‘Where Did I Lose My Mind?’ by Richard Buchanan The Society February 13, 2022 Humor, Poetry 9 Comments . Where Did I Lose My Mind? I just found my glasses on top of my head. My iPhone had dropped to the floor from my bed. The car keys I lost were much...
‘Road Trip’: A Villanelle by Evan Mantyk The Society February 12, 2022 Beauty, Poetry, Villanelle 26 Comments . Road Trip I ride the countryside for you my friend. The white and yellow lines can’t separate The dots I will connect at this trip’s end. With...
A Poem for Ethan Gutmann, by Damian Robin The Society February 11, 2022 Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry 4 Comments . As a Matter of Course for Ethan Gutmann, pioneer in investigating organ harvesting by the Chinese Communist Party Of course, you are a wanted...
A Poem on Doping in the Olympics, by James A. Tweedie The Society February 10, 2022 Culture, Poetry 6 Comments . At What Cost? In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, And a wicked man living...
‘No Going Back’ and Other Poetry by Peter Hartley The Society February 10, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 10 Comments . No Going Back We feel our lives are slowly closing round Us when the nights grow longer than the days, When winter brings us sadness and...
‘A Note to Karen’ by C.B. Anderson The Society February 9, 2022 Humor, Poetry 20 Comments . A Note to Karen It’s been a bumpy ride, With bruises long endured By both the groom and bride. At last, my heart is cured Of you, and I am...
‘Bottle Battle Blues’ by Mark F. Stone The Society February 9, 2022 Humor, Poetry 10 Comments . Bottle Battle Blues When baby cries (as does his ilk), I pacify my son with milk. One day the milk would not pass through the nipple as it ought to...
‘The Crucifixion of the Serpent’ by Joseph S. Salemi The Society February 8, 2022 Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry 17 Comments . The Crucifixion of the Serpent And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any...
‘Aromatherapy’ by Jeff Eardley The Society February 8, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry 16 Comments . Aromatherapy This tale concerns an English Lass, Who signed up for an evening class, “There’s money to be made” said she, “I’ll try...
Poetry Challenge: Write a Classic Movie-Inspired Poem The Society February 7, 2022 Culture, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Contests 95 Comments . Write a poem that casts a fresh eye over a classic movie---any form, any length, any mood. This challenge comes from the lovely Susan Jarvis...
‘The Agony and The Ecstasy’ by Gail Kaye Naegele The Society February 7, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 18 Comments . The Agony and The Ecstasy I beg among the lonely hours__oblivious to time and spaceand pace beneath the Sistine towers__where pigments paint my...
A Limerick on Minnie Mouse’s New Outfit, by Paul A. Freeman The Society February 6, 2022 Culture, Humor, Limerick, Poetry 4 Comments . And so, Minnie Mouse will impress in pantsuit and flat heels, no less. __But what of the vision, __of Mickey's transition in heels and a polka-dot...
‘A Winter Snow’ by Phil S. Rogers The Society February 6, 2022 Beauty, Poetry, Rhupunt 3 Comments . A Winter Snow a rhupunt The white snow falls in swirling walls that so enthralls as in my youth. The wind is slight; flakes from great height a...
‘Ode to Joy’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko The Society February 5, 2022 Beauty, Covid-19, Culture, Music, Poetry 29 Comments . Ode to Joy My final symphony---my best by far!--- Which crowns a challenged life of brilliant works. Vienna’s finest came! Some from...
‘Eenee, Meenee, Mainee, Mo’ by Rudyard Kipling Has Many Verses You May Not Know The Society February 5, 2022 Culture, Poetry 3 Comments . The terms eenee, meenee, mainee, and mo can be found in Rudyard Kipling’s “A Counting-Out Song“ from Land and Sea Tales for Scouts and...
‘Great Lakes Weather Gaffe’ and Other Poetry by Julian Woodruff The Society February 4, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 8 Comments . Great Lakes Weather Gaffe Beyond the equinox by thirty days, With trees and shrubs bedecked in glorious bloom, Onto the scene the weirdest weather...
A Poem for the Canadian Trucker Protest: ‘Ottawa Ho!’ by Jack DesBois The Society February 3, 2022 Covid-19, Culture, Poetry 29 Comments . Ottawa Ho! In the days of yore, it is written, All the dreamers would dream of the sea. __But the sailor’s way __Has become passé— It’s the...
‘Those Who Go Down to the Sea in Ships’ by James A. Tweedie The Society February 3, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 7 Comments . Those Who Go Down to the Sea in Ships a poetic paraphrase of Psalm 107:23-30 The men who go down to the sea in their ships, Who sail on the water...
‘Abortion’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society February 3, 2022 Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . Abortion “My body, my choice” All her life that seemed best, And especially where There was rape or incest. But as early as twelve weeks A...
‘Missed Call’ and Other Poetry by Cara Valle The Society February 2, 2022 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 9 Comments . Missed Call O Muse, would you call back another time? My little boy, armed with a sharpened stick, winged with a blanket, sure that he can fly, is...
The Best Poems of 2021 The Society February 1, 2022 Best Poems, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 16 Comments The Best Poems of 2021: Winners of the 10th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition JudgesJoseph S. SalemiJames SaleEvan Mantyk Past First Place...
Winners of 2022 High School Poetry Competition Announced The Society February 1, 2022 From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 1 Comment . First Place ($200 Prize) Alex Rubstein, 12th grade, homeschooled, Canton Aargau, Switzerland "Civis Romanus Sum" . Second Place Ellie Strano, 9th...
Winners of the 2022 SCP Poetry Translation Competition Announced The Society February 1, 2022 Poetry, Poetry Contests, Translation 4 Comments . Judges Margaret Coats Evan Mantyk . First Place ($100) Talbot Hook, Connecticut "Mourning the Dead" by Li Qingzhao; "Bamboo-Grove Pavilion" by...
‘Plum Blossom Blessings’ by Margaret Coats The Society January 31, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 33 Comments . Plum Blossom Blessings The pine, bamboo, and plum are winter’s friends, Yet plum trees bloom to overcome the chill And herald spring. Resilient...
‘Starbucks Villanelle’ by Matt Hsu The Society January 31, 2022 High School Submissions, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle 9 Comments . Starbucks Villanelle Will someone call an order for Elaine? I have a bunch of stuff I need to do. The wait today is driving me insane. This one...
The 10 Best Love Poems of 2021 The Society January 30, 2022 Beauty, Best Poems, Love Poems, Poetry 5 Comments . The 10 Best Love Poems of 2021 What makes a great love poem? Love is such an emotionally charged topic that the answers to that question are going...
‘The Blood of Revolution’ by Camille Cechini The Society January 30, 2022 Culture, Poetry 3 Comments . The Blood of Revolution The blood of revolution fills my veins; Of those who fought to sever tyrant’s chains, Of those whose voice of freedom...
‘Tel Shikmona’ by Judy Koren The Society January 29, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . Tel Shikmona Mosaics here surprise: you wouldn’t know, tramping on thistles, dry late-summer stubble and tripping over rubble, stumbling,...
‘My Mother’s Eyes’ by Carl Kinsky The Society January 29, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 7 Comments . My Mother’s Eyes We took a ride into the countryside to search for bluebells but we first saw phlox. Delighted by the sight my mother...
‘Sir Percival’ by Alan Grant The Society January 28, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 5 Comments . Sir Percival A quiet desperation lives within my soul: to find the Holy Cup, the Grail; to touch something beyond this mortal pen, and taste my...
‘Solitude’ by Müller and ‘Serenade’ by Rellstab, Translated by Joseph Greene The Society January 28, 2022 Beauty, Poetry, Translation 10 Comments . Solitude by Wilhelm Müller (1794-1827) | from German by Joseph Greene As when a cloud is darkened And drifts through sunlit sky, While through...
A Poem for Holocaust Remembrance Day: ‘Never Again’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society 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...
‘Bach in Heidelberg’ by Lionel Willis The Society January 27, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry 7 Comments . Bach in Heidelberg for Marjorie Bach’s chorus didn’t leave us much to say After the Easter Monday concert in The Holy Spirit Church. Taking our...
‘You Are Too Far from Me’ by Arthur Wood The Society January 27, 2022 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 4 Comments . You Are Too Far from Me Send me your love for I’ve nothing to write,And my words are vacant or ugly---I slept through the morning, I raved out...
‘The Attempt to Curse J.K. Rowling’ by Brian Yapko The Society January 26, 2022 Culture, Poetry 46 Comments . The Attempt to Curse J.K. Rowling Once upon a time the stars aligned To strike a writer bound for King’s Cross Station As if by magic with this...
‘The Demons of the Night’ by Peter Hartley The Society January 26, 2022 Culture, Poetry 16 Comments . The Demons of the Night All since she left me I have lived in fear Of creatures dwelling in the shadows here, And all around and pressing into...
‘The Two Corteges’ by Soulary, Translated by Hadyn Adams The Society January 25, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation 4 Comments . The Two Corteges by Joséphin Soulary (1815-1891) | translated from French by Hadyn Adams Within a church two groups of people met: An infant’s...
‘On the Cost of Doing Evil’ by Lee Goldberg The Society January 25, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry 7 Comments . On the Cost of Doing Evil I care not if the sky burns red and human flesh is seared. I pray that all souls will just rot as many long have...
Two Poems for Burns Night 2022, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society January 25, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 29 Comments . Toasting Burns His words ring out from windswept glens. __They lilt from lapping lochs. I see love through his red-rose lens; __I hear the...
‘Dystopia’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society January 24, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 13 Comments . Dystopia Reality is never what it seems To be. It hides itself in shrouds of mist, In bulging envelopes of gilded dreams, In requisite pronations...
