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Epigrams by Maria Panayi

The Society
August 23, 2024
Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry
5 Comments
. Epigrams . Bear in mind that whilst you’re sleeping Your enemies are busy scheming. . If you absorb everything without a filter Don’t be surprised if you are out of kilter. . Children are like...

‘Second Chances’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
July 18, 2024
Beauty, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle
14 Comments
. Second Chances Just know that you’ve been staked a second chance At any time the future’s looking muddy. Put on your shoes and socks, and join the dance. Don’t look a gift-horse in the mouth,...

Three Epigrams by Stephen M. Dickey

The Society
June 28, 2024
Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry, Satire
5 Comments
.. 1. Generative artificial intelligence As for-profit tech makes some obverse sense: It markets to itself, its own monopoly Secured on genuine stupidity. . 2. The chattering class, of which society is...

‘Just Off the Cuff’ and Other Poems by Stephen M. Dickey

The Society
May 24, 2024
Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry
19 Comments
. 1. Just off the cuff, I’d cap the alcoholic swill __Before it calls your bluff and saps your will. . 2. The dead, although their tongues are somewhat tied, Might know already all you might...

‘Distress Signals’: An Extended Villanelle and Other Poems by C.B. Anderson

The Society
March 27, 2024
Beauty, Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle
20 Comments
. Distress Signals an extended villanelle Distressing times are coming round again, And all the talking heads now flap their jaws To say it isn’t if, but rather when.— There is a dearth of good upstanding...

‘Serenade’ and ‘Serenity’: Poems by Margaret Coats

The Society
March 15, 2024
Beauty, Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry
30 Comments
. Serenade Down dash the splashlets of rain to the ground; Streams from the eaves full and fluent resound. Guests gaily chatter, and clatter their chairs, Readying notes for melodious airs. Whistling hot...

‘If You Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter’ and Other Poetry by Joshua C. Frank

The Society
November 29, 2023
Epigrams and Proverbs, Found Poem, Poetry, Satire
21 Comments
. If You Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter If solidified oil with chemical clutter That helps it look yellow and tasty to eat Makes you think there’s no need to believe it’s not butter, You believe in...
poem/frank/culture

A Poem Inspired by Kimberly Hartke and Other Poetry by Joshua C. Frank

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September 26, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry
19 Comments
. In Eve’s Footsteps based on “Genesis 2: Teaching its Truth to Women” by Kimberly Hartke “And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself. ... And...
poem/anderson/proverbs and epigrams

‘Aphorisms for a Foggy Morning’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

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August 27, 2023
Beauty, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry
26 Comments
. Aphorisms for a Foggy Morning No literary monuments exist without the word. A lord who lacks entitlements is patently absurd. A song that has no sound to give has never yet been heard. Two wings for every...

‘Some Satirical Epigrams’: Poetry by Shaun C. Duncan

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May 26, 2023
Blank Verse, Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry, Satire
12 Comments
. Some Satirical Epigrams in hendecasyllabics (essentially trochaic pentameter with a dactyl for the second foot) . Complaint to a Complainer You complain all the time; about the weather, Other peoples’...

‘On Second Thought’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

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May 23, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
. On Second Thought When words fail, __perhaps it’s not the words at all, __but hobbled minds that cannot call __a lucid image to avail ____the powers of description. When love fades, __it might not be true...
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Poems on Growing Up, by James A. Tweedie

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April 15, 2023
Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
. Growing Up . Starving Children in China If you don’t eat the food that’s on your plate ....I will, in turn, assert That you will be excused—no need to wait— ....For you won’t get dessert. . Crime...
poem/macgregor/god

‘Before Going to Sleep as a Boy’ and Other Poetry by Tiree MacGregor

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March 4, 2023
Beauty, Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry
5 Comments
. Before Going to Sleep as a Boy I saw Him when I closed my eyes, Gazing down sidelong, seeing all, Serenely, stoically wise. I knew that judgement was to fall But found His habit was to look Past me—a...
poem/anderson/afghanistan

‘Civics 101’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

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March 3, 2023
Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry, Satire
23 Comments
. Civics 101 Jejune excuses used too many times Do not undo the doer from the deed: A miscreant accused of many crimes Is not the type of model children need. A partisan devoted to a cause Who votes his...
poetry/tweedie/equal

Poetry Challenge: Equilateral Proverbs

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February 7, 2023
Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Contests
66 Comments
Equilateral Proverbs: A Poetry Challenge by James A. Tweedie Construct a rhyming, rhythmic intelligible proverb or saying where the first and last words in each line rhyme. Twin couplets are preferred but...

‘No News Is Good News’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

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November 16, 2022
Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry
24 Comments
. No News Is Good News The world contrives, in many different ways, To overload the minutes of our days __With items that anesthetize __The sensibilities that filter Our sound ideas from the...

‘Hell Rising’ by C.B. Anderson

The Society
November 8, 2022
Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry, Satire
29 Comments
. Hell Rising They’ve come with a purpose: to numb or perturb us __By infecting the already-sick, And with them they bring a more tangible thing: __A nice carrot along with a stick. They live in The Palace...

‘Epigrams for Today and Tomorrow’ by C.B. Anderson

The Society
May 11, 2021
Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry
24 Comments
. Raw Now, listen, if you want to know the truth: The world's a battleground of claw and tooth. . Spare the Details Elections, like the spawning of the salmon, Are something we would rather not...
poem/gosse/humor

‘Dactylic Proverbs’ by James A. Tweedie

The Society
May 4, 2021
Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Forms
19 Comments
. Set your priorities—don't be uncouth—know the Secret to happiness lies in this truth: “Though the Sum of all things is a secret worth looking for, Perfect lasagna is something worth cooking...

‘Proverbs for Engraving onto Imperial Monuments’ and Other Poetry by Daniel Galef

The Society
January 30, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry
3 Comments
Proverbs for Engraving onto Imperial Monuments War is the price of freedom. Depths bewilder. The blow aimed at the beast hits him who shields it. The sword of Justice best serves him who wields it. The...

‘Epigrams on the Decay within Academia’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
May 1, 2019
Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry
21 Comments
Epigrams on the Decay within Academia   Liberal Artifice "Progressives," through advanced miseducation, Have shaken our fair land to its foundation.   Gustatory Chiasmus Good taste is...

Two Epigrams by Morgan Downs

The Society
June 18, 2018
Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry
2 Comments
To Make a Poet “A man can learn the art of poetry,” You say, “and many learn this art by me.” Poetry teacher, render something clear: Tell me, how do you teach a man to hear?   The...
  1. Joseph S. Salemi on ‘Kissing Cousin’ and Other Poems by Joseph S. SalemiMay 24, 2025

    Well, you know more about these seven different types than I do. If philautia is self-love, then it is a…

  2. Margaret Coats on ‘Wedding Night’ by Christine de Pisan, Translated by Margaret CoatsMay 24, 2025

    Thank you, Roy. The fine young husband's name is Estienne [Stephen] de Castel. He and Christine were happy for ten…

  3. Frank Rable on ‘Kissing Cousin’ and Other Poems by Joseph S. SalemiMay 24, 2025

    Okay. I will ask this as a student to the professor, and absolutely no criticism is intended. When first hearing…

  4. Cynthia L Erlandson on ‘What the Caterpillar Calls the End’: A Poem by Scharlie MeeuwsMay 24, 2025

    This is beautiful! My favorite lines were "Wrapped in a thread the dusk supplied." ; "But Time, that patient artisan";…

  5. Margaret Coats on ‘Sumo’s Winning Ways’ by Margaret CoatsMay 24, 2025

    Thanks, Warren. Glad I noticed this just as 24-year-old Onosato won the May tournament with two days of fighting yet…

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