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‘Fake Sales’ and Other Poems by Russel Winick

The Society
December 6, 2024
Culture, Humor, Poetry
24 Comments
. Fake Sales “Fifty Percent Off”The store signs all say,But I have to scoff---There is simply no wayThat the clothes I picked outFrom the “sale” in that store,Were---on this there’s no doubt---Ever...

‘Celestial Potatoes’: A Thanksgiving Poem by Mary Jane Myers

The Society
November 28, 2024
Humor, Poetry
18 Comments
. Celestial Potatoes Thanksgiving morning, poised I stand: near cutting board, honed knife in hand. My self-taught method must suffice: ten pounds of tubers, peel and dice, pot-boil, purée with whipping...

High School Reunion Poems by Russel Winick

The Society
November 22, 2024
Humor, Limerick, Poetry
20 Comments
. Montana High School Reunion The big fella who grew up in Butte, Claimed his high school sweetheart was so cute, __Going back would be grand __A reunion was planned So he went out and bought costly boots. He...

Armistice Day Poem: ‘A Recruiter Tells It as It Isn’t’ by Paul A. Freeman

The Society
November 11, 2024
Beauty, Humor, Poetry, Rondeau
15 Comments
. A Recruiter Tells It as It Isn’t Your World War One recruitment agent prays he finds you well. Your King and Country says we need you for a dalliance in France. In gay Paris, you’ll get to chat and...

Nov. 5 Guy Fawkes Day Poem, by Paul A. Freeman

The Society
November 5, 2024
Culture, Humor, Poetry
12 Comments
. Guy Fawkes Night Makeover November 5th! To Guy Fawkes let’s be kind--- no burning him in effigy this year. His hanged-and-drawn-and-quartered doom I find excessive; let’s reverse his fate most drear! His...

Six Riddles for Autumn 2024, by Evan Mantyk

The Society
November 4, 2024
Humor, Poetry, Riddles
14 Comments
. I. I travel thanks to water, But do not float or sail. More quickly than an otter And have a smoke-like tail. What am I? . II>. II. When at the beach, I soak up sun, Look down on waves (that’s...

‘The Walk’: A Poem by Martin Elster

The Society
October 19, 2024
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
. The Walk Whether you call it a walk or a run, some animals tread on the water for fun, to flee, chase their food, or show off for their mate. Grebes, doing a dazzling dance for their date, slap their lobed...

‘Their Principal Principle’ and Other Poems by C.B. Anderson

The Society
October 13, 2024
Culture, Humor, Poetry
15 Comments
. Their Principal Principle With their hideous lies and a gleam in their eyes They disable each new generation, For the best route to power in districts gone sour Is attacking the heart of the...

‘Consequences of Following Advice’: A Poem by Roy E. Peterson

The Society
October 7, 2024
Culture, Humor, Poetry
17 Comments
. Consequences of Following Advice Advice can come in snappy lines __That have a fun refrain: “Let a smile be your umbrella,” __Though that won’t block cold rain. They tell us that “To err is...

‘Not the Same Thing Anymore’ and Other Poems by Russel Winick

The Society
October 6, 2024
Culture, Humor, Poetry
17 Comments
. Not the Same Thing Anymore Of most who go to school these days __It sadly must be stated, No longer can they be appraised __As being educated. . . Kids’ Most Common Mistake The most common...

‘Autumn Reversed’: A Poem by Paul A. Freeman

The Society
October 1, 2024
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
18 Comments
. Autumn Reversed Once snowflakes have recrystalized,__they rise from where they fell;in Earth’s alternate universe__it’s early winter’s knell. The frost unfreezes, rain unfalls,__leaves littering the...
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‘What Mother Goose Neglected to Mention’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
September 29, 2024
Children's, Culture, Humor, Poetry
20 Comments
. What Mother Goose Neglected to Mention . A Soup Spoon Reflects upon His Past So the dish ran away with the spoon, we were told, __And he treated her well, bless his soul, But he realized, when he was...

‘Cutie Pie Cat’ and Another Sonnet by Phillip Whidden

The Society
September 26, 2024
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
. Cutie Pie Cat The pink-nosed face of Prospero my cat, Pink nose and white fur face, is what he rubs Against me, purring.  He does not know that I love him since he’s cute.  My finger scrubs His whiskers...

‘The British Museum’ and Other Poetry by Guy Graybill

The Society
September 25, 2024
Humor, Poetry, Satire
7 Comments
. The British Museum The best sources repeat it, unending, For the scholars in every lyceum: Many art works, of nations unlending, Can be found in the British Museum. There are statues and weapons and...

‘Devotions’: A Poem by Adam Wasem

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September 20, 2024
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
. Devotions Night after night, for nigh a year, When bedtime came, we’d watch our child Be overcome by his emotions: From glee, to rage, to childish fear, And us both stumped: What drove him so wild __And...

Two Anapestic Poems on Summer’s Heat, by C.B. Anderson

The Society
September 15, 2024
Humor, Poetry
18 Comments
. Light Wave Heatwave When the temperature rises, a worker despises __The withering glare of the sun. When the sweat’s so profuse that our skin is a sluice, __Even golf and croquet ain’t no fun. A jug of...
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‘Supply and Demand’ and Other Poetry by Benjamin Cannicott Shavitz

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September 6, 2024
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
3 Comments
. Supply and Demand Infinite happiness isn’t available. Something so precious just isn’t that scalable. Boundless dismay, though, is much more attainable. Being uncoveted, pain is quite gainable. . . Off...

‘Garden Party’ and Other Poems by C.B. Anderson

The Society
September 1, 2024
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
15 Comments
. Garden Party The sparrows near the feeder flit and preen While predators politely quit the scene. A mockingbird is chirping up a storm, And soft drinks on the cart are getting warm. The worms beneath the...

‘The Mannequins Are Melting’ and Other Hot Poetry by Martin Rizley

The Society
August 20, 2024
Culture, Humor, Poetry
10 Comments
. The Mannequins Are Melting The mannequins are melting as we speak Now that the summer heat wave's at its peak. __While passing by the clothing store __This afternoon at half past four, I saw the havoc waves...

‘Washington Assumes Command at Cambridge’: from the Mock Epic Poem by Andrew Benson Brown

The Society
August 11, 2024
Epic, Humor, Poetry
12 Comments
. Washington Assumes Command at Cambridge from Legends of Liberty, Volume 3 Devoted Billy Lee, a stalking fox, Observed his master’s swaying ponytail. The ribbon coming loose, he stopped to fix It, leaning...

‘Cold Blooded Murder’: A Poem by Roy E. Peterson

The Society
August 7, 2024
Humor, Poetry
26 Comments
. Cold Blooded Murder It is a hot and muggy Sort of Texas day. Time to do my stalking And hunting down my prey. I’m armed and dangerous. My weapon I half-hide. When killing I am cautious And patiently...

‘Washington Departs from Mount Vernon’: from the Mock Epic Poem by Andrew Benson Brown

The Society
July 28, 2024
Epic, Humor, Poetry
20 Comments
. Washington Departs from Mount Vernon from Legends of Liberty, Volume 3 “Wouldn’t you rather stay?” Watching her doveOf sixteen summers, Martha’s hazels, tearingAway from patriarchal pupils, doveBelow...

‘It’s All Her Fault’ and Other Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
July 24, 2024
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
31 Comments
. It’s All Her Fault ---with a nod to Eleanor Brown's "Bitcherel" Why write in meter when penning a poem, __You ask me, so here’s my reply: When I drop the rapturous roll of a rhythm __My muse fades away...

‘My Vacation Trip in Verse’ by James A. Tweedie

The Society
July 19, 2024
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
. My Vacation Trip in Verse by James A. Tweedie One of the comments in response to the recent “On the Meeting of Poets” post read: “A diary in verse. It’s original and interesting. I’d like to see...

‘Second Chances’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
July 18, 2024
Beauty, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle
14 Comments
. Second Chances Just know that you’ve been staked a second chance At any time the future’s looking muddy. Put on your shoes and socks, and join the dance. Don’t look a gift-horse in the mouth,...

‘The Small Commission’: A Poem by Paul Erlandson

The Society
July 17, 2024
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
. The Small Commission When school yearbooks are thrust forth to be signed, We give out life advice. We speak our mind, And charge our classmates to keep some small vow: “Recall our good times!” “Stay as...

‘Washington and the Cherry Tree’: Excerpt from the Mock Epic Poem by Andrew Benson Brown

The Society
July 14, 2024
Epic, Humor, Poetry
25 Comments
. Washington and the Cherry Tree from Legends of Liberty, Volume 3 Young George chopped down his father’s cherry tree, Not knowing that a woman lived inside. While playing with his hatchet, too carefree Out...

‘Problem Child’: A Poem by Frank Rable

The Society
July 13, 2024
Humor, Poetry
9 Comments
. Problem Child Barley and hops acquainted, meet, __And yeast completes the marriage. Soon happy news as something brews __With keg for baby carriage. Where he appears good cheer is found; __When gone, he's...

‘Anniversary Remembrance’: A Poem by Daniel Pugh

The Society
July 12, 2024
Humor, Poetry
5 Comments
. Anniversary Remembrance Sometimes I envy them the lives they lived, the death they died: They perished at the peak of lovers’ hopes and nuptial pride--- No growing old for that glad monarch or his happy...

‘A Town’ and Other Poems by Sally Cook

The Society
July 11, 2024
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
11 Comments
. A Town The difficulty of describing how This town was then, may only be because So little happened there, compared to now, Though what occurred (the bustle and the buzz) Filled every room in each small...

‘I Need My Coffee’: A Villanelle by Gigi Ryan 

The Society
July 6, 2024
Humor, Poetry, Villanelle
24 Comments
. I Need My Coffee  I need my coffee; don’t get in the way Of that which wakes me up and makes me tick. Addicted? Yes. I’ll quit another day. I’ve work to do; on task I need to stay. My morning  cup...

‘The Rise of Washington’: Excerpt from the Mock Epic Poem by Andrew Benson Brown

The Society
July 1, 2024
Epic, Humor, Poetry
18 Comments
. The Rise of Washington from Legends of Liberty, Volume 3 IT’S TIME! Let’s give our story’s star some space. He’s famous through the land, you know his role: “A fire in his eyes, a light in his...

‘Were She to Ask, and I Affirm’: A Poem by Sohaib Aboona

The Society
June 25, 2024
Humor, Love Poems, Poetry
10 Comments
. Were She to Ask, and I Affirm Were she to ask, and I affirm That I'd still love her as a worm, I'd make it clear (because my dear Has Northern Cardinals to fear) The Robins and the Starlings Would die before...

‘Four Letter Words’: A Poem by Gigi Ryan

The Society
June 22, 2024
Humor, Poetry
27 Comments
. Four Letter Words My dad was smart, my dad was wise; He crossed his t’s and dotted i’s. His grammar skills were without taint. And he did not say y’all or ain’t. He taught an English class to...

‘Reward for How You Live’: A Poem by D.A. Cooper

The Society
June 21, 2024
Culture, Humor, Poetry
5 Comments
. Reward for How You Live from Italo Calvino’s Italian folktale “Gesù e San Pietro in Friuli” One night, while traveling on a mountain road, two wanderers came upon a small abode. The vagrants, Jesus...

‘The Day the Roofers Came’ and Other Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
June 19, 2024
Humor, Poetry
26 Comments
. The Day the Roofers Came He fled the day the roofers came. His fur was fluffed and frizzy. He whizzed across the busy lawn so quick it made me dizzy. The slam and clang and hammer bang had left him in a...

A Revised Version of ‘Little Boy Blue’ by Doug Dawson

The Society
June 11, 2024
Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
. . Little Boy Blue . Original Version Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn. Where is the boy who looks after the sheep? He's under a haystack, fast...

‘Phone Home’: A Poem on the Jodrell Bank Observatory, by Jeff Eardley

The Society
May 31, 2024
Culture, Humor, Poetry
19 Comments
. Phone Home I often talk to radio astronomers, The kind of guys who like to stay anonymous, Who chew on reams of stellar data every day From objects, many million, zillion miles away. In England’s fields,...

‘A Tiny Tabby’: A Poem by E.V. Wyler

The Society
May 30, 2024
Humor, Poetry
28 Comments
. A Tiny Tabby Beside our garden’s scalloped fence, where English Ivy’s vines are dense, we viewed an unexpected sight; a mini tiger, gold and white! This morning’s new, bewildered guest, abandoned here...

‘I Saw a Naked Wood Nymph’: A Poem by Roy E. Peterson

The Society
May 29, 2024
Humor, Poetry
25 Comments
. I Saw a Naked Wood Nymph I sat down in the forest, a picnic in the shade. I saw a naked wood nymph flitting across the glade. I dropped my sandwich there laying on the ground. I went to chase the wood...
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    It is a good point that we will pay the “price of love” many times in our lifetimes. Your Zoe…

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    Jonathan, I love the imagery you use in this piece - the colors, textures, & sounds are so effective! So…

  3. Gigi Ryan on Cat Poems by Gigi RyanMay 19, 2025

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    You tackle a subject in “Size Lies” that has frustrated many a man who has ever bought clothes for a…

  5. Adam Sedia on ‘Today Like Yesterday’: A Poem by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Translated by Paul BurgessMay 19, 2025

    Bravo on an excellent translation! You’ve managed to remain faithful to the original in both language and form, which is…

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