A Poem on ‘The 2024 Olympics’ and Its Opening, by Cheryl Corey The Society August 3, 2024 Art, Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . The 2024 Olympics . I. Excusez-moi, s’il vous plait, But having seen your lewd display, I’ve chosen not to watch your Games; Despite too late,...
‘Ephemeral’: A Poem by Rohini Sunderam The Society August 3, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 24 Comments . Ephemeral Our lives are like a summer’s day So swift, so swift, it flies away. A butterfly that’s newly born The brief blush of an early...
‘Beauty’ and Other Poems by Shindy Cai The Society August 3, 2024 Beauty, Children's, Poetry 8 Comments . Beauty Flowers are the faded stars that fall from silver skies, Raindrops are the sacred tears that leak from angel eyes. The wind is but a melody...
A Poem on Jewelweed, by Gigi Ryan The Society August 2, 2024 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 12 Comments . In the Shade There Meekly Grows a Plant urushiol (yoo-roo-shee-awl) is the name of the compound in poison ivy that causes allergic reactions. In...
‘When I Have Penned My Final Thoughts’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society August 2, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 18 Comments . When I Have Penned My Final Thoughts _When Ihave penned my final thoughts and left to meet_the sky,don't organize my table; let the sheet,the...
‘Cracks in the Ground’ and Other Poetry by Skye Campbell The Society August 1, 2024 Beauty, Poetry, Villanelle 7 Comments . Cracks in the Ground Today the mourning parish bells have pealed. Men broke the dirt with family gathered round, And sang the songs of Heaven while...
‘Three Small Tabs’ and Other Poetry by Joshua C. Frank The Society August 1, 2024 Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . Three Small Tabs Upon the men’s room wall at church, A flyer’s there for men who search For healing after an abortion Served to them, their...
Haiku Competition 2024 The Society July 31, 2024 Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests 393 Comments . The Winner and Runner-ups are listed HERE. WHO Anyone in the world, of any age or background, may participate (SCP Membership not required)....
‘Centaury’ and Other Poetry by T.M. Moore The Society July 31, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 13 Comments . Centaury The clear night sky spreads wide a tapestry of beauty in the stars that shimmer all throughout the cosmic exhibition hall. In every age...
‘The Psychopath Addresses the Ladies…’: A Poem by Joseph S. Salemi The Society July 30, 2024 Culture, Poetry 43 Comments . The Psychopath Addresses the Ladies Auxiliary of the Mental Ward "When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." ...
‘Cat Contentment’: A Poem by Phillip Whidden The Society July 30, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 16 Comments . Cat Contentment The cat begins his yawn by curling out His pinkest tongue tip as his lips begin To part. His faith in comfort is...
‘Evensong’: A Poem by Jeffrey Essmann The Society July 29, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 10 Comments . Evensong “It’s your Church, Lord, I’m going to bed.” ---Evening Prayer of Pope St. John XXIII I know you’re there, so don’t...
‘If You Want to Get Someone’s Attention’ and Other Poems by Daniel Kemper The Society July 29, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 13 Comments . . If You Want to Get Someone’s Attention If you want to get someone's attention, then whisperor commit a mistake that continues the momentfor a...
‘Questions of Legacy’: A Poem by Carey Jobe The Society July 28, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 21 Comments . Questions of Legacy First the things we remember—Grandma’s laugh shaking a tablecloth, fixing blue eyes __on children next to steaming pies, or...
‘Washington Departs from Mount Vernon’: from the Mock Epic Poem by Andrew Benson Brown The Society July 28, 2024 Epic, Humor, Poetry 20 Comments . Washington Departs from Mount Vernon from Legends of Liberty, Volume 3 “Wouldn’t you rather stay?” Watching her doveOf sixteen summers,...
A Heroic Crown of Sonnets in Honor of the Ever Virgin, by Karen Darantière The Society July 27, 2024 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 14 Comments . A Heroic Crown of Sonnets in Honor of the Ever Virgin . ---1st Mystery: The Prophecy of Isaiah . The Timeless Song The timeless song of her...
‘Festal Flourish’: Translation of a Poem by Tibullus, by Margaret Coats The Society July 27, 2024 Beauty, Poetry, Translation 24 Comments . Festal Flourish ---on a country festival, by Roman poet Tibullus (55-19 BC), translated by Margaret Coats All here may help to cleanse these fruits...
‘The “La Vache Qui Rit” Candidate’: A Poem by Joseph S. Salemi The Society July 26, 2024 Poetry, Satire 26 Comments . The “La Vache Qui Rit” Candidate Here she comes smiling a big toothy grin at us Laughing and cackling her candidate talk— Does she make...
‘Men Sail Out’: A Poem by Michael Charles Maibach The Society July 26, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 3 Comments . Men Sail Out The waves they come--- A timeless thing, The earth their home--- Adventures bring. Men sail out On wooden ships, Embolden...
‘Summertime’: A Poem and Photo by James A. Tweedie The Society July 26, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 21 Comments . Summertime The summer solstice, when it finally comes, Begins the ebbing of the sunlit hours, Which daily add up to decreasing sums As passing days...
‘The Maze’: A Poem by Pamela Ruggiero The Society July 25, 2024 Culture, Poetry 13 Comments . The Maze Her little game of make believe has turned into a nightmare maze. Her tears have spilled upon her sleeve while empty eyes have lost their...
‘Well-Armed Lamb’: A Poem by Warren Bonham The Society July 25, 2024 Poetry, Satire 15 Comments . Well-Armed Lamb “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the...
‘It’s All Her Fault’ and Other Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society July 24, 2024 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 31 Comments . It’s All Her Fault ---with a nod to Eleanor Brown's "Bitcherel" Why write in meter when penning a poem, __You ask me, so here’s my reply: When...
‘What Is Grief?’: A Poem by Roy E. Peterson The Society July 24, 2024 Love Poems, Poetry 25 Comments . What Is Grief? When we are plagued by grief, We only think of sorrow— The loss of a dear loved one Whom we won't see tomorrow. Tears haunt our...
‘July’: A Poem by Mary Gardner The Society July 23, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 18 Comments . July The sounds of Nature presage__And brilliantly exudeAn all-compelling message__Of carefree attitude. The raven in the garden__That's cawing...
‘Endurance’: A Poem on Shackleton’s Rediscovered Ship, by Paul A. Freeman The Society July 23, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 27 Comments . Endurance Endurance! A three-masted barquentine has lain a century beneath the ice. In frigid-climed Antarctica she’s been athwart the ocean...
‘A Ballade to Becoming’ by D.T. Holt The Society July 22, 2024 Culture, Poetry 13 Comments . A Ballade to Becoming .. I. Conceptio You may have fame, be well to do, And live beneath a constant sun; You may attain all you pursue And be a...
‘The Northern Classical Garden’: A Poem by James H. Smith The Society July 22, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 6 Comments . The Northern Classical Garden ---on the transformation of a vacant lot by students and faculty at Northern Academy of the Arts in Middletown, New...
‘The Vision of George Washington’: A Poem by Monika Cooper The Society July 21, 2024 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 17 Comments . The Vision of George Washington based on the story by Wesley Bradshaw, published in 1880 . I. Message Disclosed What you have heard of Washington...
Poems on Artistic Collaboration and Gilbert and Sullivan, by Brian Yapko The Society July 21, 2024 Beauty, Music, Poetry 27 Comments . . An Epistle of Sullivan Dear Gilbert---your libretto is delightful! A charming English-Japanese confection. I now concede my words last week were...
‘Cyprus’: A Poem for the 50th Anniversary of Turkey’s Invasion, by Maria Panayi The Society July 20, 2024 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 19 Comments . Cyprus July 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the invasion of part of Cyprus by Turkey Land of my birth you’re blessed with gifts divine Of...
For the 25th Anniversary of the Persecution of Falun Gong: ‘Candlelight Vigil’ by Shindy Cai The Society July 20, 2024 Beauty, Human Rights in China, Poetry 7 Comments . Candlelight Vigil the persecution of the peaceful meditation practice Falun Gong by the CCP began on July 20, 1999 A single candle burns tonight, a...
‘My Vacation Trip in Verse’ by James A. Tweedie The Society July 19, 2024 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 13 Comments . My Vacation Trip in Verse by James A. Tweedie One of the comments in response to the recent “On the Meeting of Poets” post read: “A diary in...
‘Desire’: A Golden Shovel Poem after Langston Hughes’ ‘Dream,’ by Lucia Haase The Society July 19, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 17 Comments . Desire "Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly." ---Langston Hughes, 'Dreams' To have, to HOLD what’s...
‘Second Chances’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society July 18, 2024 Beauty, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle 14 Comments . Second Chances Just know that you’ve been staked a second chance At any time the future’s looking muddy. Put on your shoes and socks, and join...
‘Colors’ by Kukai, Translated by Joshua C. Frank The Society July 18, 2024 Alliterative, Beauty, Poetry, Translation 24 Comments . Colors by Kukai (空海) (774-835) translated by Joshua C. Frank Colors, fragrant like the flowers, Fade to ash in final hours, Extinguished,...
‘The Small Commission’: A Poem by Paul Erlandson The Society July 17, 2024 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 14 Comments . The Small Commission When school yearbooks are thrust forth to be signed, We give out life advice. We speak our mind, And charge our classmates to...
‘Freedom of Speech vs. the NBA’: A Poem by Drilon Bajrami The Society July 17, 2024 Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry 8 Comments . Freedom of Speech vs. the NBA The CCP has raged and seethed, oh joy! Daryl Morey was not playing coy, He spoke the truth, a gun then to his...
‘Brainwashed and Hopeless’ and Other Poems by Russel Winick The Society July 16, 2024 Beauty, Poetry, Satire 20 Comments . Brainwashed and Hopeless My old friend is a doctor---very bright, But he just said to me the GOP, Opposed equality and human rights, Here’s how...
A Poem on Cancer Drugs, by Phillip Whidden The Society July 16, 2024 Culture, Poetry 14 Comments . Dementing Torture of Benign Drugs against Malignancy His life came to its End. Smell of the medicine Departs chillingly. ...
