‘Advice to a Young Man in Love’: A Poem by Morrison Handley-Schachler The Society August 15, 2025 Humor, Love Poems, Poetry 24 Comments . Advice to a Young Man in Love If her name is Sally, then _Tattoo it on your arm With Lovehearts terminally, and _It won’t do any harm, Because,...
‘Uxorious?’: A Poem by Christopher Fried The Society August 14, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 4 Comments . Uxorious? He tried to guard composure as he pressed the new denarius to his chapped lips and unbecoming tears for noblemen slipped privately to...
‘Modes of Divination’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society August 14, 2025 Culture, Humor, Poetry 12 Comments . Modes of Divination The future’s course, in all of its essentials, Is augured from a steaming heap of entrails. The tea leaves, buoyed by...
‘Attention Deficit Disorder’: A Poem by Reid McGrath The Society August 13, 2025 Culture, Poetry 7 Comments . Attention Deficit Disorder I once had a friend like Midas.All he touched would turn to gold;but after he would touch itthe thing would soon get...
‘Mnemonic Device for Military Pro-Signs A-Z’: A Poem by Joseph S. Salemi The Society August 12, 2025 Children's, Culture, Poetry 25 Comments . Mnemonic Device for Military Pro-Signs A-Z Pro-signs are an alphabetical coding system used by the military for radio transmissions or for the...
‘Mary’: A Sequel to the Poem ‘Martha’ by Scharlie Meeuws The Society August 12, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . Mary ---a sequel to “Martha," prompted by James A. Tweedie The night grew still, the lamps gave off a hush,And Martha’s footsteps faded down...
‘Sidewalk Sincerity’ and Other Poems by Russel Winick The Society August 11, 2025 Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . Sidewalk Sincerity “Hi---how are you?” he said to me, A friendly thing to say, I answered just as cordially, But he had walked...
‘Falun Dafa Parade’ and Other Poetry by Shindy Cai The Society August 10, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 6 Comments . Falun Dafa Parade The heartbeat of a marching band lies in the beating drums, The power of a sleeping beast that shakes the ground with thrums. An...
‘On Having a Little Girl’: A Poem by Jacob Schultz The Society August 10, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 19 Comments . On Having a Little Girl She looks at me with hazel eyes And freckles on her sun-kissed cheeks. These moments, gentle, still, and blest Are...
‘Snapshots of Oxford—July 20, 2025’: A Poem by Paul A. Freeman The Society August 9, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 14 Comments . Snapshots of Oxford---July 20, 2025 The drowsy wasps that kept me on my toes; The groups of foreign students herded by; The constant stop and look,...
‘Autism Sonnet’: A Poem by Theresa Werba The Society August 9, 2025 Culture, Poetry, Science 22 Comments . Autism Sonnet The lights are much too light and sounds too loud; And thoughts are only thought in black and white; Try to tolerate a middling...
‘Spotlights and Shadows’: A Poem by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society August 8, 2025 Culture, Poetry, Satire 33 Comments . Spotlights and Shadows . I. To a Limelight Leech O swankpot of the swish-and-swagger ilk Basking in your braggadocio glow, __You stoop so long and...
‘Mourning Doves’: A Poem by Paulette Calasibetta The Society August 8, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 16 Comments . Mourning Doves Hear the soft coo—a coo that faithful love imparts; Mourning doves, they share as one, two beating hearts. On summer’s eaves of...
‘True Worth’: A Poem by Margaret Brinton The Society August 7, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 10 Comments . True Worth Her thoughts do not align with "bigger, better"; A humble mode of living suits her fine. The waning years of life bring contemplation Of...
‘Artificial Intelligence Versus Real Intelligence’: A Poem by Bruce Dale Wise The Society August 7, 2025 Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . Artificial “Intelligence” Versus Real Intelligence Chat GPT “confuses” metaphors and similes. It also “struggles” to correctly classify...
‘A Horse’s Tale: King Arthur’s Great Steed’: A Poem by Davis Saunders The Society August 6, 2025 Children's, Humor, Poetry 3 Comments . A Horse’s Tale: King Arthur’s Great Steed The horse known for bearing the greatest of kings— Proud Thor was considered the worthiest...
‘Supreme Showdown’: A Poem by Warren Bonham The Society August 6, 2025 Poetry, Satire 13 Comments . Supreme Showdown “Justice Jackson skips over that part because analyzing the governing statute involves boring legalese.” —Associate Justice...
Poetry Readings by Susan Norvill, Cynthia Erlandson, Twila Brase, and Corey Elizabeth Jackson The Society August 5, 2025 Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings, Symposium, Video 1 Comment . Readings of original poems by the poets from the Society of Classical Poets online Poetry Symposium on June 28,...
‘Life on This Boat’: A Poem by Frank Rable The Society August 5, 2025 Culture, Poetry 16 Comments . Life on This Boat Here in this lifeboat we hopelessly wait, No one rows now, we are all but deadweight, Minding our manners, and now the first...
‘Silent Movies’: A Poem by Cheryl Corey The Society August 4, 2025 Culture, Performing Arts, Triolet 25 Comments . Silent Movies As silent movies play inside your head, Their scattered shadows, faint and far away, You try to understand what's being said, As...
‘Legion’: A Poem by M.D. Skeen The Society August 4, 2025 Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . Legion Hello there friend, our name is Legion We are those same 6000 demons Who long ago in Gerasenes Became a man’s mental disease. We took a...
‘The Power’ and Other Poems by Sally Cook The Society August 3, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 7 Comments . The Power I’ve noticed more and more of late My power to infuriate Is stronger than it’s ever been. I exercise it even when I try to be both...
‘Absalom, Absalom’: A Poem by Brian Yapko The Society August 3, 2025 Culture, Poetry 36 Comments . Absalom, Absalom "Then David sent out one third of the people… And the king said to the people, 'I also will surely go out with you myself.' But...
‘Dear Blabby’s Advice for the Clueless’: A Poem by Roy E. Peterson The Society August 2, 2025 Humor, Poetry 15 Comments . Dear Blabby’s Advice for the Clueless _I want to write a column _Like Abigail Van Buren To give out my elite advice _It’s something that I’m...
‘The Gaza War’ and Related Poems by James A. Tweedie The Society August 2, 2025 Culture, Poetry 6 Comments . The Gaza War The Gaza war goes on and on With death and ruin in its wake. A war hard fought but never won; Like sifting water from a lake. And yet...
‘The Bristlecone Pine’ and Other Poetry by Mary Jane Myers The Society August 1, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Pantoum, Poetry 13 Comments . The Bristlecone Pine For centuries, the stalwart pine has stood __in this unwonted spot. Its shallow roots and resinous hard wood __shield it from...
‘The Troubadour Remembers’: A Poem by Morrison Handley-Schachler The Society August 1, 2025 Humor, Music, Poetry 18 Comments . The Troubadour Remembers A troubadour wayfaring town to town, Hamlet to homestead, dale to grassy down, While he his vagabond mandora strummed, Now...
‘Conjugation: Tense with Mood’: A Poem by C.B. Anderson The Society July 31, 2025 Humor, Poetry 14 Comments . Conjugation: Tense with Mood ---a verbal disagreement between the indicative and the subjunctive If I were all that I could be, Perhaps I’d spend...
‘Beneath the Blooms’ and Other Poetry by Christian Muller The Society July 31, 2025 Culture, Poetry 3 Comments . Beneath the Blooms I search the hills for blooms to smell. The dew drops kiss my naked feet to wish me and my journey well but fade before the...
‘Most Conversations’: A Poem by Reid McGrath The Society July 30, 2025 Culture, Poetry 7 Comments . Most Conversations Near every grocery-line or petrol-pump, at every social-gathering or game, outside of every church or at the dump, the...
‘Autumn’s Fairy Tale’: A Poem by Yoshikaze Kawakami The Society July 30, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 6 Comments . Autumn’s Fairy Tale ーan ode to Yugen The golden eve allures As autumn’s sun illumes, Gleaming in rose subdued. Replacing clouds that...
‘The Point’ and Other Poetry by Martin Briggs The Society July 29, 2025 Poetry, Satire 6 Comments . The Point The Point, defined by geometry, substantiates a theory: position without magnitude. Lest the point be misconstrued consider how a...
‘The Dance’: A Poem by Vera Kochanowsky The Society July 29, 2025 Beauty, Performing Arts, Poetry 7 Comments . The Dance When Arsis and Thesis met on the dance floor, one bowed to the other, the other implored: “Let’s strike up the band now with haste...
‘Pushback’: A Poem by David Greenwood The Society July 28, 2025 Culture, Poetry 7 Comments . Pushback The New Puritans run amok, remaking our society. Through countless forms of media, they assert their authority. Through threat and bluster...
‘Whistling Woman’ and Other Poetry by Linda Arntzenius The Society July 27, 2025 Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . Whistling Woman "A whistling woman and a crowing hen will scare The Devil out of his den." ---English proverb ____I have whistled and I whistle...
SCP Haiku Competition Featured on Radio New Zealand The Society July 26, 2025 Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests 3 Comments . Radio New Zealand's Culture 101 sat down with SCP Editor Evan Mantyk to talk about the SCP's Haiku Competition, the SCP, and the history of the...
‘Of Cats and Cardinals’: A Cat Funeral Poem by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society July 26, 2025 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 32 Comments . Of Cats and Cardinals ---for George Lionel (2005 – 2025) You left us at the hour of the owlWhen shameless moons are far too loud and bold__For...
‘The Gospel of Wives’ and Other Poems by Russel Winick The Society July 25, 2025 Culture, Poetry, Satire 19 Comments . The Gospel of Wives Wives everywhere possess the firm belief Of all their many roles, the one that’s chief Is sparing husbands from the sheer...
‘History’s Rondel’ and Other Poetry by Cynthia Erlandson The Society July 24, 2025 Culture, Poetry, Rondel 21 Comments . History’s Rondel Human history’s plot repeats In variations, with refrain Each time we purpose to regain Eden, fooled by the deceits That...
‘Aubade at Seven AM’: A Poem by Bruce Dale Wise The Society July 24, 2025 Love Poems, Poetry 5 Comments . Aubade at Seven AM The years have fled, and time so swiftly flees,since that brief hour when you and I first met;but how we loved I still remember...
