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‘The Spring Has Come’ and Other Poems by Alan Steinle

The Society
May 14, 2025
Beauty, Poetry, Rondeau
18 Comments
. The Spring Has Come The mating call of the black-capped chickadee (a North American songbird) sounds like "Hey, Sweetie!" "Hey, Sweetie!"—this is what you say.Small chickadee, it is your wayto signal...

A Poem for April Fools’ Day, 2025: ‘Spot the Fool!’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
April 1, 2025
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau, Satire
25 Comments
. Spot the Fool! ---for April Fools’ Day, 2025 . I.  Today’s the day to fox and fool. Today’s the day to flick some fuel On laughter with a cuckoo joke, A wicked lark, a wacko poke So sick Old Nick will...

‘The Restoration’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
March 30, 2025
Beauty, Poetry, Rondeau
39 Comments
. The Restoration ---for SJB Words sometimes fail. How best explainThat life can seem eternal rain?That though friends care they cannot seeOr grasp this wilderness of pain? Is this in truth how life must...

A Rondeau on the Fish Behind the California Water Shortage, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
January 14, 2025
Poetry, Rondeau, Satire
28 Comments
. O Delta Smelt O Delta Smelt of silver scale, O threatened gem of fin and tail, In brackish waters made just so By crimson hands as ill winds blow, Your saviors sing of Toad and Whale. As fires rage and...

‘Song of the Sophist’ and Other Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
December 20, 2024
Pantoum, Poetry, Rondeau, Satire
37 Comments
. Song of the Sophist a pantoum I tiptoe past all that is true--- The facts never matter to me. My aim is to wheedle and woo. I peddle malarkey with glee. The facts never matter to me. I fib as I fox and...

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...

‘Betrayal’ and Other Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
May 25, 2024
Culture, Pantoum, Poetry, Rondeau, Villanelle
21 Comments
. Betrayal a villanelle Today she spied the shadow of a snake Slither through the spreading family tree--- A curse her startled heart finds hard to take. She heard this serpent hiss. Though wide...

Poems on the U.S. Southern Border by Texan Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
February 4, 2024
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau, Triolet
42 Comments
. Off Guard Coyotes drag their quarry past the line  Drawn in the sand to stop the ghastly game   Of selling wide-eyed tots to vile swine---   No money-grubbing cur is barred by shame. Wild mules haul...

A Poem Inspired by Kari Lake: ‘I Can’t Be Bought’ by Mark F. Stone

The Society
January 28, 2024
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
12 Comments
. I Can’t Be Bought I can’t be bought. They always pan my poems and they have a plan to pay me if I will agree to stop composing poetry. They say I am an also-ran. Who cares if they are not a fan! My trek...

‘I’ll Keep My Truck’: A Poem by Mark F. Stone

The Society
January 18, 2024
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
28 Comments
. I’ll Keep My Truck I’ll keep my truck.  I won’t revise my thinking as gas prices rise. My son-in-law berates and blames my truck.  It drinks too much, he claims. He loves to spout and moralize. He...
poem/kemper/culture

‘Without a Dad’ and Other Poetry by Gregory Ross

The Society
January 10, 2024
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
11 Comments
. Without a Dad Without a Dad, you are not sure, And never know you could endure The many doubts that blur your sight, Or fears that stalk you every night; If he’s not present, there’s no cure. And then...

‘What’s Left to Say?’ and Other Poetry by Joshua C. Frank

The Society
December 13, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Rhupunt, Rondeau
16 Comments
. What’s Left to Say? a rhupunt  When women’s plans Are like a man’s, So they act trans, What’s left to say? When folks believe That to conceive Is cause to grieve, What’s left to say? When...

‘A 2023 Survival Villanelle for Potentially Contentious Thanksgiving Gatherings’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
November 23, 2023
Poetry, Rondeau, Satire, Villanelle
30 Comments
. A 2023 Survival Villanelle for Potentially Contentious Thanksgiving Gatherings Keep dinner chatter chirrupy and perky. Don’t prod the pachyderm that plods the room. Thank your candied yams you’re not a...
poem/yapko/culture

‘The Golden Calf’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
September 18, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
30 Comments
. The Golden Calf a rondeau The golden calf draws shouts of awe From wanton men who bray and caw. The fevered crowd ignites a fire Then cheers as flame on flame grows higher And fuels the lusts of groin and...

‘Independence Day?’: A Fourth of July Poem by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
July 4, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
43 Comments
. Independence Day? a rondeau Some dared. Some died. With pluck and pride And guts and grit the brave defied Despotic rule. They stripped the foe Of dominance below a glow Of stars...
poem/steinle/culture

‘The Test’ and Other Poetry by Alan Steinle

The Society
June 17, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
5 Comments
. The Test The second is like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' —Jesus (Matthew 22:39, NASB1995) Is every trial just a self-created test? Perhaps we do not grow until we have been...

‘Signs of the Times’: Poetry by Joshua C. Frank

The Society
March 30, 2023
Culture, Pantoum, Poetry, Rondeau
27 Comments
. Signs of the Times . I. Hymn 6-6-6 a rondeau Hymn 6-6-6 on high display— The devil’s number where we pray Before the Lord—is that a thing? Is Jesus Christ no longer King? Must Satan now be met...
poem/ross/education

‘Jägermeister’ and Other Poetry by Gregory Ross

The Society
March 29, 2023
Culture, Education, Love Poems, Poetry, Rondeau
6 Comments
f Jägermeister "Like arrows in the hands of a warrior __are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man __whose quiver is full of them." ---Psalm 127 My quiver’s full, as David said, With children...
poem/byrant/gossip

For Jerks Who Gossip: Two Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
March 5, 2023
Poetry, Rondeau, Satire
34 Comments
. Gossip “There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it hardly becomes any of us to talk about the rest of us.” ---Edward Wallis Hoch Its spice, its ire, its hot...

‘Swimming with Dreams and Memory’ and Other Poetry by Pippa Kay

The Society
January 19, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
21 Comments
. Swimming with Dreams and Memory My childhood dreams and memories remain through adulthood and old age. My doll speaks. My toy car surfs that tidal wave, again. I’m still afraid of darkness, and the...
poetry/Christian/beatitude

‘Beatitude’ by Gregory Ross

The Society
January 17, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
6 Comments
. Beatitude Be glad and smile, for they revile, The Truth they mock and put on trial, The Beauty they do not possess, The Good, they curse, and will not bless, For Christ foretold this world’s own bile. Sit...

Poems Against Birth Control, from Joshua C. Frank

The Society
December 30, 2022
Beauty, Blank Verse, Culture, Found Poem, Poetry, Rondeau
21 Comments
. Two Empty Chairs “We did the NFP bit for awhile ... and have felt revulsion over it ever since. During that time we might have had at least two more children.”  ---Letter to the Editor, Seattle...

‘Lullaby of New Mexico, Part Two’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
November 13, 2022
Beauty, Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
34 Comments
. Lullaby of New Mexico, Part Two Part One can be read here. Duerme Papi---Dad, it’s time to rest. I smooth your blanket here at Desert Sage And look with worry at your wrinkled face. My calloused hand...

‘It’s Halloween’ by Paul A. Freeman

The Society
October 31, 2022
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
16 Comments
. It’s Halloween It’s Halloween, and musty tombs expel Damnation’s brides and grooms; ghoulish creatures rule the night, a ghastly resurrected blight as Satan’s grinning visage looms. Hell’s emptied...

‘Everyday Angels’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
October 28, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
30 Comments
. Everyday Angels  inspired by Guadalupe Amejorado (1955-2021)  They don’t appear in swathes of white   __On scintillating wing.  Their heads aren’t crowned with rings of light.  __They never...

‘On Rainy Nights’ by Janice Canerdy

The Society
August 21, 2022
Beauty, Poetry, Rondeau
14 Comments
. On Rainy Nights On rainy nights, in pensive thought, I claim the respite I have sought but seldom found on sunny days. Cool drops soothe more than brightest rays in times when life's with trouble...

‘In the First Degree’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
July 14, 2022
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
13 Comments
. In the First Degree Had the bullet’s trajectory veered half a foot to the right, It might not have extinguished the life of this innocent youth Who had just turned eighteen. The Grand Jury moved fast to...

‘A Hopeless Rondelet’ and Other French Form Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
July 10, 2022
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau, Rondel, Villanelle
27 Comments
. A Hopeless Rondelet  All trust is dead, Killed by lies in love’s disguise. All trust is dead--- It’s buried in a sigh of dread. Its memory spills from mourning eyes. Can Truth rekindle sunless...

‘Quarantined’ by Gregory Ross

The Society
March 27, 2022
Beauty, Covid-19, Poetry, Rondeau
2 Comments
. Quarantined Against the wind, our candles out, The smoke will rise, we have no doubt, Yet in the dark with all our kin, We’ll strike a match and crack a grin, And once alight, our joy will sprout. All...

Three Poems on Jewish History, by Brian Yapko

The Society
March 10, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
43 Comments
. The Arch of Titus The Arch of Titus was constructed in 81 AD by the Emperor Domitian to commemorate the victory of Titus and Vespasian, over the Jewish rebellion in Judea. The arch depicts the triumphal...

Poetry for the Canadian Trucker Protest, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
February 19, 2022
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau, Villanelle
25 Comments
. Shining Armor The knights roll in. They have a rift to heal--- A rift that stokes the embers of despair. With grit they steer their trusty steeds of steel. They come in peace to seal a vital deal With he...

A Poem for Holocaust Remembrance Day: ‘Never Again’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
January 27, 2022
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
18 Comments
. Never Again Never again, beneath the sun Would mortal beings come undone. A pledge arose and soared on high--- It warmed the heart and lit the sky The day the force for freedom won. Yet now cruel camps with...
poem/yapko/satire

Four Poems on Truth and Lies, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
January 16, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau, Triolet
32 Comments
. A Truthful Triolet I want the truth. I want to trust The words that trip from lips that lied. I want all doubt to fade to dust. I want the truth. I want to trust. Truth hurts. Truth heals. Truth's heart is...

‘St. Joseph’s Admonition’ and Other Poetry by Gregory Ross

The Society
January 9, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
3 Comments
. St. Joseph’s Admonition Forget yourself, and do what’s right, Remember how you gained your sight, So do not pause to quench your pain, Your will is strengthened by the strain, But weakened if you do not...

A Fake News Pantoum and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
December 9, 2021
Culture, Humor, Pantoum, Poetry, Rondeau
9 Comments
. What Is Truth? a pantoum To keep us blind and riven You falsify the facts. You will not be forgiven--- These are a tyrant’s acts! You falsify the facts Promoting news that’s fake. These are a tyrant’s...
poem/arredondo/death

Three Poems Related to Humility, by James A. Tweedie

The Society
November 24, 2021
Beauty, Poetry, Rondeau
13 Comments
. Honest to God a rondeau I do not know why Sarah died; I only know her parents cried Such tears as only parents shed When infant children die in bed— A grief they did not try to hide. At birth a tumor deep...

‘Geronimo the Alpaca – In Memoriam’ by Paul A. Freeman

The Society
October 11, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry, Rondeau
3 Comments
. read about Geronimo here Geronimo! That is my name; I’ve garnered international fame because I haven’t got TB, or have I? That’s the quandary which has become a running game. Results of skin tests say...

Poetry for the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
September 11, 2021
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau, Terrorism
24 Comments
. Heroes Where are they now---the bold who brave The choke of smoke to ways that pave The path to breath beneath wide skies? Where are the ears that hear the cries Of souls they fight death’s bite to...

‘The Secret Garden’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
August 22, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
29 Comments
. The Secret Garden Beyond these ivied walls grows naught but heather Gorse and broom, the moors engulfed by blows Of bitter, wuthering wind and gloomy weather. This haunted land is barren, bleak and old. But...
poem/peterson/beauty

‘Rondeau’ and Other Poetry by Rita Moe

The Society
July 29, 2021
Beauty, Humor, Poetry, Rondeau
4 Comments
. Rondeau The rondeau echoes its refrain in a subtle way, just as rain at times will fall, not in torrents, but in a fine mist, the wood fence, weathered gray, resisting the stain of water. So, the reader’s...
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