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‘Tower of the Winds’ by Tad Tuleja

The Society
October 9, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
9 Comments
. Tower of the Winds Eight winds blowing, bluster overflowing,Buffet all the crevices of earth.Eight winds searching, lustily and lurching,Spawning every misery and mirth. First blows Boreas, minion of...

‘Brain to Heart’ and Other Poetry by Peter Venable

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October 8, 2022
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
3 Comments
. Brain to Heart God has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart. —Ecclesiastes 3.11 To dig deep holes for bushes, shrubs— White Hydrangea, Crape Myrtle...

‘The Good Samaritan’ by Brian Yapko

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October 7, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
37 Comments
. The Good Samaritan Scene: The road between Jerusalem and Jericho. It is now three days since a good Samaritan has left an injured robbery victim in the care of an innkeeper. Your wounds are healing? Good....

Verse on Verse: Four Poems by James A. Tweedie

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October 6, 2022
Beauty, Culture, For Educators, High School Submissions, Poetry
16 Comments
. Serious Poetry Serious poetry, somber and grim; Dashing, descriptive, with narrative flair. Formal and versified; Rhythmic and dignified; Romance and rhetoric; ribald and prim. Taking you places while curled...

‘Equal Schmequal’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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October 5, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Love Poems, Poetry, Satire
32 Comments
. Equal Schmequal   The traits of men were glibly mocked __By those who thought men strange--- Those who thought the world half-cocked __ And fought for chop and change--- All those who chose to rise and...

‘1960s Soap Operas’ by Cynthia Erlandson

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October 4, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
34 Comments
. 1960s Soap Operas “Soap operas,” they called them. Housewives watched Them while they sewed or cooked or ironed clothes. At two o’clock each afternoon began The sleazy saga to which mom...

‘Elysium’ by Adam Sedia

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October 2, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
11 Comments
. Elysium O golden hour, soft denouement of day, O mystic time of quietude and peace, When boughs and rushes whisper as they sway, Twirled by the sighing zephyrs’ soft caprice; When, fallen from his...

‘Bergerette’ by Marguerite de Navarre, translated by Margaret Coats

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September 30, 2022
Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry, Translation
21 Comments
. Bergerette by Marguerite de Navarre (1492–1549), translated by Margaret Coats O shepherdess, my friend,On love alone I live.True love is life’s true end,My heart can comprehend,And therefore I intend_My...

‘Lay of the Oak’ by William Heard

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September 30, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
11 Comments
. Lay of the Oak I now recall a lay for you, A Briton’s tale of love made new. A humble knight rode through light morn, Until dark clouds made blue skies mourn. Lost he was soon in a dreadful storm, Fair...

‘Fire on Ice’ by Anna J. Arredondo

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September 28, 2022
Beauty, Humor, Love Poems, Poetry
26 Comments
. Fire on Ice How shall I serve my anger up to you? Shall I become like one most distant star Burning intensely, far from where you are, Incinerating---infinite degrees Made a mere twinkling to the earthly...

‘Congratulations and Homage to Giorgia Meloni’ by Joseph S. Salemi

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September 27, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
61 Comments
. Congratulations and Homage to Giorgia Meloni Italy rises up and overthrows The stench of leftist tyranny at last. Rage among the EU’s pooh-bahs grows— They realize that their heyday is now...

‘The Last Detail’ and Other Poetry by Julian Woodruff

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September 27, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
. The Last Detail Two cocksure, loud–mouthed lads one day set out, Intent on catching perch. “No,” Jim said, “trout.” The hole they headed for neither one knew: All for adventure, they sought...

‘Sex in the English Garden’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook

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September 26, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
. Sex in the English Garden Light, feathery Astilbe Sways gently in the breeze Afraid she always will be Faint fluff beneath the trees Concealing dear Sweet William, Who rings each foxglove’s bell Mid...

‘Sentimental Song’ and Other Poetry by Angel L. Villanueva

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September 26, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Love Poems, Poetry
3 Comments
. Sentimental Song A pad and pen lie by his side __This moonless night of fall. And though he tries to hush his pride, To only see the tears she cried, His hands refuse to breach the wall, __A pithy line to...

‘The Recollected Dream’ by David Watt

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September 24, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
16 Comments
. The Recollected Dream When midsummer rain is spearing From storm clouds darkest grey That provide no hint of clearing To reveal the blue of day, The scent from marshland grasses Permeates each breath of...

‘What I Learned from Tolkien’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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September 23, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
32 Comments
. What I Learned from Tolkien The darkness comes and all seems bleak and wrong, My calm is rent, right burdens can’t be borne And Evil holds an iron grip so strong It seems it must prevail. With all hope...

‘Milking the System’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

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September 22, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
18 Comments
. Milking the System We waited, we have waited, and we wait. Delays continue to increase the cost Of doing business.  Every magistrate Can understand the hours and dollars lost But yet cannot, according to...

‘Carcassonne’ and Other Poetry by Gustave Nadaud, Translated by Joshua C. Frank

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September 21, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Music, Poetry, Translation
18 Comments
. Carcassonne by Gustave Nadaud (1820-1893) Translated by Joshua C. Frank “At sixty years, I’m getting old, And I’ve been working all my days Not being able to behold Fulfillment of my wishing gaze. I...

‘The Night’ by Gary Borck

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September 20, 2022
Beauty, Poetry, Readings
18 Comments
. . The Night When most have fled the day and sought their beds Pre-empting stealthy onset of the night; When every corner holds its store of dread And the courage my soul held has taken flight; When my...

StairWell Canto 10 Extract 2 by James Sale

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September 19, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Epic, Poetry
44 Comments
. StairWell Canto 10 extract 2 Context: In the 10th Canto of HellWard we met 4 poets condemned to Hell. Now in the 10th Canto of StairWell, we meet another 4 poets stuck in Purgatory. This extract takes us to...

‘Wanton Wandering Winds’ and Other Petrarchan Love Sonnets by Daniel Howard

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September 19, 2022
Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry
4 Comments
. Wanton Wandering Winds Those wanton wandering winds, my darling fair, Whose western currents comb in several ways And lose themselves within the marvellous maze Of locks luxuriant that you loosely wear; So...

‘To a Cloud’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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September 17, 2022
Beauty, Poetry, Villanelle
40 Comments
. To a Cloud  You’re a pillow of marshmallow. You balloon and bob and billow As I sprawl beneath the willow __On the grass. You’re a swish of whitest feather. You’re...

‘Last Place Winner’ by Guy Warner

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September 17, 2022
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
9 Comments
. Last Place Winner after winning the 30-34 age group with a last-place finish in a 5K Inhaling frozen oxygen, he rounds The final turn. No cheers, just muffled sounds. He barely wobbles ‘cross the finish...

‘Mid-September Reverie’ by Roy E. Peterson

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September 15, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
32 Comments
. Mid-September Reverie from the book Eternal Spring Moonbeams at midnight and frost on the pole; Wind in the willows to tickle the soul; Roses in gardens still share their perfume; Peonies offer the last of...

‘The Beginning of Wisdom’ by T.M.A. Day

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September 12, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
10 Comments
. The Beginning of Wisdom Within the passing noon of our own life, I saw through woodlands dark and traces grim, Those words upon the graven arches rim, Whose clarity compounds immortal strife. They claimed...

‘The Morning’s Crest’ by Stephen Ramsek

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September 10, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
6 Comments
. The Morning’s Crest The morning’s crest is in its youth, The dawn has yet to lose a tooth, The virgin firmament is dark, The sun’s no more than a tired spark Transcended by the cold, brash moon. But...

‘Drunk on Compassion’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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September 9, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Villanelle
48 Comments
. Drunk on Compassion How good it feels to open up your heart And groove on how compassionate you are! You advertise your causes on your car And list your Facebook “likes” upon a chart. You march in...

A Poem on the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II: ‘For My Queen’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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September 8, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
62 Comments
. For My Queen Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor April 21, 1926 - September 8, 2022 My symbol of nobility, stability and grace, Who reigned yet never ruled---she was my constant caring face On TV screen,...

‘Capability Brown’ by Jeff Eardley

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September 8, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
22 Comments
. Capability Brown Lancelot “Capability” Brown was England’s greatest landscape architect. His name was Capability, A man of great humility, He knew just where to plant a tree, Enhancing England’s...

‘Who Shaves the Barber?’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
September 7, 2022
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
20 Comments
. Who Shaves the Barber? shaves all those, and those only, who do not shave themselves.  —Bertrand Russell The barber had a gift for cutting hair, And once a month the men who lived in town Would take a...

‘Cracked Liberty Bell’ and Other Poetry by Peter Venable

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September 6, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
2 Comments
. Cracked Liberty Bell July the 4th—Independence. Many bands play. Parades pass by— Fireworks fly. __Rocket’s red glare . . . 1900. A song was sung From old to young: Lift every voice— They sang,...

StairWell Canto 10 Extract by James Sale

The Society
September 5, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Epic, Poetry
55 Comments
. StairWell Canto 10 extract Context: In the 10th Canto of HellWard we met 4 poets condemned to Hell. Now in the 10th Canto of StairWell, we meet another 4 poets stuck in Purgatory. This extract takes us to...

‘Ozymandias Begins’ by Paul Freeman

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September 4, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
19 Comments
. Ozymandias Begins I met the monarch of our ancient land, who said, ‘Your skill at sculpting is renowned. The hammer and the chisel in your hand will make my semblance evermore resound.’ Upon his...

‘Summer Nocturne’ by Cheryl Corey

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September 3, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
9 Comments
. Summer Nocturne In steady, humming monotone, With synchronism the crickets drone, And hushedly through the night intone __Their evening chant, Accompanied by a brusque descant, In equal-measured, rhythmic...

‘Seminary’ by Paul Buchheit

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September 2, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
12 Comments
. Seminary Recalling days of vigor and simplicity, of boyish spirits spun from neural gossamer and hardened into granite by a panoply of actors: scamps of nimble wit, a conjurer of whimsy, lords of innocent...

‘Food for Thought’ and Other Food-Related Poetry by Anna J. Arredondo

The Society
September 1, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Limerick, Poetry
24 Comments
. Food for Thought A Culinary Tale There once was a man wan and pallid, he Suffered from a mysterious malady: __He ate carrots and greens, __Ripe tomatoes and beans, But eschewed anything that's not...

‘The One Standing Tall’ by Satyananda Sarangi

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August 31, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
25 Comments
. The One Standing Tall for the Poet's father The home is where he lives, his heart is full Of love, no wealth can buy his rich esteem; No rock can match those nerves that hold our life Together still like one...

‘The Death of the Leviathan’ by Adam Sedia

The Society
August 31, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Pantoum, Poetry
8 Comments
. The Death of the Leviathan The monster finally meets its doom: Sound out the death-knell, light the pyre! The depths are ready for its tomb--- Now let the wretch at last expire! Sound out the death-knell,...

‘The Shade Tree’ and Other Poetry by Adam Wasem

The Society
August 31, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
18 Comments
. The Shade Tree While out for a walk with my toddler, late, In the city I have come to hate, But where I am compelled to stay By my and his mother’s unmarried state, He startled me with a sudden glee With...

The 22 Best Haiku of 2022

The Society
August 30, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests
27 Comments
. The 22 Best Haiku of 2022 Winner and Runners-up of the Society of Classical Poets 2022 Haiku Competition Judged by Margaret Coats (see her remarks below) See all entrants here. . COMPETITION WINNER . a...
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