‘Narcissus Saw Himself Only Once’ and Other Poetry by Phillip Whidden The Society November 22, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment Narcissus Saw Himself Only Once “Due to the poor quality, high cost, and small size of these ancient glass mirrors, solid metal-mirrors...
‘Letting Go’ by Michael Glassman The Society November 21, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 6 Comments The birch, the elm, the aging spruce Cannot restrain the restless roots Of saplings drawn to the silent sound Of brother’s heading...
‘Lord Tennyson’s Scissors’ by James A. Tweedie The Society November 20, 2017 Humor, Poetry 6 Comments Note: Years ago I read an essay by R.P. Blackmur entitled “Lord Tennyson’s Scissors” which cited Tennyson for saying that “he knew the...
‘Progress’ and Other Poetry by Ann Christine Tabaka The Society November 19, 2017 Humor, Poetry, The Environment 7 Comments Progress We fill our landfills That we build sky high With electronic gadgets That we must all buy ... All in the name of Progress We...
‘When I Speak of History’ by Leonard Dabydeen The Society November 18, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 5 Comments When I speak of history I speak well; I leave behind the past where broken bones Lay scattered on blistering sands to tell Of atrocities that are...
Translation of ‘La Function du Poet’ by Victor Hugo The Society November 17, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation 3 Comments The Function of the Poet Tanslation by David Bellemare Gosselin God summons him in times gone awry When each can’t will, but serves his...
Poetry on Communism’s Crimes in Europe by Leo Yankevich The Society November 16, 2017 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 13 Comments Tikkun Olam* His mouth agape, as though still asking questions, the Tsar lies at the end of his long reign. (Blue lips almost struggle...
‘A Country Song’ by Joe Tessitore The Society November 15, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 11 Comments A Country Song (for my wife's birthday) I'm no longer young and strong and things take me twice as long Might not hear you when you...
‘Haunted’ by Sam Gilliland The Society November 14, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 10 Comments Haunted, by a recurring memory, Suffocating, where gladioli grow, Gaunt, with grief, heart stilled, ever passionless, Those dream-filled nights,...
‘The Train of Thoughts Returns to Tradition’ by David Watt The Society November 13, 2017 Beauty, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 8 Comments With sun seductive, blinding, thoughts of open rail reminding Of adventures held in albums, slightly faded, fondly worn; I departed with...
‘Safe Passage’ by Linda Imbler The Society November 12, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment To do no harm, no deeds with base intent, To this end we must teach the little ones The way of safe passage. In lieu, so spent Time...
‘Kudzu’ and Other Poetry by Don Shook The Society November 11, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 4 Comments Kudzu* Yes, I creep to cover, smother, choking greenery like no other. I am Kudzu taking over places once filled deep in clover, trees...
‘Winter Whispers’ by Carter Davis Johnson The Society November 10, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 3 Comments Upon a winter’s evening, The sun sits out of sight, While all the stars are dreaming, I peer into the night. My footsteps slowly...
‘A Deserted House’ by Kathleen Farrell The Society November 9, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 4 Comments Today I saw a little nest fashioned neat and trim, with plastic wrap, and grass and leaves entwined in feathered rim. What bird had...
‘Rows of Steps’ by Rajnish Mishra The Society November 8, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 4 Comments Row after row, steps rising from the river, Row after row, steps falling to the same, Rising, going westward, falling, coming – a...
10 Greatest Poems Written by John Milton The Society November 7, 2017 Best Poems, Culture, Epic, Essays, Poetry 9 Comments John Milton (Born December 9, 1608 – died November 8, 1674) was an English poet of the late Renaissance period. He is most noted for his epic poem...
‘Another Mass Murder in the News’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society November 6, 2017 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 2 Comments (All poems by Bruce Dale Wise) Another Mass Murder in the News by Bilee Wad Curse He was an atheist who called churchgoers "stupid" on his...
‘A Hardcover Book’ and Other Poetry by Carol Smallwood The Society November 6, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 2 Comments A Hardcover Book Carrying a hardcover book instead of a small electronic tool I get polite, benevolent smiles seemingly reserved for the...
‘Inscription on the Golden Gate, Constantinople (Translation)’ and Poetry by Morgan Downs The Society November 5, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation 1 Comment Inscription on the Golden Gate, Constantinople (Translation) Commemorating Emperor Theodosius' Victory over the usurper, Maximus, at the...
‘November’ by Lorna Davis The Society November 4, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 29 Comments The golden days of late October fade As bleak November’s iron skies descend. When tresses, like the leaden clouds, have grayed, We see...
‘From the Top’ by Timothy Richardson The Society November 3, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 7 Comments on a Maine mountain Here, my mind can cross the thoughts of birds; ___land on a summit’s fingertip or drift into clear blue until it's...
‘On Loch Lomond, On A Birthday’ by J.D. Graham The Society November 2, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment Just west of old Ben Lomond, high and gray, a downy-heathered island on a loch did soak our feet before we rowed away for western shores, to...
On the Recent Terrorist Attack in New York City by Joe Tessitore The Society November 1, 2017 Poetry, Terrorism 3 Comments The Morning after the Parade On the terrorist attack on October 31, 2017 Most cowardly violence No moment of silence Let’s pretend that...
‘Sweet Recollections’ and Other Poetry by Dusty Grein The Society November 1, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Triolet 2 Comments Sweet Recollections an awdl gywydd Tea time, just my mom and me… ___memories so sweet and dear, knowing I was her first choice; ___still her...
‘Ode to Autumn’ by Joseph Charles MacKenzie (with Audio) The Society October 31, 2017 Beauty, Poetry, Readings 7 Comments Sonnet XXV: Ode to Autumn Of shadows long and light of rarest gold, Abundant bringer, harvester of land, Receive, O Autumn, as in days of...
Essay: Are Shakespeare and Dante Dead White European Males? (Part 1) The Society October 30, 2017 Beauty, Essays, Poetry, Shakespeare 5 Comments By David Gosselin The answer to the above question is of course no. Shakespeare and Dante are not dead because every true poet is...
‘Under the Rocks Are the Words’ by Neal Dachstadter The Society October 29, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 6 Comments “Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.” -Norman Maclean Ask not the earth, ask not the sky, Drain not the...
‘Canzone 4’ and Other Poetry by Sam Gilliland The Society October 28, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 5 Comments Canzone 4 For Bob Hunter I am your eyes now, imaging memories, Amiens, Ypres, Flanders and the Somme; And in my secret world the pale...
‘Autumn Haiku’ and Other Poetry by Brian Mc Cabe The Society October 27, 2017 Acrostic, Beauty, Haiku and Senryu, Human Rights in China, Poetry 1 Comment Autumn Haiku The red squirrel flits From brown bark to golden leaf He is not gone yet Winter Acrostic When cold winds blow and rain...
‘To Dawn by I Warble Seduce’ by Bruce Dale Wise The Society October 26, 2017 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 4 Comments To Dawn by I. Warble Seduce I. Warble Seduce is a poet of Romantic leanings. Dawn is his paramour. 1. It's evening. An aroma of roses arises...
‘End Rhyme’ and Other Poetry by J. M. Lambert The Society October 25, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 5 Comments End Rhyme Send in a poem they pretentiously beckon But they will not read any rhyming of rhymes There's no place now for creative...
‘Rioja Wine’ by Lawrence Jones The Society October 24, 2017 Culture, Poetry 2 Comments Rioja is a land of wine. It’s famous in both fact and fable. It’s really not okay to dine Without a bottle of that fine Rioja...
A Five-Sonnet Sequence by Phillip Whidden The Society October 23, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 9 Comments Scorn “Enargeîs is the technical term ‘for divine epiphany: a word that contains the dazzle of “white,” argós, which comes to...
Essay: ‘Poetry Matters’ by Bruce Wren LC The Society October 22, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Essays, Poetry 3 Comments An Introduction to Poetry and Its Place in an Integral Human Formation Introduction It is well known to most sensible educators that one of...
‘Some Exchanges’ by R.G. Kaimal The Society October 21, 2017 Humor, Poetry 2 Comments She asked, “Is the train on time, Mac?” He replied, “No, luv! It's on the track!” Teacher, “And what is bedrock, Fred?” Reply,...
‘Let My Footstep Strike the Ground Like a Spear’ by Nathan Dennis The Society October 20, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry, Villanelle 6 Comments Let My Footstep Strike the Ground Like a Spear A Villanelle Let my footstep strike the ground like a spear Hear me bound through the...
‘The Pilgrimage to Heaven’ and Other Poetry by Satyananda Sarangi The Society October 19, 2017 Alexandroid, Beauty, Culture, Poetry 36 Comments The Pilgrimage to Heaven Beneath the shadows whence no light embarks On paths renounced by most intrepid men; There, gypsies seldom find...
‘Commie Carcinomas’ and Other Poetry by Don Shook The Society October 18, 2017 Beauty, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 6 Comments Commie Carcinomas When least expected they arrive, an avant garde of hordes wielding a deadly pestilence like slashing, bloody...
‘Summer Storm’ by Dave Blanchard The Society October 17, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 2 Comments As forecast now the sound of her arriving… That distant rumble from the driveway heard; A nearer clap, as though the night reviving Within the...
‘Not Like Wordsworth’ by Ron L. Hodges The Society October 16, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 5 Comments Of course, I like to see rainbows, But my heart hasn’t leapt for one; I’ve not wandered like a cloud blows, Though I’ve been lonely in the...
