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‘Pamela’s Garden’: A Poem by Pat Tyrer

The Society
September 9, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
4 Comments
. Pamela’s Garden You’ll find her in the garden every day,Her comfort and her confidence so bright.Among the dahlias purple stemmed bouquetHer radiance reflects an inner light. She doesn’t care for those...

‘Another North’: A Poem by Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano

The Society
September 9, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
6 Comments
. Another North The Megalopolis just north of here Rumbles and heaves and slumbers not at all, Though I at evening am not so near To be afflicted by its charmless call. Cicadas’ speech spreads over me this...

‘Why She Broke Up with Him’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick

The Society
September 8, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
6 Comments
. Why She Broke Up with Him Not long before their college graduation, His bright and beautiful four-year girlfriend, With no more than a sudden conversation, Brought their long-happy romance to an end. The...

A Poem for Third Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s Death, by Cynthia Erlandson

The Society
September 8, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
27 Comments
. Thy Servant Elizabeth _“Well-done, unswerving servant,” _All the church bells rang _On all the roads of England, _While all the angels sang _Above the long procession _That formed her funeral; _The car...

‘Hope’: A Petrarchan Sonnet by Jeffrey Essmann

The Society
September 7, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
14 Comments
. Hope By no means has my hope turned to despair. I’ve not the wakeful nights, the woeful gaze Up at the ceiling as I chew the day’s Disasters and a world beyond repair. I’ve not that inner desolation...

‘Sunflower Field’: A Poem by Adam Sedia

The Society
September 2, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
18 Comments
. Sunflower Field _A boundless, isle-less sea of green Bestrewn with yellow starbursts gently swaying--- The heavens mirrored, dazzlingly displayed _Upon a rolling sea of jade Where swells and ripples...

‘Spacewalk’: A Poem by Carey Jobe

The Society
August 30, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
17 Comments
. Spacewalk Around earth’s blue-white marble sphere the black is ancient, soundless, near; starry webs burn in dawnlike glare. A rhythm, the unending drone of the star-work being done beats in my brain. I...

‘A Reason for Hope’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
August 28, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
14 Comments
. A Reason for Hope __The sky so bright, __The morning mist, __The inbound flight Back to the items on our list __Are all a part __Of one big scene __That makes the heart A diachronic smithereen __Which...

‘To a Most Tempting Pancake’: A Poem by Scharlie Meeuws

The Society
August 26, 2025
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
. To a Most Tempting Pancake “Quae mollis est, amanda est.” (What is soft, is to be loved) ---Libri Matutini (Book of Breakfasts) O golden disc, with cinnamon imbued, Thou float’st in butter, warm and...

‘Shackled’ and Other Poetry by Gigi Ryan

The Society
August 21, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Satire, Villanelle
12 Comments
. Shackled I crave a morning hit when I rise up, A trifle touch to take the edge away To spur me on to get my coffee cup. Don’t talk while I eat breakfast. Go away. I want a bitty bit of my sweet drug. I do...

‘Umbra’ and Other Cloud Poetry by Adam Sedia

The Society
August 18, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
16 Comments
. Umbra The blazing height of summer’s day Now darkens to weird quasi-night--- Translucent dusk, half-cloaking gray, Half-veiling darkness pierced by sight. What shapeless cloud was blown astray That dares...

‘Inklings’: A Poem by P.C. Venable

The Society
August 16, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
7 Comments
. Inklings Shut off that damn brainwashing, numbing screen!Tonight I did. I reached, opened that book.From sentences, the mind gleans what it means.What happens when we painstakingly look? We visualize and...

‘Uxorious?’: A Poem by Christopher Fried

The Society
August 14, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
4 Comments
. Uxorious? He tried to guard composure as he pressed the new denarius to his chapped lips and unbecoming tears for noblemen slipped privately to stain his cheeks and bed. “Faustina, death entombs a...

‘Mary’: A Sequel to the Poem ‘Martha’ by Scharlie Meeuws

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August 12, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
10 Comments
. Mary ---a sequel to “Martha," prompted by James A. Tweedie The night grew still, the lamps gave off a hush,And Martha’s footsteps faded down the hall.The coals were low, the herbs gave one last flush...

‘Falun Dafa Parade’ and Other Poetry by Shindy Cai

The Society
August 10, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
6 Comments
. Falun Dafa Parade The heartbeat of a marching band lies in the beating drums, The power of a sleeping beast that shakes the ground with thrums. An energy that fills the air and lifts you from your core, The...

‘On Having a Little Girl’: A Poem by Jacob Schultz

The Society
August 10, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
19 Comments
. On Having a Little Girl She looks at me with hazel eyes And freckles on her sun-kissed cheeks. These moments, gentle, still, and blest Are ever-anchored in my chest. I tell fair tales to her in bed— Of...

‘Snapshots of Oxford—July 20, 2025’: A Poem by Paul A. Freeman

The Society
August 9, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
14 Comments
. Snapshots of Oxford---July 20, 2025 The drowsy wasps that kept me on my toes; The groups of foreign students herded by; The constant stop and look, the selfie pose; The intermittent rain, then hot and...

‘Mourning Doves’: A Poem by Paulette Calasibetta

The Society
August 8, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
16 Comments
. Mourning Doves Hear the soft coo—a coo that faithful love imparts; Mourning doves, they share as one, two beating hearts. On summer’s eaves of pine, they build their lofty nests; Tender eggs are tucked...

‘True Worth’: A Poem by Margaret Brinton

The Society
August 7, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
10 Comments
. True Worth Her thoughts do not align with "bigger, better"; A humble mode of living suits her fine. The waning years of life bring contemplation Of what defines a "wealth." What draws the line? It's not to...
poem/pain/love poems

‘The Power’ and Other Poems by Sally Cook

The Society
August 3, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
7 Comments
. The Power I’ve noticed more and more of late My power to infuriate Is stronger than it’s ever been. I exercise it even when I try to be both dull and sweet And humble, willing, incomplete. Infuriation...

‘The Bristlecone Pine’ and Other Poetry by Mary Jane Myers

The Society
August 1, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Pantoum, Poetry
13 Comments
. The Bristlecone Pine For centuries, the stalwart pine has stood __in this unwonted spot. Its shallow roots and resinous hard wood __shield it from drought and rot. __Thin soil, high winds, cold air: it...

‘Autumn’s Fairy Tale’: A Poem by Yoshikaze Kawakami 

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July 30, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
6 Comments
. Autumn’s Fairy Tale ーan ode to Yugen The golden eve allures As autumn’s sun illumes, Gleaming in rose subdued. Replacing clouds that consume, The yonder storm forlorn. Upon the fairy leaves, And flora...

‘The Dance’: A Poem by Vera Kochanowsky

The Society
July 29, 2025
Beauty, Performing Arts, Poetry
7 Comments
. The Dance When Arsis and Thesis met on the dance floor, one bowed to the other, the other implored: “Let’s strike up the band now with haste and due speed. Why wait for the others? We’re all that we...

‘Of Cats and Cardinals’: A Cat Funeral Poem by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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July 26, 2025
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
32 Comments
. Of Cats and Cardinals ---for George Lionel (2005 – 2025) You left us at the hour of the owlWhen shameless moons are far too loud and bold__For one so still and cold---One shrouded in a freshly laundered...

‘Five Dappled Things’: A Poem by Leland James

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July 23, 2025
Beauty, Blank Verse, Poetry
7 Comments
. Five Dappled Things A weave of twigs upon the ground; five eggs, cream white, flecked with gray. An ark dislodged —a callous jay or heartless wind— the nest set down. A slant of sun, an ark of twigs. a...

‘Martha’: A Poem by Scharlie Meeuws

The Society
July 17, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
9 Comments
. Martha “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” ---Martha, Luke 10 In Jericho, the house was washed in white, Where roses climbed around each...

‘The Harvest’: A Poem by Peter Venable

The Society
July 16, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
5 Comments
. The Harvest As drops of water drop and drip and drop, Each dripping drop soon fills the deepest crack. But when there is a freeze, they split the rock And once it’s cleft, no hands can pull it back. So...

‘Unspoken Moments’: A Poem by Michael Pendragon

The Society
July 16, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
9 Comments
. Unspoken Moments A sunpatch nap the first warm day of Spring, A curled up kitten sleeping in your lap, A country walk down lanes where robins sing, The surge of joy in every thunderclap And burst of rain...

‘Poetic Influences’: A Poem by Margaret Brinton

The Society
July 15, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
11 Comments
. Poetic Influences Elements swirling in motion,Music in splashes and streams!Waterfall, wild rushing river,Nature is stirring up dreams. Fog on the shores of illusion,Mixing with mist from the seas.Whispering...

‘Vesper’ and Other Poetry by Martin Briggs

The Society
July 14, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
20 Comments
. Vesper At dewfall Pipistrella brings her silent flickering silhouette to haunt the after-glimmerings that linger on the garden yet. And quiet overcomes the sky; and shadow pacifies the night; and indigos...

‘Lasting Karma’: A Poem by Thomas Beckman

The Society
July 13, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
4 Comments
. Lasting Karma What’s the key to living life that matters? How do we spend this precious time on earth? Listen to the lessons of our fathers ---they illustrate the path from birth to death. So fleeting is...

‘The Flower’s Refrain’: A Poem by Ulysses Arlen

The Society
July 11, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
8 Comments
. The Flower’s Refrain A tender shoot breaks through the ground, Drawn upward by the golden sun; It spreads its quiet leaves around, And grows till warmer days are done. It heeds not time nor wind nor...

‘The Pervading Presence’ and Other Poetry by Martin Rizley

The Society
July 10, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
7 Comments
. The Pervading Presence The summer gleams in meadow, stream, and hill Beneath the warming sun of mid-July; No sudden sound disturbs the landscape still, Which, sleeping, lies beneath the azure sky. Here...

‘On Quantock Hills’: A Poem by Andy Moody

The Society
July 6, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
4 Comments
. On Quantock Hills On Quantock Hills, as Skylarks sing aloft, A humble pilgrim walks on ways of old, In morning light, with air so still and soft, The book held in his hand doth gleam of gold. He sits to rest...

‘Optimism’: A Poem for the Graduating Class of 2025, by Benjamin Daniel Lukey

The Society
July 5, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
6 Comments
. Optimism ---to the Class of 2025 The world is cold and hard and dark enough; We need not cloud it with our own despair. And it is furnished, too, with joyous stuff, And you may find a blessing anywhere You...

‘Never Time to Spare’ and Other Poetry by Gigi Ryan

The Society
July 5, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Villanelle
10 Comments
. Never Time to Spare ---a villanelle My daughter, I am watching you with love for I’ve been there, When dishes overflow the sink and books are everywhere, When everyday seems just the same with never time...

‘Independence Day, 2025’: A Poem by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
July 4, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
33 Comments
. Independence Day, 2025 It’s so much more than red and white and blue And stars that spangle banners flying high. It’s something strong and stark and deep and true. It burns with answers to the question...

‘The Playland’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee

The Society
July 3, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
16 Comments
. The Playland Once in a playland caked with fresh-born mud, I saw a league of book-freed children smile collectively like petals of a bud in varied forms, yet similar all the while. Palms latched, they...

‘Summer Family Cookout’: A Poem by Doug Stoiber

The Society
July 2, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
14 Comments
. Summer Family Cookout Criss-cross, hamburger toss, _Flip that sizzlin’ patty! Pretty please, and top with cheese! _You’re the Great Grill Master, Daddy! Three-two-one, slide it on a bun! _With ketchup,...

‘Bayesian Hubris v. Mercy Seat 11A’: A Poem by James Sale

The Society
July 1, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
19 Comments
. Bayesian Hubris v. Mercy Seat 11A “Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, who miraculously walked away from the Ahmedabad disaster, in which more than 240 people were killed” ---The Daily Telegraph on Air India...
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  1. Roy Eugene Peterson on ‘On Charlie Kirk and His Assassins’: A Poem by Brian YapkoSeptember 11, 2025

    Brian, your great poem written so perfectly captures the thoughts and feelings of every reasonable person who has just witnessed…

  2. robert elkins on ‘To the Venezuelan Drug Runners Sleeping in the Sea’: A Poem by Joseph S. SalemiSeptember 11, 2025

    Agree Paul - where's the evidence?

  3. robert elkins on ‘To the Venezuelan Drug Runners Sleeping in the Sea’: A Poem by Joseph S. SalemiSeptember 11, 2025

    Sorry CB, you should move to a country that's more aligned with your un-American ideas. However, I would love to…

  4. robert elkins on ‘To the Venezuelan Drug Runners Sleeping in the Sea’: A Poem by Joseph S. SalemiSeptember 11, 2025

    No, I am asking the government to show proof of their identities and gang affiliations... and proof of illegal drugs…

  5. robert elkins on ‘To the Venezuelan Drug Runners Sleeping in the Sea’: A Poem by Joseph S. SalemiSeptember 11, 2025

    Quite right, an historically executive branch abused section of the Constitution, but it was nevertheless an act of war without…

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