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‘Fool’s Wisdom’ and Other Sonnets by Theresa Rodriguez

The Society
February 12, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
27 Comments
. Fool’s Wisdom “I am fearfully and wonderfully made” ---Psalm 139:14 I am amazed at what some fools believe Who say I am a fool to have belief In a creative force. To preconceive Against this...

‘Cyclothymia’ by Rachel Thomas

The Society
February 11, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
9 Comments
. All fruit is sweet as marzipan, and seraphs carol just for me, Each brook sings like a silver lyre, and finches trill in every tree. Life is a cloth embossed with gold, and even through the blackest...

‘If Robinhood (Investment Trader) Ran Major League Baseball’ by James A. Tweedie

The Society
February 10, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
. All Major League Baseball teams share revenues, We treat them as if they were brothers. But sometimes self-interest means we refuse To treat each the same as the others. Some teams like the Yankees are...

On Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial: ‘Kangaroo Déjà Vu’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
February 9, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
25 Comments
. They’re impeaching Number 45 today--- Like toddlers born to moan, Like bulldogs with a bone, Like warlords with a drone, Like tyrants on a throne, Although they know The Don left yesterday--- They’re...

Two Poems on Old Age, Adapted by Terry L. Norton

The Society
February 9, 2021
Children's, Culture, Poetry, Translation
13 Comments
. Half a Blanket adapted from “Das Vierte Gebot,” or “The Fourth Commandment,” a folktale from medieval Germany There was an old king once in France Who grew in time too weak to reign. So, he...

‘ Reality Check’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
February 8, 2021
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
45 Comments
. The New York Times has just published a piece detailing a range of recommendations for the Biden administration to solve the “reality crisis” and to “de-radicalize” wrong-thinking citizens, including...

Five Sonnets from ‘The Gift of Life’ by Amanda Hall

The Society
February 8, 2021
Art, Beauty, Culture, Epic, Poetry
7 Comments
. “The Gift of Life” is a formal epic poem of 600 original Shakespearean sonnets, a tale about a love that existed in life and art with equal force. The heroine of the tale goes to the great war of words...
poetry/curtis/essays

A Poem on the ‘Borderless Regime,’ by Christopher Flint

The Society
February 7, 2021
Culture, Poetry
13 Comments
. I, Satan, Now Will Have Your Dream You'll be no longer citizens, by my decrees declared. Get used to being residents (assuming you are spared by forces of invasion massed already here and more in numbers...

‘Chairman Xho’ (Pronounced ‘Joe’) by Joe Tessitore

The Society
February 6, 2021
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
. They’ll be coming for you soon, Chairman Xho. It’s an old, familiar tune that we all know. You’ve been howlin’ at the moon And they’ll say that you’re a loon And you’ll bring us all to...

‘Eight and a Half (Going on Twenty)’ by Frank De Canio

The Society
February 6, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
7 Comments
. “Ha ha,” is all she gives her Dad when he makes fun of what she said. No more parental Galahad who nightly carried her to bed. He’s just a jaded humorist who doesn’t even merit laughs from her which...

‘Reality Check’ by James A. Tweedie

The Society
February 5, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
15 Comments
. We can “Build Back Better” if we choose “Truth Over Lies.” What these slogans promise lead us to a big surprise. When the new administration’s promises come true, This is what we’ll get when...

‘Twitter’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
February 4, 2021
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
22 Comments
. Twitter by Esca Webuilder The bluebird of unhappiness, that twits all day and night, does not like to be seen that much, especi’lly in pure light. It tries to hide among the bushes of the golden mean, but...

‘Maurras at the Parthenon (Acropolis, 1896)’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
February 4, 2021
Beauty, Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry
11 Comments
. Charles Maurras (1868-1952) was a highly influential French poet, essayist, and political journalist. He edited the rightist paper Action Française, and was a member of the French Academy. He wrote that the...

‘The Good of You’ by Damian Robin

The Society
February 3, 2021
Covid-19, Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
8 Comments
. How good of you to do your best __for our great population. So we'll do right by your request __to heal our ailing nation. If we feel sick we'll stay indoors, __won't shout---just put a sock in. With metal...

‘The Senior Covid Blues’ by Lee Goldberg

The Society
February 3, 2021
Covid-19, Culture, Humor, Poetry
16 Comments
. The Senior Covid Blues I have read many articles about the virus particles that swirl about and sneak into our noses. I know it takes tenacity to keep one’s lung capacity and not look up and see the roots...

A Haiku on ‘Blackwater River State Park’ and Other Poetry by K.M. Hayes

The Society
February 2, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Haiku and Senryu, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
. Blackwater River State Park A warm summer day. The kayak floats quietly. The cicadas sing. . . Nightfall at Pensacola Beach The sun has now set And not a light can be seen. What just made that...

‘Two Social Media Brothers: Jack and Zuck’ by Sarban Bhattacharya

The Society
January 30, 2021
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry
7 Comments
. The world is ruled by two men­---Jack and Zuck, More than their strange appearance their deeds suck. Jack’s goatee truly suits a Marxist boss Who for free speech and thought gives not a toss, While Zuck...

‘Woman Is’ by Don Shook

The Society
January 30, 2021
Culture, Poetry
15 Comments
. Changeable and fickle is the woman. Some things she says, and surely thinks are so, defy a logic with a bent to wander beyond the bounds of any truth we know. Her reasoning, like multi-colored...

‘Poetic Paraphrase of Martin Niemöller’ by James A. Tweedie

The Society
January 29, 2021
Culture, Poetry
13 Comments
. First they came for the Jews, you see, And I did not speak out’ Because I wasn’t a Jew (not me!) I didn’t give a shout. Then they came for the Communists And I did not speak out; Seditious, Marxist...

‘B.C./D.C.’ and Other Humorous Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
January 27, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
17 Comments
. B.C./D.C. Where history and myth converge Two famous founders do emerge, Of nations that excelled at war. (Coincidence?  Or something more?) George Washington and Romulus Are equally eponymous, And...

‘How To Be Like Byron’ by Andrew Benson Brown

The Society
January 27, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Love Poems, Poetry
21 Comments
. How To Be Like Byron Bright butterfly, why do you fade Into that duller, browner shade That strays into the flame at night? You’ve lost your nature’s vibrant light And seek it in another source. For you,...

‘A Message from The Party of Unity’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
January 26, 2021
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry
19 Comments
. Daily we vent and cement our position In righteous and virtuous words. Unity fails if each crucial decision Is left to the whim of the herds. Deplorable plebs are so flawed and naïve When treading the...

‘Ode to Spring’ and Other Poetry by Andrew Elliott

The Society
January 26, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
2 Comments
. Ode to Spring Oh glory be to things that grow! That burgeon, blossom, bud and blow In Springtime’s light and airy breeze, Which ruffles softly new sprung leaves. What tongue there be to justly praise The...

‘Father And John: How It Once Was’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook

The Society
January 25, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
22 Comments
. . Father And John: How It Once Was Before self-righteous rules, brash and insistent,There was a natural rhythm, quite unspoken.So when my father hired an assistantTraditionalist, he followed rules...

‘Verbum Dei’ by James Sale

The Society
January 25, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
51 Comments
. The Verbum Dei Retreat Centre on the Isle of Wight aims to be a place of encounter with God We took the ferry; darkness closed; Warm lights ahead; who knew the way? Crowded in a car, pilgrims led For God...

To Joe Biden: ‘Abiding the Storm’, by David Watt

The Society
January 24, 2021
Culture, Poetry
17 Comments
. Well, you beat the odds against you, though I think you rather knew That with media assistance, and a counting scheme or two, There would be a sudden shifting, like a tide, upon a whim, Moving in the wrong...
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‘Uninspired’ by Siri Espy

The Society
January 24, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
. I fear my motivation’s dead; there’s no one home inside my head. I’ve looked for it from dusk to dawn; I tell you, it is really gone! The situation is quite dire; my neurons will no longer fire. I...

‘Bread and Circuses, Checks and Netflix’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
January 23, 2021
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
24 Comments
. Tyrants would distribute largesse, a bushel of wheat, a gallon of wine, and a sesterce: and then everybody would shamelessly cry, “Long live the King!” ---Juvenal Keep a mind that’s blind to widened...

‘Lament for Henderson’s’: A poem for Burns’ Night 2021, by Margaret Coats

The Society
January 23, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
16 Comments
.   January 25 is the birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759–1796). On or near this day, Scots worldwide gather for a supper of haggis (traditionally made of sheep innards), whisky, and poetry....

‘Coats’ by Stephen Ramsek

The Society
January 22, 2021
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry
4 Comments
. A coat of luminescent snow Descended on my patch of grass, And for a moment all its glow Inflamed my eyes like burnished brass. And in a moment it had gone, But not withdrawn; it nimbly turned Into a...

‘Long View Cottage’ and Other Poetry by Gregory Ross

The Society
January 22, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
4 Comments
 . Long View Cottage The view is long and dark atop the mountain where I roam. Birds sing a little sweeter in a high and softer tone. The people gave it many names; I only call it home. The fog hangs thick...

On Rembrandt’s ‘Return of the Prodigal Son’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
January 21, 2021
Art, Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Shakespeare
17 Comments
. On Rembrandt's "Return of the Prodigal Son" Three centuries have passed since it was wrought--- A work of art transcendent yet humane. The tender play of feelings Rembrandt caught: A wastrel son disgraced,...

Poetry on Piero della Francesca’s ‘History of the True Cross,’ by Michael Coy

The Society
January 20, 2021
Art, Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry
1 Comment
. The Death of Adam Excerpted from Musings on Piero della Francesca’s “History of the True Cross,” in the Church of San Francesco, Arezzo, Italy There’s always both: the sacred and profane. The right...

‘Priam, King of Troy, Addresses Cassandra’s Concerns about the Horse’ by Michael Vanyukov

The Society
January 20, 2021
Culture, Poetry
5 Comments
. Even then Cassandra, who, by the god’s decree, is never to be believed by Trojans, reveals our future fate with her lips.  —Virgil, The Aeneid (Kline translation) Surcease, Cassandra, stop that...

‘Stream’ and Other Poetry by Leland James

The Society
January 19, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Villanelle
4 Comments
. Stream Above the bend, the water deep and clear, the current strong; seen from the Buckman Bridge, ten minutes walk for me, my cabin near, through pines down from a timeworn granite ridge —a lofty...

‘Childhood, 1919’ by David Whippman

The Society
January 19, 2021
Culture, Poetry
34 Comments
. Daddy came home from “the war to end all war” And seemed, at first, one of the lucky ones. He looked exactly as he had before, His flesh untouched by bullets, gas, or bombs. But not his memories…soon...
poem/frank/screens/phones

‘Virtual Propitiation: Sacrifice of the Quarantined Caregiver’ by Bethany Mootsey

The Society
January 18, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
8 Comments
Seven inches, simple dark design My modern mind disdains the notion That the measure of devotion Is the size or splendor of the shrine. Spilling supplications, meat and wine My ancestors with deep...

‘Every Little Thing’ and Other Poetry by Daniel Kemper

The Society
January 18, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Love Poems, Poetry, Poetry Forms
61 Comments
X Every Little Thing I. His Version She treasured every little thing that you                gave her: the sparrow necklace (hazel blueto match her eyes) the bracelet slipped insidethe box of...

‘For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2021’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
January 18, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
30 Comments
“I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” ---Martin Luther King, Jr. “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically...

‘Rosarium’: A Sestina and Other Poetry by Benjamin Thomas Cepican

The Society
January 17, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Poetry Forms, Sestina
7 Comments
. Rosarium a sestina A rose arises red from its green sheath Adorned with swords that prick and pierce: the thorn, Whose vigil kept ensures its life's not brief. Unmatched in charm though fresh from garden...
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