‘God’s M.O.’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society February 17, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry 10 Comments . God’s M.O. One hundred thousand people at the game, And half might pray to God: “Let my team win!” While for the other team folks pray the...
A Triolet for Joe Rogan, by J.J. Charles The Society February 16, 2022 Culture, Poetry, Triolet 3 Comments . A Triolet I promise not to be the coward Who says "I’m sorry" to Big Tech While Joe Rogan’s overpowered. I promise not to be the coward Who...
‘Flying Home’ by Michael Charles Maibach The Society February 16, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 10 Comments . Flying Home Alas, I missed My flight back Home, After all these years In life I've roamed. I had then raced To make my flight, I thought I had My...
‘Reflections on a Visit to Salem’ by Brian Yapko The Society February 15, 2022 Covid-19, Culture, Poetry 30 Comments . Reflections on a Visit to Salem I wander down a haunted, cobbled street And watch the sun rise red above the sea. The maple leaves have turned to...
‘The H.R. Manager’s Toilet Break’ by Shaun C. Duncan The Society February 15, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry 10 Comments . The H.R. Manager's Toilet Break At ten-fifteen he sits upon His porcelain panopticon And stares into his tiny screen. He clears his bowels and...
‘You’re In Control’ by Adam Wasem The Society February 14, 2022 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 6 Comments . You’re In Control In all, you’re in control; your imperious charms Have inspired a near-insatiable itch in my arms To reach and grasp and hold,...
‘Tonight I Sail the Dreamy Sea’ and Other Love Poems by Roy E. Peterson The Society February 14, 2022 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 12 Comments . Tonight I Sail the Dreamy Sea Tonight I sail the dreamy sea Where we can find tranquility. The sails are set. The sea remote. Just you and I within...
‘I’m Here’ by Mike Bryant The Society February 14, 2022 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 25 Comments . I’m Here __Your smile, it hypnotizes. It rises with the Inca doves and sun. __Sleep done, your love surprises And spices dawn with lush and...
A Valentine from Geoffrey Chaucer, Margaret Coats, and James A. Tweedie The Society February 14, 2022 Beauty, Chaucer, Culture, Love Poems, Music, Poetry, Readings, Rondel, Translation, Video 21 Comments . https://youtu.be/3XWcnISYGSE . Rondel for Saint Valentine's Day by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1340–1400) | modernized in the original lyric form by...
‘An Oldie’s Valentine Love Poem’ by Jeff Eardley The Society February 14, 2022 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 9 Comments . An Oldie's Valentine Love Poem We met when she was seventeen, The fairest maid I’d ever seen. With eyes of blue and flaxen hair, My mouth agape,...
A Valentine: ‘To a Girl Named Olivia’ by Joseph S. Salemi The Society February 13, 2022 Beauty, Blank Verse, Love Poems, Poetry 19 Comments . To a Girl Named Olivia What shall I say to you of untold love In this more than empty space that lies between Our two selves wound in tongue-tied...
‘Aspects of Love’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society February 13, 2022 Culture, Love Poems, Pantoum, Poetry, Rondeau Redoublé 35 Comments . Aspects of Love . I. Unrequited a rondeau redoublé Tonight, my eyes are open and aware. The kiss I trusted was a lustful lie. I’m...
‘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,...
