies’ and Other Sweet Poetry by Norma Pain The Society January 15, 2023 Humor, Poetry 22 Comments . Cookies I bought a bag of cookies for a snack, But they were way too sweet… I took them back. I tried each one to make sure this was true. I...
‘How Troubling to Know Mrs. Pain’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain The Society December 26, 2022 Humor, Poetry 32 Comments . How Troubling to Know Mrs. Pain How troubling to know Mrs. Pain. She has written some ludicrous stuff. Some think that she hasn’t a brain, And...
‘Ghouls Rules’ by Norma Pain The Society October 30, 2022 Humor, Poetry 16 Comments . Ghouls Rules Out in the middle of Howling Heath Lives a mean old monster with a million teeth, In a mouth as big as a catamaran, To accommodate the...
‘Dr. Quack’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain The Society October 14, 2022 Culture, Poetry, Satire 24 Comments . Dr. Quack My name is Dr. Henry Quack and in my little room out back, Are lots of pills and potions. There's drugs for this and drugs for that; if...
‘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...
‘Chitchat’ by Norma Pain The Society August 18, 2022 Humor, Poetry 33 Comments . Chitchat If only I could find a man, I’m lonely since Sebastian, That loser, left me for another. Still, I didn’t like his mother Anyway, so no...
A Poem on Taxes: ‘Give and Take’ by Norma Pain The Society August 12, 2022 Culture, Poetry, Satire 19 Comments . Give and Take Mr. Taxman, you’re a peach, Fill your pockets we beseech. Having money is a curse, Please take freely from our purse. We may catch...
‘The Pigeon’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain The Society July 6, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, The Raven 22 Comments . The Pigeon Once upon a workday morning, sleepy-eyed and loudly yawning, I was splattered without warning by a pigeon from the shore. At my half...
‘The Twins’ by Norma Pain The Society June 1, 2022 Children's, Humor, Poetry 14 Comments . The Twins _Said one foot to the other, _“Please don’t nag, you’re not my mother, I am sick to death of listening to your woes. _You lament...
‘The Obsession of Emily Rose’ (A Cautionary Tale) by Norma Pain The Society May 15, 2022 Children's, Humor, Poetry 28 Comments . The Obsession of Emily Rose (A Cautionary Tale) Emily-May Matilda Rose, from the age of three, Acquired the habit of picking her nose wherever she...
‘Slivered Moon’ by Norma Pain The Society April 6, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 25 Comments . Slivered Moon Slivered moon on slippers slides Across the skies on silver tides, Draping cobwebs over trees And coaxing shadows to their knees. No...
A Poem for Daylight Savings 2022, by Norma Pain The Society March 13, 2022 Culture, Poetry 17 Comments . Time Is of the Essence The powers that be in their ivory tower, Make important decisions for sure, While the rest of us mortals surrender our...
‘Trudeau’s Canada’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain The Society February 27, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry 17 Comments . Trudeau’s Canada Jab them all, Big and small. Small are buffer And must suffer. No opinions, Little minions. Cover traces Of their faces, With a...
‘Bluer Skies’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain The Society February 20, 2022 Beauty, Humor, Poetry, The Environment 20 Comments . Bluer Skies after Ogden Nash Spring ain’t sprung, the grass ain’t growed, The fields ain’t fit for man nor toad. They tell us that the world...
‘Fields of Grass’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain The Society December 28, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 14 Comments . Fields of Grass In youth I ran through fields of grass, Convinced that I could fly, And endless were the days to pass Seen through my guileless...
A Poem on Hot Flashes: ‘The Devil and the Hounds of Hell’ by Norma Pain The Society December 9, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 12 Comments . The Devil and the Hounds of Hell Over and over in the gloom of night, In degrees of Celsius or Fahrenheit. From deep in the middle of a hard-won...
‘Old? Hell No!’ by Norma Pain The Society November 16, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 25 Comments . Old? Hell No! in a thick British accent __It's bin three years an’ a day, __Since the Mrs. passed away, I still see ‘er face afore me smilin’...
‘I Took a Notion’ (A Man’s View and Then a Woman’s), by Norma Pain The Society October 20, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 23 Comments . I Took a Notion (A Man’s View) I took a notion once in life, To find myself a willing wife. A wife who’d cook and clean and mend And to my...
‘One or the Other’ by Norma Pain The Society August 28, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 22 Comments . “Make a decision,” is what me ma said, As she wearily plucked at each feather, ‘Er old gnarled fingers rough and red And clumsily workin’...
‘Inevitable’ by Norma Pain The Society June 26, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 20 Comments . My eyes espied a little bird And in his mouth… a little worm, That screamed a scream but no one heard. To mourn a worm is quite absurd, I guess...
A Poem on the Australian Mice Plague, by Norma Pain The Society June 3, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 18 Comments . To the Residents Down Below I am a bookish kind of rat And like each rat before me, I’ve come to the conclusion that There’s few folks that...
‘My Magic Machine’ By Norma Pain The Society April 16, 2021 Beauty, Children's, Humor, Poetry 23 Comments . I wish I could build me a magic machine, A magic machine that would last, Till the octopus sings and the Orca grows wings, And the lowly worm...
A Poem for Daylight Savings: ‘The Puppeteer’ by Norma Pain The Society March 13, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 22 Comments . Oh hail the master puppeteer, Controller of the strings. The altruistic engineer, Sagaciousness he brings. With breathtaking dexterity, He moves...
Kadir Nelson’s Skilled Paintings Tell African-American Story The Society October 17, 2012 Art By Christine Lin NEW YORK—Painter and children’s book illustrator Kadir Nelson has long created images of the African-American experience. But...
Amazing “Grand Central” Painting by Stone Roberts The Society August 29, 2012 Art Like a modern day Norman Rockwell, the monumental works of contemporary realist painter Stone Roberts capture in vivid form and color the beauty of...
SCP Journal XIII Published The Society April 30, 2025 From the Society, Poetry 5 Comments . The Society of Classical Poets Journal XIII has been published! It features poetry, translations, and essays selected from those published on the...
The Society of Classical Poets Journal XI Published The Society April 16, 2023 From the Society, Poetry 10 Comments . The Society of Classical Poets Journal XI has been published! It features poetry, translations, and essays selected from those published on the...
