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poem/yapko/covid leak

A Poem on the Covid Lab Leak, by Brian Yapko

The Society
February 27, 2023
Covid-19, Culture, Poetry, Satire
58 Comments
. Born in a Wuhan Lab Newsflash: U.S. Energy Department says it was probably a lab leak. Those men in suits and labcoats thought it worth The lives of millions from their ivory tower To falsify the truth...
poem/Almahdi/dilmun

‘Delmon’s Progeny’ and Other Poetry by Wael Almahdi

The Society
February 26, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
16 Comments
. Delmon’s Progeny Delmon, also known as Dilmun, is a Semitic culture connected to Mesopotamia that flourished in the 2nd millennium B.C.  Beneath the torrid coastal sun tenacious men these waters...

A Poem on the Loss of Free Speech: ‘Bite Your Tongue’ by Norma Pain

The Society
February 26, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Satire
73 Comments
. Bite Your Tongue If you should feel the sudden urge __To put forth your opinions, Letting sundry thoughts diverge __To influence the minions. Just take a moment to reflect __On whether to opine, Or shut-up...
poem/frank/murder

A Poem on the Eli Hart Murder: ‘A Woman’s Right’ by Joshua C. Frank

The Society
February 24, 2023
Culture, Poetry
15 Comments
. A Woman’s Right Eli Hart's story was highlighted by the Daily Wire here. Come hear of little Eli Hart— His father fought the “family court,” Misnamed misandrists lacking heart. His mind-sick mother...

‘The Meek, Not the Weak, Shall Inherit the Earth’ and Other Poetry by Roy E. Peterson

The Society
February 24, 2023
Culture, Poetry
10 Comments
. On Hate God hates the evildoer and I can do no less. He gave us ten commandments for evil to assess. He helped identify them—the evil and the bad— And then he brought destruction with every power he...

‘Moon Garden Party’ by Margaret Coats

The Society
February 23, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
34 Comments
. Moon Garden Party It’s small and all reserved For plants that love full sun, Edges distinct though curved Refine how moments run Through dainty daisy days Succeeded when they’re done By crazed azaleas’...
poem/Aristotle/ethics/Venable

‘Aristotle Abridged’: A Poem by Peter Venable

The Society
February 23, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
8 Comments
. Aristotle Abridged* And so we ponder virtue and vice. __We seek the mean, not the extreme. Perplexed, I ask for wise advice: __Why does not vice ever suffice? Excess—restraint—both have a price. __So...
poem/bryant/dahl

A Poem on Roald Dahl Revisions: ‘Willy Wonky’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
February 22, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Satire
65 Comments
. Willy Wonky on the revision of Roald Dahl’s works  The whacky wokester clowns employed at Puffin Are wrecking classics with exciting stuff in. They’re ditching all the derring-do and...
poem/mantyk/beauty

‘The Emerald Queen’: A Poem by Evan Mantyk

The Society
February 21, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
32 Comments
. The Emerald Queen A Legend from the Future . Part I. Have you heard the old tale of the Emerald Queen? ‘Twas a long time ago when folks would demean Us humans as animals—nothing else more!— Evolved...

‘Through the Eyes of Angels’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
February 21, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
32 Comments
. Through the Eyes of Angels Look down upon the Earth as angels might! See seas as insignificant as ponds, Each desert a mere sandbox. From this height Vast forests are a park, the sun a bronze And distant...
poem/robin/culture

‘Reckoning’: A Poem on Looming Global Conflict by Mike Bryant

The Society
February 20, 2023
Culture, Poetry
34 Comments
. Reckoning Will darkness drop again so we may know The thrill and chill of winter blowing, storming, And will we feel death's icy undertow As husks of hell begin their frantic swarming? Will manna rot or...

‘La Sirena’ and Other Poetry by Monika Cooper

The Society
February 19, 2023
Beauty, Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry
12 Comments
. La Sirena At some point they ceased to be beautiful. Even their voices. Bare breasts, bare arms, screams Savage as acid swamped the scholar-priest His reasoned teaching fading from his lips. Bare breasts,...
poem/bryant/trolls

‘Troll’: A Poem by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
February 18, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau Redoublé, Satire
52 Comments
. Troll   "Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow." ---Matshona Dhliwayo A witch! A witch! Let’s hush the wicked witch!     His spleen slid through the...
poem/macgregor/ezra pound

‘The Times’ and Other Poetry by Tiree MacGregor

The Society
February 18, 2023
Culture, Poetry
16 Comments
. The Times Madness clamours all around me, Brute unreason fouls the air, Rampant passion would confound me— Invitations to despair. Phantoms disperse! For reason’s terse And ancient sway Will have its...
poem/winick/Chinese spies

A Poem on the Chinese Spy Balloon and Other Poetry by Russel Winick

The Society
February 15, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Satire
14 Comments
. The Chinese Spy Balloon From that balloon botch I’m most wondering, Why Biden stalled to shoot it from the sky. Was it more fecklessness and blundering, Or might some hidden issue underlie? Did hearing it...
poem/yapko/love/sonnet

‘Ageless’: A Valentine’s Day Poem by Brian Yapko

The Society
February 14, 2023
Culture, Love Poems, Poetry
28 Comments
. Ageless Not in the golden mists of memory Nor in the colder mists of future years Shall I find love as true as yours for me--- A love so fair it banishes all fears. Your eyes, like sunlight, ever faithful...

‘Odysseus Begs?’ and Other Poetry by Bob Schildgen

The Society
February 13, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Homer, Poetry, Satire
7 Comments
. Odysseus Begs? He’s leaning on a Pluto niche machine: an ATM, balanced on his good leg— a fresh appearance in an ancient scene— a bandaged hand gropes slowly out to beg. Was he Odysseus, sail raised...
poem/jobe/end of the world/asteroid

‘Extinction Event’ and Other Poetry by Carey Jobe

The Society
February 11, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Villanelle
14 Comments
. Extinction Event The sky burned black the day the giants died. A flaming mountain pierced the turquoise bay. When doomsday comes, the clever know to hide. The thunder woke a mammal safe inside the burrow...
poem/tweedie/culture/Christian/motel 6

Pastoral Calls—Part 1 of 3: Poetry by Retired Pastor James A. Tweedie

The Society
February 10, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
11 Comments
. Pastoral Calls—Part 1 of 3 . Best Friends Three boys; best friends at school; now men with wives. Between them, seven children called them “Dad.” They drank, they drove too fast and lost their...
paul/freeman/earthquake/miracle

Baby ‘Miracle’ Born in Turkey-Syria Earthquake Rubble: Poem by Paul A. Freeman

The Society
February 9, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
18 Comments
. Sonnet to a Miracle upon reading the recent news story here.  They’ve named her Miracle, that new born child found in the earthquake’s rubble, still attached to she who gave her life though hers was...
poem/frank/culture

‘That’s Where the Edge of Darkness Waits’ by Roy E. Peterson

The Society
February 9, 2023
Culture, Poetry
27 Comments
. That's Where the Edge of Darkness Waits Antifascist agitators Sprinkled among demonstrators. Demon leftist fraudulence, Tries to spread the violence. Communistic perpetrators Lowlife scum are your...
poem/bryant/australian vaccine

On Australia Announcing Fifth Covid Shot: Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
February 8, 2023
Covid-19, Culture, Poetry, Satire
77 Comments
. Today Australia has announced that it will roll out a fifth dose of the Covid shot later this month. . Fat Cats and Lab Rats  The fat cats began with a scam of a plan To shame every pestilent...

Sonnet XVIII of the Sacred Rhymes by Lope de Vega, Translated by Martin Rizley

The Society
February 8, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings, Translation, Video
16 Comments
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDSWs61Ye0E . Sonnet XVIII of the Sacred Rhymes by Lope de Vega (1562-1635) translated by Martin Rizley What have I, that you’d seek me as a friend? What interest draws...
poem/yapko/filial piety/parents

A Poem on Estrangement from Conservative Parents, by Brian Yapko

The Society
February 5, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau Redoublé
27 Comments
. A House Divided Against Itself A rondeau redoublé inspired by Dennis Prager's piece here.  In troubled times this will take place: A war of words, a cruel riposte; Deep truths that bleeding hearts won’t...
poem/bryant/free speech/pronouns

Poems on Politically Correct Churches and Language by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
February 4, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Satire, Villanelle
48 Comments
. Church Mice a sonnet corona  There is a tale that’s writ in German history. A church was passed each Sunday by a train. Its death-knell whistle blew as it flew swiftly To Hell as stricken souls shrieked...

‘Carnivore Picks a Fight and Vegan Responds’: A Dialogue by Mary Gardner

The Society
February 3, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Satire
41 Comments
. Carnivore Picks a Fight and Vegan Responds . CARNIVORE O man vegetarian with lifestyle agrarian, You’ve fallen as prey to a scam! We advise you to eat, every day, ample meat: Fish and beef, pork and...

‘The Snuff Box’ and Other Poetry by Joshua C. Frank

The Society
February 2, 2023
Beauty, Children's, Culture, Poetry
32 Comments
. The Snuff Box from a true story told in My Mother by Fr. Bernard Vaughan (1847-1922) When I was just a little boy, My mother served us shepherd’s pie. We thirteen children sniffed with joy, With statue...

‘Media’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain

The Society
January 29, 2023
Covid-19, Culture, Poetry, Satire
18 Comments
. Media You told us lies, ignored our cries. __Your platforms you abused. You cancelled truth; you damaged youth, __And we are not amused. You took big bites from human rights, __Dissenting voices...
poem/covid/James Sale/church closed

StairWell Canto 8: ‘Covid-Priest’ by James Sale

The Society
January 28, 2023
Covid-19, Culture, Dante, Epic, Poetry
30 Comments
. Canto 8: Covid-Priest from The English Cantos Volume 2: StairWell StairWell is the Poet’s Purgatory, and as in HellWard where we met with contemporary challenges such as Brexit, so here in StairWell the...

‘Life on the Farm’ and Other Poetry by Aleta Kiefer

The Society
January 27, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
10 Comments
. Life on the Farm Daddy’s gone. Is he sleeping? For only the shell remains. I hear the cries of cicadas. I listen to their pain. Momma, why are you weeping? Did Daddy push you away? Her tears rob the...
poem/sarangi/Republic Day of India/Indian flag

A Poem for India’s Republic Day: ‘The Land of Dreams’ by Satyananda Sarangi

The Society
January 26, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
16 Comments
. The Land of Dreams written on the eve of India's Republic Day of India which is celebrated on Jan. 26 every year Some distance far away, the drumbeats sound __And echo victories now past; __Where clouds of...
poetry/homeschooling/teachers guide

‘The Poetaster’s Plight’ by Kenneth L. Horne

The Society
January 26, 2023
Culture, Humor, Poetry
17 Comments
. The Poetaster’s Plight Some think the poet’s work is ease: "Sit back and write it’s such a breeze;" But those that know will surely say They labor hard from day to day. They wrestle with each turn of...
poetry poem bird

‘The Stonechat Listens At The Asylum Window’ by Charles Southerland

The Society
January 25, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
31 Comments
. The Stonechat Listens at the Asylum Window I fear I might mistranslate what you said And lose the very essence of your words. May I record you as I do the birds: The warbler, shrike and wren, red’s...
poem/music/Burns/auld lang syne

A Classical Guitar Rendition of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ for Burns Night, by Jeff Eardley

The Society
January 25, 2023
Culture, Music, Poetry
17 Comments
. Burns Night is when Scotland's most important bard, Robert Burns (1759-1796), is celebrated, usually with the recitation of Burns' poems, the eating of haggis, and the drinking of whiskey. It occurs on...
poetry/robert burns/burns night

A Sonnet for Burns Night, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
January 24, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
43 Comments
. Note: Burns Night is when Scotland’s most important bard, Robert Burns (1759-1796), is celebrated, usually with the recitation of Burns’ poems, the eating of haggis, and the drinking of whisky. It...
poem/Essmann/Gods existence/problem of good

A Poem on the Existence of God: ‘The Problem of Good’ by Jeffrey Essmann

The Society
January 24, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
11 Comments
. The Problem of Good a Petrarchan sonnet If there’s (the armchair philosopher maintains) A God (most likely writing in his blog), Then why’s the world in such a dismal fog Of evil will and endless human...
poem/woodruff/wef/davos 2023

A Poem on the World Economic Forum’s Davos 2023, by Julian D. Woodruff

The Society
January 23, 2023
Culture, Music, Poetry
20 Comments
. WEF, Davos, ‘23—A Modern Reply after “Endless Pleasure, Endless Love”* Endless hooey, endless snow, We’re exposed to here below. Ever on their riches leaning, Our tormentors strew their lies; While...

“John Adams in Heaven,” from Legends of Liberty by Andrew Benson Brown

The Society
January 22, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Epic, Poetry
18 Comments
. John Adams in Heaven John and Abigail Adams are being guided through heaven by John Milton. He takes them to a villa in the Elysian Fields, where they meet a famous Roman who shows them a vision of their...

‘Iambic Barktameter’ by Mark F. Stone

The Society
January 21, 2023
Culture, Humor, Poetry
31 Comments
. A Note on Iambic Barktameter I have an Australian Shepard named Sunny who loves poetry. I didn’t believe it at first, but she proved it to me. She showed me her copy of Poetry magazine and said, “Look...

‘Bats at Sunset’ and Other Poetry by Maxim D. Shrayer

The Society
January 21, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
22 Comments
. Bats at Sunset The monster is rotund, vile, enormous, three-muzzled, and barking ---Vasily Trediakovsky, after Virgil The woods are lovely, dark, and deep ---Robert Frost Last night the bats were flying so...
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