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‘Where Ever-present Joy Knows Naught of Time’ and Other Poetry by Cynthia Erlandson

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December 29, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau Redoublé
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. “Where Ever-present Joy Knows Naught of Time” ---Dante, Paradiso, Canto X, D.L. Sayers translation a rondeau redouble Where ever-present joy knows naught of time, The music of infinity is sung In...

‘The End Begins’ and Other Poetry by Mike Bryant

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June 5, 2022
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. The End Begins a rondeau redoublé Now the end begins, do not despair. It’s meant to be. What better battlecry? It’s time for positivity and prayer. The unjust try to justify... then die. The mighty...

‘Nil Carborundum Illegitimi’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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May 24, 2022
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. Nil Carborundum Illegitimi  On dismal days enswathe yourself in rays, Then flash your splash of sunrise with panache. Such zesty citrus, saffron spun displays Will smash malaise with sassy solar dash--- A...

‘Aspects of Love’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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February 13, 2022
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. Aspects of Love . I. Unrequited a rondeau redoublé Tonight, my eyes are open and aware. The kiss I trusted was a lustful lie. I’m letting go of love that isn’t there. My heart holds dreams no...

‘The Ninth Day of the Emperor’s Wrath’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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January 7, 2022
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. The Ninth Day of the Emperor's Wrath a rondeau redoublé The stadium roared at the end of the fight. In triumph the victor uplifted his sword. The emperor signaled thumbs down with cold spite. Death’s blow...

‘Leave Our Kids Alone!’: On COVID-19 Vaccines for Children, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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September 20, 2021
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. Leave Our Kids Alone!  “Fauci: Officials Will Decide on COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendation for Children Aged 5 to 11 Soon” ---Epoch Times Headline 9/20/2021 The mask is off.   Come see the twisted...

‘Brimstone’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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July 14, 2021
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. Brimstone I sniff a whiff of brimstone in the tone Of smooth effusions oozing from his tongue. A lick of sulfur clings like stale cologne To slickest syntax eloquently strung Like lustrous pearls...

‘When the Statues Were Felled,’ a Rondeau Redoublé by Brian Yapko

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June 21, 2021
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. When the statues were felled the crass multitude cheered. Historians wept while the rioters yelled. Society crumbled. Debate disappeared. Where fraud gorged on Truth only anarchy dwelled. The protests...

Poems on a World Full of Lies, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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November 21, 2020
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Heart of Darkness a rondeau redoublé A heart of darkness mocks and flouts the rules. It robs our orb of honesty and light. It tempts then toys with sycophantic fools--- Duped souls that sate the dark...

‘Foolosophy’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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April 2, 2020
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  Foolosophy I know that I know nothing more than you, for neither of us know a single thing of relevance; I opt not to accrue vast knowledge as the price is danger’s sting. All blissful days are built...

‘The Price’ and Other Poetry by Dusty Grein

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October 7, 2016
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  The Price (a pantoum in iambic pentameter) The sea and sky, once beautiful and clean, They’ve paid the price for man’s hubris and greed. The jungle canopies were brilliant green as nature...




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Trending Poetry

  • A Poem for Isabel Vaughan-Spruce: ‘Her Silent Prayer’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant  29 comments
  • A Poem for January 6 Prisoners: ‘Letter from a DC Prison’ by Adam Wasem 33 comments
  • ‘Calendar Poems’: An Essay by Margaret Coats 37 comments
  • Poetry Catholic priest abortion A Poem for Defrocked Priest Frank Pavone: ‘Unholy Orders’ by Joshua C. Frank 67 comments
  • ‘Greta’s Smorgasbord of Hate’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko 59 comments
  • poem/medical assistance in dying/MAID Poems on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), by Susan Jarvis Bryant 27 comments
  • Two New Year’s Eve Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant 30 comments
  • ‘Mourning Louis XVI’ by Brian Yapko 25 comments
  • poetry/robert burns/burns night A Sonnet for Burns Night, by Susan Jarvis Bryant 30 comments
  • Two Different Views on New Year’s Resolutions: Poems by David Whippman and Evan Mant... 16 comments
  • Poems Against Birth Control, from Joshua C. Frank 21 comments
  • poetry/essay/Salemi/transgressive Transgression, Fake and Genuine: An Essay by Joseph S. Salemi 31 comments
  • ‘A Holy Picnic’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook 31 comments
  • ‘I Will Mock When Your Calamity Cometh’ by Alexander King Ream 5 comments
  • poetry poem beauty culture death funeral ‘Elegy for an Unremarkable Man’ by Shaun C. Duncan 24 comments

Resources

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