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‘Wake-Up Call’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
March 1, 2020
Culture, Humor, Poetry
19 Comments
Wake-Up Call "Shoulda," "coulda," "woulda" and "whatever" Are telltales that evince velleity In speakers who most probably will never Instantiate authentic seity. For every post-millenial young...

‘A Truly Perfect Love’ and Other Poetry by Lee Goldberg

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February 20, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
5 Comments
  A Truly Perfect Love My fingertips caress your hair and I no longer have a care about what happens in this mortal plane. I lay you down upon the bed and then I gently touch your head and you...

‘Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, Christmas Editition’ by Studio C

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February 19, 2020
Culture, Holidays, Humor, Poetry, Readings, The Raven, Video
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‘Three Things’ (‘Tres Cosas’) by Baltasar del Alcázar

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February 15, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, Translation
9 Comments
translations by Alan Steinle Translator's Note: This poem (“Tres cosas”) was originally written in Spanish by Baltasar del Alcázar (1525-1606). I have translated the poem into English and have retained...

‘To Whom It May Concern’ and Other Poetry by Geoffrey Smagacz

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February 15, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
3 Comments
  To Whom It May Concern Who writes letters anymore, and in verse? I don't care whether you like it or not. I suppose I could have phoned you, or worse— dropped in. I'd be putting you on the...

Poems for St. Valentine’s Day 2020

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February 13, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Love Poems, Poetry
7 Comments
O, Where Is Love? by James A. Tweedie O, where is love? You’ll find it in the pain _That binds a mother to her newborn child; _In bitter-broken friendships reconciled; _And in the kiss of lovers in...

‘Uncle Joe’s Last Stand’ by Rob Crisell

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February 10, 2020
Culture, Humor, News of Note, Poetry
19 Comments
  “Lying, dog-faced pony soldier!” Blurts out Biden, as he scolds her. Eyes unfocused, can’t walk upright; Goes not gentle into that night. Mind adrift, his brain a rebel. Voice reverts to...

‘Jorge Bergoglio Blesses the Amazon Synod’ by Joseph S. Salemi

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February 10, 2020
Culture, Humor, Poetry
44 Comments
  Bongo, bongo, bongo, I don’t wanna leave the Congo, Oh no, no, no, no, no! Bingle, bangle, bungle, I’m so happy in the jungle I just don’t wanna go! —Danny Kaye and The Andrews Sisters,...

‘The Park’ and Other Poetry by Amy Struthers

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February 9, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
31 Comments
  The Park Northern pintails brushing blue, the crescendo of their wings, weaving windsong into words some say that, “Up jumped spring.” The rising sun, through veils of dun, atop a pool of...

“A Child’s Winter Inventory” and Other Poetry by Anna J. Arredondo

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February 5, 2020
Beauty, Children's, Culture, Humor, Poetry
10 Comments
A Child’s Winter Inventory Winter ‘87-’88 Twittering birds; Chattering teeth; Snow coats the trees In an icy sheath. Glittering snow, Bone-chilling breeze; The frost seeps in; Things begin...

‘Bring On the Leeches’ and Other Humorous Poems by C.B. Anderson

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February 2, 2020
Culture, Humor, Poetry
10 Comments
Bring On the Leeches A condition called aspergillosis, And a touch of marasmus as well, Was the surgeon’s succinct diagnosis. All my innards were hurting like hell, And he told me that nothing he...

‘Proverbs for Engraving onto Imperial Monuments’ and Other Poetry by Daniel Galef

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January 30, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
3 Comments
Proverbs for Engraving onto Imperial Monuments War is the price of freedom. Depths bewilder. The blow aimed at the beast hits him who shields it. The sword of Justice best serves him who wields it. The...

‘An English Ode’ and Other Odes by William Glyn-Jones

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January 28, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
An English Ode That famous field where nodding poppies sway In sunlit grass, where souls of all the good Spend sweet Eternity in dance and play And with the gods, take Beauty as their food __Upon the...

‘A Letter to Sir Grammar’ and Other Poetry by Dania El-Ghattis

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January 26, 2020
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Humor, Poetry
8 Comments
  A Letter to Sir Grammar Dear Sir Grammar: With all kindness and courtesy, may I request, A new package of words, freshly made, For, truly, it seems I have used them all up, And my writing has...

‘Praise for Fall’ and Other Poetry by Janice Canerdy

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January 24, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
7 Comments
Praise for Fall You float in on a late September breeze with still-warm days and mild, cool nights in tow. It’s not your way to bring the first hard freeze before November when your cold winds...

‘Mama’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook

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January 21, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, The Environment
19 Comments
Mama My mama took two drinks a year; A shot glass down the gullet— Yet hated bars and abhorred beer. Would execute a pullet— An ax, a stump—one frightened bird Was done for in a minute, Yet any...

‘Et In Arcadia Ego’ and Other Poetry by Michael Coy

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January 21, 2020
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
  Et In Arcadia Ego Oh, that's it, Keko. Pass through. Go ahead. Just walk across my books without a glance, with all that arrogant insousiance of yours, encoded in that languid tread. No, never...

‘Song at Sunset’ by Connie Phillips

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January 18, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
Song at Sunset The sun sets ‘neath the mountain top: __A golden orb that blinks And just for seconds lights the sky __Ablaze before it sinks. I see the sunset in your eyes, __Heart sinking in your...

‘Grapes’ and More Phobia Limerick Riddles by Jan Darling

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January 15, 2020
Culture, Humor, Poetry, Riddles
9 Comments
Grapes Peel me a grape But remove the seed I love the flesh But have no need Of hard encounters In the skin Juicy, fat, dry or thin. On second thoughts—feed me gin.     More Phobia...

‘A Moving Experience’ and Other Poetry by Raymond Gallucci

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January 11, 2020
Culture, Humor, Poetry
24 Comments
A Moving Experience We’re the Stooges Three—your moving company. If it ain’t broke before we tote, it soon enough will be. Your furniture and prized possessions We handle as if our own. Employed,...

Two Humorous Poems by Daniel Galef

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January 9, 2020
Culture, Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
Von Sacher-Masoch’s Rebuttal to the Golden Rule If a brutal bash can bring one pleasure, one man’s lash is another man’s leisure.     Angus MacHartey’s Final Party a sequel to...

‘The Ballad of Darryl O’Day’ by Martin Hill Ortiz

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January 5, 2020
Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
  There's a legend that's told in the neighborhood pubs, In the smoke-filled gin joints and the posh country clubs, In the places beer flows, be it froth or in dregs, They say Darryl O'Day is the...

‘Gilbert and Sullivan on New York Affluence’ by Joseph S. Salemi

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January 4, 2020
Culture, Humor, Poetry
9 Comments
  Hark now to the yuppies’ anthem, And the lifestyle that it preaches— How we all reside on the chic West Side With our Chardonnay and quiches. Chorus: We all reside on the chic West...

Five Sonnets from the Forthcoming Work Commentary, by Michael Curtis

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January 3, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
3 Comments
Cumæan  Below, beyond the tiles now cave’d down, Up from the rubbled earth arose a sound Shrieking in a pitch strung to sting the ear, Some spirit of a hag command I hear Of the low, ruined place...

‘One Last Candle’ and Other Poetry by Angel L. Villanueva

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December 29, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
One Last Candle The angry storm approaches in the night, Its curdling howl is heard for miles around. The trees all flinch in fear of nature's smite, Then cast their sobbing leaves upon the ground. No...

‘How a Bill Can Succeed on The Hill’ by Mark F. Stone

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December 26, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
20 Comments
  It is rare that a bill can succeed on The Hill based on only the skill of a hobbyist. If you suffer the lack of a plan of attack, what you need is the knack of a lobbyist. Since their fee must...

‘How Dare You, Santa! How Dare You!’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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December 25, 2019
Culture, Holidays, Humor, Poetry
61 Comments
  Christmas has been canceled—it’s naughty Santa’s fault. His haughty carbon footprint has been a grave assault on melting polar ice caps; they’re now a muddy puddle, where sweaty elves and...

‘Looking Forward to Christmas’ by Jack Horne

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December 19, 2019
Culture, Holidays, Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
  Recalling Christmas in the past: the time I mixed my drink— a cocktail, “Everything we have”… I puked at lunch. I think you ate your meal, despite the stink! Another time, our puppy...

‘Childhood Conjugation’ and Other Poetry by David O’Neil

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December 16, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
5 Comments
Childhood Conjugation Our mother tongue’s a mile-long smorgasbord where children eat for free. With giggling ease they wolf down words that grown-ups can’t afford and guzzle grammar like soft strings...

Phobia Limerick Riddles, by Jan Darling

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December 14, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry, Riddles
45 Comments
  Each poem below describes a phobia. Guess what the person is scared of in each. For extra credit try to name the phobia’s official name. Post your answers in the comments section...

‘The Winter of Our Contentment’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

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December 13, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
23 Comments
  The Winter of Our Contentment Without the winter there would be no spring, No snowdrops, crocus, scilla, daffodils, Or any other bulbs that need deep chills To send up flowers. Almost...

‘An Aussie Christmas’ and Other Poetry by David Watt

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December 10, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Holidays, Humor, Poetry
17 Comments
An Aussie Christmas That joyous time has come to pass When summer’s heat warms man and beast, And wheaten fields burnt burnished brass Cannot compare, not in the least, With star of gold upon the...

Five Sonnets on Grimm’s Fairytales, by James A. Tweedie

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December 7, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
Grimm Reckonings Summary Thoughts on Five Fairy Tales: A Sonnet Cycle   Rapunzel I wish Rapunzel could have saved the day __By climbing down her own unfurled hair, __Escaping from her prison-tower...

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ and Other Poetry by Janice Canerdy

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December 6, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Holidays, Humor, Poetry
9 Comments
’Twas the Night Before Christmas ’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the malls there was widespread confusion and hot, frenzied brawls. Many shoppers were wanting the same bloomin’...

‘Landscaping, or, How I Came To Believe In Global Warming’ by Martin Hill Ortiz

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December 2, 2019
Humor, Poetry, The Environment
9 Comments
I think that I shall never see A tree that is invisible. The very thought is risible— Or maybe it's advisable To say the word as 'rīsible.' My crucial point is clear to see —I mean it can be seen,...

Five Translations of Aesop’s Fables (from Phaedrus, First Century AD Latin Poet)

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November 19, 2019
Beauty, Children's, Classical Literature, Culture, Humor, Poetry, Translation
16 Comments
Translations by Terry L. Norton. Original Latin by Phaedrus follows each. The Red Kite and the Doves When doves had from a certain kite fled And by the swiftness of their wings escaped, The wily bird of...

‘Theatre,’ ‘Opera,’ ‘Sculpture’ and Other Poems by Michael Coy

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November 18, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
11 Comments
  1. THEATRE Strolling Players Dancers, actors, acrobats! Stripey trousers, floppy hats! They weren’t born to swing a scythe, pay a toll or weigh a tithe. Not for them the horny hand, tied to...

On the Equity Meme: ‘The Rime of the Balanced Boxes’ by Ron L. Hodges

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November 15, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry
The Rime of the Balanced Boxes after Samuel Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner Part I Now, the training time had ended, The conference day was done, So, the teachers left the building, Their...

‘The Tricoteuses’ and Other Poetry by Frank L. Ludwig

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November 9, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
The Tricoteuses The starving market women marched, marched on Versailles with kitchen knives; both marching and not marching meant they were endangering their lives. The ball got rolling, and the...

On the Whistleblower: ‘What Is His Name?’

The Society
November 6, 2019
Acrostic, Culture, Humor, Poetry
12 Comments
by Caud Sewer Bile Elitist, social climbing parvenu, reclusive expert in the CIA, in touch with DNC dirt-digging too, caught leaking from the White House in the day, came forth in utter anonymity in...
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