An Incidentally Anti-Woke Poem from 1992 by Kevin Shearer The Society April 6, 2023 Culture, Found Poem, Poetry 7 Comments . Race and Color, 1992 I see white and you see black and other shades of skin in fact. Though we have different colored skin, we're very much alike within. Our blood is red and I must say: "We love and hurt...
A Poem for Passover: ‘The Pillar of Fire’ by Brian Yapko The Society April 5, 2023 Culture, Poetry 31 Comments . The Pillar of Fire from Exodus 13: 19-29 A giant, flaming pillar bars our way; The sea yawns open for the Hebrew tribes Permitting them to flee; the horses neigh With fear---sights bound to mystify our...
‘The Wound in Christ’s Side’: A Poem by Margaret Coats The Society April 5, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 43 Comments . The Wound in Christ's Side Culprits inflicted countless injuries On Jesus’ body during fifteen hours; The spear-thrust (last of loathsome savageries) Ripped out from His dead Heart, for sins of ours, Water...
A Poem on the Transgender Roman Emperor Elagabalus, by Brian Yapko The Society April 4, 2023 Culture, Poetry 32 Comments . Elagabalus Consults His Soothsayer You must, Soothsayer, probe into Rome’s mind And speak of any hidden threats you find. Your Emperor commands you: show your skill Lest I subject you to my godlike...
Inspired by the Ukraine War: A Poem by Mark Stellinga The Society April 3, 2023 Culture, Poetry 17 Comments . Oh…I See! While sitting in the park one day, my beagle lying near, a little girl came strolling up---I’d say ‘bout four years old--- And asked me ‘bout a big ol’ tank. She queried, “What is...
‘The End’ and Other Poems by Anna J. Arredondo The Society April 3, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 11 Comments . The End Unraveled string may be rewound, __A hidden thing be sighted; A missing object may be found, __A fallen object righted; A candle snuffed can be relit, __And if a glass has spilled, That doesn’t...
Three Poems for National Poetry Month, by Roy E. Peterson The Society April 2, 2023 Beauty, Children's, Culture, Education, Poetry 16 Comments . The Mystery of Poetry The mystery of poetry __is found between the lines. The poet sends the signals while __the sentence shows the signs. Alliterative artifices __alert the adept minds. The power of each...
An April Fools’ Day Poem for ‘Government-Anointed Experts’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society April 1, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Satire 26 Comments . A Screw ‘Em Sermon for Government-Anointed Experts “Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give solidarity to pure wind.” ---George Orwell Dish up...
A Poem for Those Who Died from Covid Hospital Protocols, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society March 31, 2023 Covid-19, Culture, Poetry 68 Comments . Marching with the Mourners In Memory of Richard and Rob inspired by the Halt Hospital Homicide Rally I attended in San Antonio on March 25, 2023, for those who lost their lives to evil...
‘La Muerte’ and Other Poetry by Monika Cooper The Society March 31, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . La Muerte In those days, no king ruled in Ithaca. A pack moved in with communist ideals: An orgy funded by another’s store. Wine flowed like beer, with all the women free. All except one. Plus one too old...
‘Signs of the Times’: Poetry by Joshua C. Frank The Society March 30, 2023 Culture, Pantoum, Poetry, Rondeau 27 Comments . Signs of the Times . I. Hymn 6-6-6 a rondeau Hymn 6-6-6 on high display— The devil’s number where we pray Before the Lord—is that a thing? Is Jesus Christ no longer King? Must Satan now be met...
‘Jägermeister’ and Other Poetry by Gregory Ross The Society March 29, 2023 Culture, Education, Love Poems, Poetry, Rondeau 6 Comments f Jägermeister "Like arrows in the hands of a warrior __are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man __whose quiver is full of them." ---Psalm 127 My quiver’s full, as David said, With children...
‘Ballerina’: A Poem by Michael Pietrack The Society March 28, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Performing Arts, Poetry, Readings 51 Comments . . Ballerina The balanced ballerina on her toe was poised with perfect posture—back and chest. The crowd, in silent awe, enjoyed the show, as she maintained a flawless arabesque. The dancer twirled to...
‘Song of the Wailing Women’: A Poem by Margaret Coats The Society March 27, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 25 Comments . Song of the Wailing Women Her spirit has gone forth. Return her to the earth, Released from work and words; In death she is the Lord’s. Did Adam bury Eve? Leave Abraham to grieve The wife no longer...
‘The Glass Delusion of King Charles VI of France’ by Shaun C. Duncan The Society March 25, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 28 Comments . The Glass Delusion of King Charles VI of France ‘His malady grew worse every day until his mind was completely gone. Sometimes he thought he was made of glass and would not let himself be touched. He had...
Pastoral Calls—Part 3 of 3: Poetry by Retired Pastor James A. Tweedie The Society March 25, 2023 Culture, Poetry 11 Comments . Pastoral Calls—Part 3 of 3 . Midnight Encounter He was tall, well-built, and handsome and as far as I could tell, If it wasn’t for the crystal meth—intelligent as well. He was in and out of jail and...
Don Quixote Text with PDF: Adapted for Students The Society March 24, 2023 Culture, Education, Humor, Poetry 3 Comments . The following is an excerpt of Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes, encompassing most of Chapters 1 through 8, including Don Quixote getting his start, acquiring his squire Sancho Panza, and going on the...
‘Dialogue on a First Grade Science Textbook’: A Poem by Evan Mantyk The Society March 23, 2023 Culture, Education, Poetry, Science 10 Comments . Dialogue on a First Grade Science Textbook Many spiritual traditions throughout history have perceived all things, animate and inanimate, as living. "Usually religions teach people to believe spiritually so...
A Poem for World Poetry Day: ‘To the Reader of Verse’ by Paul Buchheit The Society March 21, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings 18 Comments . To the Reader of Verse Ah, lover, critic, arbiter of verse, divulge your passions, fill a lusting soul with praises. Let the balladeer coerce the skeptic. Let the troubadour cajole Antaéus: wrestle not with...
World Poetry Day Limerick Poetry Challenge The Society March 21, 2023 Culture, Limerick, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Contests 42 Comments . In celebration of World Poetry Day, write a limerick on the theme of World Poetry Day, poetry in general, or poets. Post it in the comments section below. Learn how to write a limerick here. An example is...
‘How to Write Contemporary Poetry’ and ‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare’ by Brian Yapko The Society March 21, 2023 Culture, Education, Humor, Pantoum, Poetry, Satire, Shakespeare 35 Comments . How to Write Contemporary Poetry a pantoum in free verse composition keep letters lower case. dump classical tradition then cite the marketplace. keep letters lower case make use of ampersands then cite the...
‘Ex-Freedom of Speech’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society March 19, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Satire 36 Comments . Ex-Freedom of Speech In fact, most liberals don't support free speech today, And often see a need for censorship instead. They claim “misinformation” causes broad decay, So free speech ends if they...
A Poem on Bank and Financial Collapses: ‘Ponzi’ by C.B. Anderson The Society March 19, 2023 Culture, Poetry 26 Comments . Ponzi Your promises mean nothing if they lack fidelity. It grieves a man to hear such welcome words, then have them taken back without the least regret before a year has passed. I thought our future was...
A Poem for Josh Alexander: ‘The War on Children’ by Julian Woodruff The Society March 18, 2023 Culture, Poetry 21 Comments . The War on Children “I quoted some Scripture, I said that there are only two genders. And apparently, because there are transgender students in the class, this was considered bullying.” ---Josh...
‘The Leprechaun’: A Saint Patrick’s Day Poem by Cheryl Corey The Society March 17, 2023 Culture, Humor, Poetry 13 Comments . The Leprechaun Come mid-March, the leprechaun Glides up and o’er the rainbow, Playful as a unicorn That’s prancing in a meadow. With greedy eyes glimmering, And shim’ry as a peacock, He slides to...
‘The Lark in the Morning’: A Tune for St Patrick’s Day by Poet Jeff Eardley The Society March 17, 2023 Culture, Music, Poetry 15 Comments . "The Lark in the Morning" is a traditional Irish song performed on classical guitar by poet and professional musician Jeff Eardley: . . Jeff Eardley lives in the heart of England near to the Peak...
‘Freedom Convoy Song’: Lyrics by Lannie David Brockstein The Society March 16, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Song Lyrics 6 Comments . Freedom Convoy Song To bravely speak is to turn on the lights, __To silence darkens all of our debate; Yea, We the People know free speech unites __What foreign censorship did separate. The former, it is our...
‘St. Jerome’s Cicero Obsession’ by Joshua C. Frank The Society March 16, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . St. Jerome’s Cicero Obsession based on St. Jerome’s letter to his disciple St. Eustochium in Rome, A.D. 384 When I was young and foolish long ago, I traveled to Jerusalem alone To fast and pray away from...
A Poem on Thales of Miletus, by Stephen M. Dickey The Society March 15, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Satire 16 Comments . Θαλῆς 2.0 In days of yore, Thales, the famous sage, Went out on a stargazing walk and fell Straight down an overlooked and vexing well. A passing woman mocked him: “At your age You ought to know...
‘Britomart and Marinell’: A Faerie Queene-Inspired Poem by Jeremiah Johnson The Society March 13, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 11 Comments . Britomart and Marinell In Edmund Spenser's epic poem, The Faerie Queene, Britomart is a female knight who represents the virtue of chastity. Marinell is a knight whose mother has prophesied that he...
‘The Scottish Gourmand’: A Poem by Wael Almahdi The Society March 12, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 23 Comments . The Scottish Gourmand A culture-rich country which lay to the east where we were invited to conference and feast from Cuba to China, and some of the rest they bade them here gather and money invest for...
Pastoral Calls—Part 2 of 3: Poetry by Retired Pastor James A. Tweedie The Society March 11, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 18 Comments Pastoral Calls—Part 2 of 3 . Face-to-Face A weeping woman called me on the phone And said, “My daughter’s in the county jail. They will not let me see her on my own She’s charged with murder with no...
‘The Very Best Business’ by Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Translated by Joseph S. Salemi The Society March 9, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Satire 12 Comments . The Very Best Business by Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791-1863) translated from Romanesco by Joseph S. Salemi First I was a gardener (a disaster), Then a bookseller. I made even less. So did I change my...
‘El Melon’ and Other Poetry by Monika Cooper The Society March 9, 2023 Beauty, Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . El Melon There is a maze or map on melon skin Even the blind could read and seek to solve. A little girl watches the housewives, deft, Touching the head shapes swiftly, one by one, Until they somehow know...
A Poem on the French Pension Reform Strike, by Margaret Coats The Society March 7, 2023 Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . Why Strike? With prices high and living standards low, Our times are like what our grandparents knew. They fought world war; we slave for war abroad And soon will labor through retirement too. We export...
‘Farinelli’: A Poem on the Famous Castrato by Brian Yapko The Society March 7, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 88 Comments . Farinelli A thousand thanks, Martini, for your visit. Bologna is a town of balladeers. You’ll love it! Now I wonder, how long is it Since we both quit Madrid? Ah! Twenty years Since I last sang before the...
‘Lean on Him’: A Poem by Warren Bonham The Society March 6, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 14 Comments . Lean on Him after Ecclesiasties We labor long beneath the sun. Forgotten soon by everyone. We come from dust and end the same, Depart this life just like we came. It’s all just chasing wind...
A Poem on a Lost Child: ‘Ruben’ and Other Poetry by Cynthia Erlandson The Society March 4, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 32 Comments . Ruben “We have words that speak of the ongoing presence of such privations: orphan, widow, widower. And perhaps the fact that we have no word for the parent who has lost a child is itself a testimony...
‘Civics 101’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society 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...
‘Eulogy for a Them’: Poem on a Transgender Burial by Jeffrey Essmann The Society March 2, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Satire 33 Comments . Eulogy for a Them We gather here to celebrate a him Or her (an it? a they?) and in the end A prophet of the present who could bend Reality to suit their loosest whim. For whatsoever they had been or...