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‘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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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...
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‘Beatitude’ by Gregory Ross

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...
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Four Poems on Truth and Lies, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

‘Rondeau’ and Other Poetry by Rita Moe

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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...

A Transgender Fable and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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July 22, 2021
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
10 Comments
. The Lion Who Thought She Was a Zebra a fable East Africa is where this lion’s tale Takes place---a land of rugged plains of grass, Acacia trees with thorns as sharp as nail, And wild beasts of every shape...

A Father’s Day Poem: ‘Our Father’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
June 19, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
34 Comments
. Our Father loves us, one and all. He lifts us when our spirits fall. He knows the song of heart and mind; He hears the fears of humankind In every earnest, earthly call. He guides us through the grind and...

‘The Dove Returned’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
May 18, 2021
Beauty, Children's, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
12 Comments
. The Dove Returned The dove returned! The Earth is dry; A golden sun lights up the sky. This ark shall rest on land again Each creature freed from cage and pen, Each yearning bird released to fly! The old...

‘A Woke Recipe for Disaster’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
May 15, 2021
Culture, Pantoum, Poetry, Rondeau, Villanelle
26 Comments
. A Woke Recipe for Disaster a villanelle Heap fresh and zesty chaos on despair. Rub salt in history’s wounds till hatred sticks, Then sugar discontent with bogus care. Pour rage and scorn on free-speech...

‘If He Came Now…’: An Easter Rondeau by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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April 4, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
20 Comments
. If He came now, God’s only Son, To save a world that’s come undone Would we continue to defy His truth, to stoke the ruthless lie That claims His name is not the One? His Word torments the twisted...

Three Poems on Photography, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
December 19, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
30 Comments
. Still   “Many eyes go through the meadow,  but few see the flowers in it” ---Ralph Waldo Emerson  I aim and shoot with fierce alacrity   As artistry unfurls before...

‘Where Are the Leaves?’: A Late Autumn Rondeau by Jeff Kemper

The Society
November 25, 2020
Beauty, Poetry, Rondeau
22 Comments
  Where are the leaves that branches bore? They’re falling fast on forest floor, A cornucopia outspread, Of orange, yellow, brown, and red: Reminders of a settled score. Ah this, my gloomy...

‘The Church is Locked on Easter Day’ and Other Poetry by Benjamin Thomas Cepican

The Society
September 18, 2020
Beauty, Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry, Rondeau
7 Comments
  The Church is Locked on Easter Day a rondeau The Church is locked on Easter Day Despite the stone being rolled away. The Christ awakes to greet the poor But they cannot get through the door To go...

‘Remember 9/11’: A Rondeau by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
September 11, 2020
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau, Terrorism
29 Comments
  They tried and failed. They’re trying still To steal our freedom; break our will--- The terrorists who torment days With ire and fire and Hades’ blaze. Our bones burn with their evil...
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‘Your Smart Device (A Rondeau)’ and Other Poetry by Alan Steinle

The Society
July 14, 2020
Culture, Humor, Poetry, Rondeau
19 Comments
Your Smart Device a rondeau Your smart device was strange and new; It learned your voice and habits too; It played the songs you liked to hear; It answered your requests with cheer, And spat out facts...

‘Foolosophy’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
April 2, 2020
Culture, Humor, Poetry, Rondeau, Rondeau Redoublé
18 Comments
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 on...

Three Translations of the Poetry of Jean Froissart, by Margaret Coats

The Society
January 18, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry, Rondeau, Translation
3 Comments
Translator's note: The following consists of three poems by Jehan (or Jean) Froissart (c.1335–c.1410), translated not very literally but as far as possible in the original form, with its elaborate repetition...

‘Doublespeak Denial’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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October 16, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry, Rondeau, Villanelle
20 Comments
Doublespeak Denial Rondeau Redoublé “Gender mattered a whole lot less to Shakespeare than it seems to matter to us.” —John Irving If I don’t care for words you have to share (a pitch which...
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  1. Margaret Coats on ‘The Battle of Athelstaneford’: A Poem by Margaret CoatsSeptember 29, 2023

    Monika and Mia, you are both on the list for the hymn when I can manage to get the music…

  2. Margaret Coats on ‘The Battle of Athelstaneford’: A Poem by Margaret CoatsSeptember 29, 2023

    Thanks for your very apt reflection on the topic of reader response, Mrs. Moore. I am at work on chant…

  3. Nancy Brady on The 23 Best Haiku of 2023September 29, 2023

    Congrats to Alena and to all the runners-up. Well done to all including the commentaries on each haiku.

  4. Margaret Coats on ‘Ode to the Strings of My Guitar’: A Poem by Daniel HowardSeptember 29, 2023

    Luscious five-part ode, Daniel. The parts play out in unhurried thematic progression, but I also think of the five fingers…

  5. Jeremiah Johnson on ‘Ode to the Strings of My Guitar’: A Poem by Daniel HowardSeptember 29, 2023

    I like that part about the wish to be an instrument in the third stanza in order to help assuage…

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