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To the Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana in Defense of Father Rothrock, and Other Poetry by Adam Sedia

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July 6, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
12 Comments
  Caiaphas To the Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana in defense of Father Rothrock High Priest of Israel’s nameless God __You were, and though came to possess That charge upon the gentiles’...

Poems on Summer in Texas, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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July 5, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
  Summer in Texas She sashays in on scorching licks of flame that singe the sticky fringes of the day. Her blaze, no brazen breeze can ease or tame; she sizzles as she splashes rays our way. Her...

‘The American Revolution: An Epic Poem,’ Chapter II, by Andrew Benson Brown

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July 4, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Epic, Humor, Poetry
9 Comments
The American Revolution: An Epic Poem Chapter I by Andrew Benson Brown   Chapter II: Thomas Jefferson in Hell On July Fourth of Eighteen Twenty-Six, Old Thomas Jefferson was sent to Hell In his...

A Poem for July 4th 2020, by T.M. Moore

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July 3, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Holidays, Music, Poetry
13 Comments
  All Gone Listening to William Billings' "Chester" I cannot help but weep to sing these words, and by them, lodge my soul with those who sang them many years ago. From their hearts rang both faith...

Haiku Competition 2020

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July 2, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests
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The winning haiku can be found here Write a haiku on any topic and post it in the comments section below. The haiku must adhere to the traditional parameters of a haiku to qualify (and may be deleted if...

‘The Carousel of Fools’ by Martin Rizley

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July 2, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
27 Comments
  “Come one, come all, it´s time to ride The carousel of fools! It’s free, it’s fun, just step inside, Get on---there are no rules!” So spoke the barker at the tent To crowds that...

Three Poems on Summer, by C.B. Anderson

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July 1, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
24 Comments
  Summer Concerts The katydids and stridulant cicadas Regale us with their aestival sonatas. At night, surrounded by the song of crickets, We listen just as though we'd paid for tickets. first...

An Appeal to Pastors During the COVID-19 Pandemic, by T.M. Moore

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June 28, 2020
Beauty, Coronavirus, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
8 Comments
  Back to Normal An Appeal to Pastors I hear it in my conversations and in webinars and on the web: "How long before we’re back to normal? We can’t stand much more of this. It seems so very...

Ecclesiastes 5, Recast in Classical Poetry, by T.M. Moore

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June 28, 2020
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2 Comments
  Honest to God? after Ecclesiastes 5 Watch carefully your step when you draw near to God. Fools play at worship, coming to Him to be seen and heard, more than to hear. They tip their hats to God,...

A Poem in Tribute to Sushant Singh Rajput (1986-2020) and Other Poetry by Satyananda Sarangi

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June 27, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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  Secret Sorrows in memory of Mr. Sushant Singh Rajput, an Indian actor and youth icon who passed away on 14th of June, 2020 Some secret sorrows come and throng ____the streets of mirth; They dance...

‘Season’s Lost’ by C. David Hay

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June 27, 2020
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  The seasons came and passed again Since last I heard your voice; Many are the ways I'd change If death but gave a choice. I'd pick you flowers in the spring To show you that I care And when...
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‘The Crow’ by Leo Zoutewelle

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June 26, 2020
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  Averted, staring past my busy day, I watched my feeding station for the birds, Was startled by a darkness come my way, Presenting me a greeting without words. It landed ten feet from my window...

‘Mont Saint-Michel’ by James A. Tweedie (Part 3 in the Favorite Places Sonnet Series)

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June 25, 2020
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  In triumph the Archangel stands atop __The medieval fortress church and isle __That bear his name—the legendary spot __Where Satan fell to Michael’s strength and guile. “Impossible,” was...

‘Samson’s Revenge’ and Other Poetry by Jeff Kemper

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June 24, 2020
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  Samson’s Revenge a translation of Judges 15:16 With but an ass’s jawbone Asses I have made of them, The myriads, the masses. I have slaughtered heaps of men: Killed them, I alone, And with a...

‘Olympus’ by Anissa Gage

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June 23, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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  Olympus Olympus, thou majestic crag, whose bright And jagged spire, aloft the dazzling air Only the winds and snows and eagles dare To brush with crystal tip or feather light Arise from thy dull...

‘The Trial of Socrates’ by Alan Steinle

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June 22, 2020
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Poet's Note: The Apology of Socrates is Plato’s account of Socrates’ defense of himself in a court of law. The present work is a poetic interpretation of Plato’s account. I would like to thank my friend...

‘The Boncompagni Dragon’ and Other Poetry by David Galef

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June 21, 2020
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  The Boncompagni Dragon The Boncompagni Dragon, by Bartolomeo Passerotti (1529-92). Pen with brown ink, over black chalk. Tobey Collection of Renaissance Drawings, Metropolitan Museum of Art A...

Poetry on the Tearing Down of Christopher Columbus and Other Statues

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June 20, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
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  Juneteenth---the Day After by Joe Tessitore Witness the collapse And see the dust clouds rise. Hear the sound of taps And feel the shroud of lies. Hear the harpies laugh And as the willow...

‘Twisted Reckoning’ and Other Poetry by Theresa Rodriguez

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June 20, 2020
Beauty, Poetry
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Twisted Reckoning If pain can produce beauty, and if beauty causes pain, then how can I be reconciled to more loss than I gain? If love is also longing, and if love is loss refined, how can I move...

Poems on Famous Composers by Sally Cook

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June 19, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Music, Poetry
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  Johann Sebastian Bach Truly loved music, yet Managed to wed twice And father a gang. The kids took their tonics, Eschewed bad harmonics, Bach said Bohemian Life could go hang! Frederick...

A Poem in Tribute to Dame Vera Lynn (1917-2020), by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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June 18, 2020
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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZUryvFffTQ   Some Sunny Day A tribute to Dame Vera Lynn who died today, June 18, 2020 (aged 103). She was the British Forces' Sweetheart who sang to the...

Translations of John Gower Poems on Marriage, by Margaret Coats

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June 18, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation
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Translator's Note: John Gower (c.1330–1408) wrote his Traitié de Matrimoine in French (with Latin notes throughout) to reach the widest possible audience. Seventeen ballades supply instructive examples from...

‘A Reminder to Our Young People’ and Other Poetry by Philip Keefe

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June 17, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
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  A Reminder to Our Young People To say life has no hardship's to deceive, But trials and tribulations help us grow. Commensurate with giving we receive, Reward reflects the effort that we...

Sonnets on the Music of Bach, Handel, and Mendelssohn, by Peter Hartley

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June 16, 2020
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30 Comments
  “Laudamus te” from J.S. Bach’s B-minor Mass This aria so beautifully sung, Its obbligato part ethereal; Such coloratura from one so young, So evanescent, immaterial. Her limpid voice would...

‘On Antifa, Coming to the Country’ and Other George Floyd Riots Related Poetry

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June 14, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry
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  On Antifa, Coming to the Country A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. ---Amendment II by...

‘Silver’ by Charlie Bauer

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June 14, 2020
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  Consider black’s effect; when it’s combined With other colors just a little trace Creates a shade but more will hide, erase The hue till just the dark is left behind. Is white black’s...

New Zealand, Dutch, and Indian Poets Wish President Trump a Happy Birthday with Poems

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June 13, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
18 Comments
The Society of Classical Poets, a New York-based 501(c)(3) non-profit with Members across the nation and around the world, wishes a happy birthday to the President of the United States of America, Donald J....

A Poem Written for Rush Limbaugh, by Mark F. Stone

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June 12, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
15 Comments
  Destined for the Mount Rushmore of Radio Triumphal times are on the way, America’s Anchor Man. We Dittoheads will toast the day when all is Right again. You cover what they won’t...

‘The Day Louis Armstrong Died’ by Martin Hill Ortiz

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June 10, 2020
Beauty, Poetry
6 Comments
  My father wore his sorrow like a hundred millstone weight. I seldom saw him angry and I never saw him hate. And though he dressed for mourning, I only saw him cry Once in anguish, once for love,...

An Analysis of ‘The Gods of the Copybook Headings’ by Rudyard Kipling

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June 9, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Essays, Poetry
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  The Gods of the Copybook Headings by Rudyard Kipling AS I PASS through my incarnations in every age and race, I make my proper prostrations to the Gods of the Market Place. Peering through...

A Smorgasbord of Craziness: An Essay by Joseph S. Salemi

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June 8, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Essays, Humor, Poetry
15 Comments
I recently discarded some unnecessary texts, and among them were two past editions (the 17th and the 20th) of Len Fulton’s Directory of Poetry Publishers. This venerable publication, from Dustbooks in...

‘Istanbul’ by James A. Tweedie (Part 2 in the Favorite Places Sonnet Series)

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June 7, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
6 Comments
  Astride the Golden Horn, where Occident __And Orient collide, the silhouettes __of minarets co-mingle with the scent __of spice and sound of drums and castanets. The medieval mosques of...

‘The Captain’ by Phil S. Rogers

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June 6, 2020
Beauty, Poetry
4 Comments
  The captain stood amidst his crew, and wiped the bar for someone new. To make them laugh he'd tell a joke and light himself another smoke to cover up the smell of gin, And lasting feelings of...

A Dizi Gui Translation: Chinese Children’s Poetry

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June 4, 2020
Beauty, Children's, Culture, Poetry, Translation
9 Comments
  The Dizi Gui (弟子规) is an ancient Chinese text for children that was written in the Qing Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Kangxi (康熙帝) (1661-1722) by Li Yuxiu. Below are excerpts from the...

‘Elegy on a Strauss Waltz’ by Adam Sedia

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June 3, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
15 Comments
  The room fills with a charming melody— A choir of violins in soaring flight With basses, cellos pulsing—one, two, three— Drum-snaps, flute-trills, horn-calls, rich and bright— A dance of...

‘Parade of the Ten Thousand’ by Rupert Palmer

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June 2, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
16 Comments
Poet's note: This poem is built upon an episode from Xenophon’s Anabasis, in which the Ten Thousand, Greek mercenaries in the employ of Cyrus the Younger, the ambitious brother of the king of Persia, are...

‘On Reading Irish Saints’ Lives’ by T.M. Moore

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June 1, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
6 Comments
  When reading Irish hagiography, a few instructions should be borne in mind: First, don’t mistake this for the history you’ve read before, or might expect to find in some thick tome....

‘When You Love’ and Other Poetry by Michael Charles Maibach

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May 31, 2020
Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry
19 Comments
  When You Love When you love The heart of one, Life makes sense With each new sun. You start each day With thoughts of her. You do your best “We” must endure. To be the man She sees in...

Four Poems on Pain and Distress by C.B. Anderson

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May 30, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
26 Comments
  Domain of Pain A piercing migraine or a throbbing toothache, A splinter underneath a fingernail, An upset stomach caused by too much fruitcake, And waiting for responses in the mail Are typical...

Two Poems of the Night, by Martin Rizley

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May 29, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
25 Comments
  The Stranger Above the dark hill in the still Spanish night, The moon, a lone fountain of watery light, Demurely ascends, as she hides her fair face Behind misty veils of gossamer lace. Below,...
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