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. Fostering Faith Will you slip through the system’s wide cracks Like a ball down a driveway’s storm drain? Will...

. Hardship and Destiny to the Class of 2021 The time is now at hand; the bow is bent To...

. Will this reclaim the long-lost Muse perched on the tree of I.O.U.’s? Can I now join Miss E. B....

. Signs of the Times “Post-modern” is the “ism” of the land; Reality is hanging by a thread. Objective truth?...

. Unintended Consequence The African-American High schooler had poor grades. Folks worried for his future, Seeing little effort made. Some...

. A Slice from a sonnet by Eleanor Alexander For me, my friends, no graveside vigil keep, With gnashing teeth...

Originally published in The Epoch Times by James Sale Very recently, I hosted a live online poetry event for New...

. During the Tiananmen Square Massacre, Tank Man (his name has been reported as Wang Weilin, a 19-year-old student) was...

. To the Residents Down Below I am a bookish kind of rat And like each rat before me, I’ve...

. Her birthday cake was verily a sight--- A work of art, a sugary-sweet confection, That much to all the...

. On the Greek isle of Tilos are the ruins of the sanctuary of Pythian Apollo. Over them has been...

American historian Victor Davis Hanson and Canadian professor Jordan Peterson recently commented on the decline of American universities. Though they...

. The enemy has canceled me And yet, as far as I can see, I still exist, I am still...

. Default, to a Fault There are as many deeds I ought to do As there are jobs in urgent...

. To my friends on the wall who fought valiantly,We thank all the dead for ensuring we’re free.Remembrance, though fleeting,...

. R e w i n d... If time could suck the bullet from torn flesh, And pry its steely...

. “We’re running things now; we are great, you are small.” “You will talk as we think, or you’ll not talk at all.”...

. Chaos Abounds What thoughts are left unthought? What is profound? Does any quest of value still remain? So much...

. Fallen Arches “Not one change of species into another is on record… we cannot prove that a single species...

. Moon Song Selene to Endymion Night, for ever, ever night. __Sleep as the Gods would sleep, __Beautiful boy; sleep;...

. Today I will be turning seventy, An age I’ll claim with some temerity. I’ll welcome it with both serenity...

. The Spirit blazes in an upper room; A hundred twenty flames spout sparks to cast Christ’s wildfire on the...

. May 12, 2021 The weakness of this president’s admin Has put us in the mess that we are in....

. My count of sheep was off as twilight fell And father’s friend, Ben Ezra’s lamb was gone! I had...

. The State of Art The art world has completely turned around. Now critics blind themselves, or close their eyes,...

. Everyone Knows Fog and smoke! Such confusion we’re subject to! So much danger to me and you From the...

. My Texas Tempest Silver Lining  It’s said that during times of heightened pain Your world contracts. You’ll find it’s...

. Isolde and the Men of Stone Who could believe, except on ancient trust? The stones grew pliant, yielding into...

. Light Side an interpretation of the apology by the DarkSide ransomware hackers Our motives are mercenary, and apolitical.Putin puts...

. The Purloined Lectern by C. Aubre DeWiles It was the fall, November, 2020, in the night. My friend, Earl...

. The Dove Returned The dove returned! The Earth is dry; A golden sun lights up the sky. This ark...

. Two by two, the Uyghur stand in long Lines. They carry nothing to call their own, The final destination,...

. My erstwhile master taught me well And I supposed I could adjust As did the comrades in our cell,...

. Unimaginable written in celebration of the 100th birthday on May 16th of the Poet's mother, Marjorie Tweedie, a resident...

. A Woke Recipe for Disaster a villanelle Heap fresh and zesty chaos on despair. Rub salt in history’s wounds...

. Apophis Apophis is the name of a near-earth asteroid that passed by our planet a few months ago, a...

. Sarah Liang is a veteran reporter with the Hong Kong Epoch Times who was recently assaulted by communist agents....

. The Bunyip’s Spell A native girl of spirit strong, As graceful as the flitting fishes; Went swimming in a...

. Raw Now, listen, if you want to know the truth: The world's a battleground of claw and tooth. ....

. Piteous Fools! The time has comeWhen all men seek to be is numb.The toils of our daily lifeDo overwhelm...