‘Living in a Purple Wood’ by Roy E. Peterson The Society May 5, 2021 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 16 Comments .. Whoever said that change is good Is living in a purple wood Behind a tree behind a bough; A purple horse and purple cow, For progress is a purple...
‘The Seven Dwarves of Old Age’ by Roy E. Peterson The Society April 24, 2021 Humor, Poetry 10 Comments . The seven dwarves of old age __Have come to live with me, But what could be the use of them __Is more than I can see. First Napper came and gave...
‘Gun Control Is Mind Control’ by Roy E. Peterson The Society April 8, 2021 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 49 Comments . When all guns have been banned,__When all rifles are taken,When your words have been censored,__When your life has been shaken--- When all...
‘Lives There the Man’ (After Sir Walter Scott) by Roy E. Peterson The Society March 14, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 13 Comments . Lives There the Man after “Breathes There a Man with Soul so Dead” by Sir Walter Scott* by Roy E. Peterson Lives there the man who won’t...
‘Though Worlds May Die and Silent Be’ by Roy E. Peterson The Society February 14, 2021 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 11 Comments . . Till rolling seas cease heaving high, The starry nights stop passing by, The universe is wrapped in flame, And there is no one left to...
‘Hearts and Clouds’ by Roy E. Peterson The Society January 14, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 22 Comments You can’t imagine what I saw,Some clouds that only God can drawWith pinks and reds and violet blue.He painted with a heavenly hue. Then from my...
‘Solemn Legion of the Brave’ by Roy E. Peterson The Society May 27, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 7 Comments Solemn Legion of the brave Marching by there grave to grave, Defending faith and family, Fighting wars for our country. Solemn Legion...
‘Where the Heart Goes’ and Other Poetry by Roy E. Peterson The Society April 13, 2019 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 13 Comments Where the Heart Goes Where the heart decides to go, The feet must go along. The heart is first to know A thing is right or wrong. The heart...
‘The Poet’s Soul with Artful Pen’ and Other Poetry by Roy E. Peterson The Society November 25, 2018 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 13 Comments The Poet's Soul with Artful Pen Few will read with understanding What the poet is intending. Nouns and verbs are still concealing Concepts with a...
Two Poems for Veterans Day 2019 The Society November 11, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments Two original poems for Veterans Day 2019: "Veterans Day" by Roy E. Peterson and "Glory Glimpsed" by T.M. Moore
Epitaphs of Great Poets and Writers The Society May 3, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 46 Comments Compiled by Roy E. Peterson Readers are encouraged to add other great poets' and writers' epitaphs in the comments section below, or write a poem for...
National Poetry Month Challenge: What Is Poetry? The Society April 16, 2021 Culture, Poetry, Poetry Contests 72 Comments April is National Poetry Month. On this occasion, take words about poetry from a famous poet, or anyone else you deem fitting, and turn them into a...
Poems for Memorial Day 2020 The Society May 24, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 16 Comments Solemn Silent Soldiers Rest by Roy E. Peterson, written May 22, 2020 Solemn, silent soldiers rest Beneath the green earth’s sheltering...
Three Poems on the Spread of the CCP Virus (COVID-19) The Society March 17, 2020 Coronavirus, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry 12 Comments The Society of Classical Poets refers to the COVID-19 coronavirus as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mismanagement...
Two Poems for the Fourth of July The Society July 4, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 12 Comments May Old Glory Always Wave by Roy E. Peterson May Old Glory always wave Above the tumult and the fray. Honor heroes who were brave Until the...
Two Ballads on Abortion The Society June 20, 2019 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 2 Comments Planned Parenthood's a Euphemism upon reading March for Life's annual report by Roy E. Peterson Planned Parenthood’s a euphemism __Covering...
Four Poems for the Fourth of July The Society July 4, 2018 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, News of Note, Poetry 7 Comments Two Lives by Michael Maibach When soldiers die, They give two lives. The one they had, And the one denied. The spouse not met, The child...
The Society of Classical Poets Releases Journal VIII The Society June 12, 2020 From the Society, Poetry 5 Comments The Society of Classical Poets website receives millions of views every year. Visitors read engaging, beautiful, topical verse that...
Journal VII Released The Society May 24, 2019 From the Society, News of Note, Poetry 3 Comments We are pleased to announce the publication of The Society of Classical Poets’ Journal VII. The new journal is larger and more impressive than any...
