‘Pope Sylvester II and Meridiana’ by Joseph S. Salemi (and an Essay on Dramatic Monologues) The Society October 24, 2021 Culture, Essays, Humor, Poetry 11 Comments . Pope Sylvester II and Meridiana Pope Sylvester II, born Gerbert de Aurillac (946-1003), is said to have had a demonic succubus named Meridiana who...
‘Fright Night’ and Other Poetry by Lionel Willis The Society October 24, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . Fright Night This is the night the dead walk in the streets Looking like neighbors’ children, masked In tricks they have been taught to...
On Seasonal Affective Disorder: ‘October Leaves’ by Richard Lackman The Society October 23, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . As I look out upon October leaves And brown grass weathered by the autumn sun, I see the shafts of light a bare branch cleaves And so much of...
‘By Waterloo Station’ by Paul A. Freeman The Society October 23, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 21 Comments . By Waterloo Station I sat down and thought (on a bench not too far from the turbulent stream) of Edwardian London’s once dominant port, and of...
‘Lady Macbeth’s Regret’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society October 22, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Shakespeare 44 Comments . Lady Macbeth’s Regret Soft hands that led her smitten lord to bedInflamed the flare and thrust of his desire.Cool hands that won his trust and...
‘The Twilight’s Last Gleaming?’ and Other Poetry by Cynthia Erlandson The Society October 21, 2021 Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . The Twilight’s Last Gleaming? The waning moon is framed by crippled branches; One long white stripe of cloud-chalk intersects Another: an...
‘Perfect Apples’ and Other Autumn Poems, by C.B. Anderson The Society October 20, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 15 Comments . Perfect Apples The Law of Perfect Apples says it all:A malic acid tang pervades the crispAnd shocking mouth appeal that tells you fallIs under...
‘I Took a Notion’ (A Man’s View and Then a Woman’s), by Norma Pain The Society October 20, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 23 Comments . I Took a Notion (A Man’s View) I took a notion once in life, To find myself a willing wife. A wife who’d cook and clean and mend And to my...
‘Ballade for His Lady Deceased’ by Charles d’Orléans, translated by Margaret Coats The Society October 19, 2021 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry, Translation 26 Comments . Ballade for His Lady Deceased by Charles d’Orléans (1394–1465) Alas, Death, who made you so bold? My noble princess you possess; My...
‘Gods Having Too Much Fun’ by Cheryl Corey The Society October 19, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 12 Comments . When the goddesses came by the light of the dawn, They were greeted with music, and what did they see, But a flute that was pressed to the lips of...
‘The Battle of Glorieta Pass’ by Brian Yapko The Society October 18, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 19 Comments . I’m old, my young ones. Soon I’ll have to leave. But ere we part I have just one tale more To share---a tale of valor. Never grieve A grandpa...
‘Autumn’ by Joe Tessitore The Society October 18, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 17 Comments . Autumn You’ll notice, ‘round this time of year, That to the flowers they hold dear, The bees will cling the whole night through--- And if you...
‘History’s Tide’ by Clara Huang The Society October 18, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, High School Submissions, Poetry 5 Comments . after the Epoch Times series' How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling the World History’s tide brought us forth to this day, A dark, sullen mist...
A Reading of ‘Endless Bloom’ by Angel L. Villanueva The Society October 17, 2021 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry, Readings, Video 15 Comments . https://youtu.be/eRp7_tqfxTs On Rumble here:...
‘Prince Albert in a Can’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie The Society October 17, 2021 Beauty, Covid-19, Culture, Humor, Poetry 23 Comments . Prince Albert in a Can What can I say? I wore a mask and did The social distance thing, got Pfizer-vaxxed And tested negative five times (I kid You...
‘Nature Is Bountiful’ by Roy E. Peterson The Society October 16, 2021 Beauty, Poetry, The Environment 17 Comments . Nature is bountiful giving to man All that we require, however She can; Food for the table and meds for the sick; Gas for the car that can make...
Three Poems on Having COVID-19, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society October 15, 2021 Covid-19, Culture, Pantoum, Poetry, Villanelle 48 Comments . A Pox Upon My House a pantoum I heard the hiss of sickness as my mind cracked. I scoured and bleached and reached new hygiene heights. I locked...
‘Pareidolia’ by Beverly Stock The Society October 15, 2021 Humor, Poetry 26 Comments . Pareidolia: The science of seeing faces in everyday objects. Apophenia: The human tendency to seek patterns in random information. Long-nosed...
‘It’s No Surprise’ by Russel Winick The Society October 14, 2021 Culture, Poetry 9 Comments . When you see Inflation rise It’s no surprise... When you see All the goods In short supplies, Work disincentivized, It’s no surprise... When...
‘From Darkest Antiquity’ by Martin Rizley The Society October 13, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 18 Comments . FROM DARKEST ANTIQUITY . I. Ancient Ritual A thousand brown feet burn on sand In Pharaoh’s funeral caravan. By many a mirage they pass Of phantom...
‘Alfred the Great’ and Other Limericks by Peter Hartley The Society October 12, 2021 Culture, Humor, Limerick, Poetry 25 Comments . Alfred the Great Alfred the Great was a shy king Who found it not much to his liking __Making do with cornflakes __‘Cos he’d burned all the...
‘Geronimo the Alpaca – In Memoriam’ by Paul A. Freeman The Society October 11, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Rondeau 3 Comments . read about Geronimo here Geronimo! That is my name; I’ve garnered international fame because I haven’t got TB, or have I? That’s the...
‘What Did Paul Revere?’ and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore The Society October 10, 2021 Covid-19, Culture, Humor, Poetry 9 Comments . What Did Paul Revere? Listen, my children, and shed a tear, Because everything that he held dear Did vanish in the blink of an eye And banished,...
‘Whose Life Improved?’ by Michael Charles Maibach The Society October 10, 2021 Poetry 8 Comments . What do you do? What mission’s yours? Come now, be true: Which soul now stirs? Who do you serve? Whose life improved? What cause advanced? What...
‘Love Thy Neighbor’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society October 9, 2021 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 8 Comments . . Love Thy Neighbor Make no excuseIf sheer abuseIs all you giveTo those who live Around you. OwnThat you aloneMust bear the shameAnd take the...
Three Sonnets on Contemporary Poetry, by Joseph S. Salemi The Society October 8, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 25 Comments . Prerequisites for a Trendy Poetry Reading Casual clothes, streetwise but debonair: Knit sweater, denims (slightly dishabille); A tentative,...
‘Discrimination by Who?’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society October 8, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 9 Comments . Discrimination by Who? YMCA basketball for 7-year olds It’s not the least bit personal, But kids who have no skills at all, Will often seem to...
‘Heartfelt Baptism’ and Other Poetry by Mike Ruskovich The Society October 7, 2021 Beauty, Poetry, Villanelle 3 Comments . Heartfelt Baptism The morning rain that washes this day clean of yesterday's despair, of last night's sleep, and promises to turn the pastures...
‘Why Freedom Had to Die’: A Song by Jack DesBois The Society October 6, 2021 Covid-19, Humor, Music, Poetry, Song Lyrics, Video 3 Comments . https://youtu.be/ErwnJkA4G68 inspired by a T-shirt at a Boston freedom rally You may be wondering why Freedom had to die. You may be wondering...
‘Olio Bergoglio’ by Julian Woodruff The Society October 6, 2021 Culture, Poetry 11 Comments . on “Pope Francis’ Plans will ‘destroy’ contemplative life: Franciscan friar” Here’s a question: What’s it to the pope how cloistered...
‘A Pantoum of Wager’ and Other Poetry by Leland James The Society October 6, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Pantoum, Poetry 1 Comment . A Pantoum of Wager God said to Satan: Have you seen my servant Job, a man who fears God and shuns evil. Satan replied: You’ve bought him with...
‘In Love’s Counting House’ by Charles d’Orléans (1394–1465), translated by Margaret Coats The Society October 5, 2021 Chant Royal, Humor, Love Poems, Poetry, Translation 19 Comments . In Love's Counting House by Charles d’Orléans (1394–1465) One day I asked my heart to heed A claim for pay that I commended, And we in secret...
‘Regret Hangs on Where Opportunity Once Existed’ by Richard Buchanan The Society October 4, 2021 Beauty, Humor, Love Poems, Poetry 17 Comments . Regret Hangs on Where Opportunity Once Existed There are lots of sad words we lament with such ease,But there’s none any sadder and mournful than...
‘How Long Will It Last?’: A Haiku and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore The Society October 3, 2021 Beauty, Haiku and Senryu, Poetry 8 Comments . Haiku How long will it last? Butterflies are in decline. Monarch flutters past. . . Nevermore (and Somewhat Less) Beside a little country...
Poetry Challenge: Write a Tetra-Pentameter Poem The Society October 2, 2021 Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Contests 54 Comments Write a rhyming poem that works as either ten lines of tetrameter or eight lines of pentameter. Post it in the comments section below. This challenge...
‘The Shepherd Who Remained in the Fields’ and Other Poetry by Duane Caylor The Society October 2, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . The Shepherd Who Remained in the Fields I had to stay behind to watch the flocks,a sentry against lions, bears, wolves, thieves,and other dangers...
White House Nursery Rhymes: ‘The Case Against Humpty Dumpty’ by Roy E. Peterson The Society October 1, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 11 Comments . August 31, 2021 Humpty Dumpty looked at the wallHumpty Dumpty said “This must fall.”Mexican cartels, yes rapists and thugs,Cross now with ease...
‘The Untrue Artist’ and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath The Society September 30, 2021 Beauty, Humor, Love Poems, Poetry 17 Comments . The Untrue Artist “The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than...
‘SAT Tips’: A Poem for Students by Evan Mantyk The Society September 30, 2021 Culture, Education, Poetry 16 Comments . SAT Tips Leave nothing blank, your chances are __As good as one in four; So when the end is not too far __Fill in! to raise your score. Jot notes...
Two Excerpts from Legends of Liberty, Chapter 5, by Andrew Benson Brown The Society September 29, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Epic, Poetry 11 Comments . from Legends of Liberty Volume 1 . The Battle of Concord By that rude bridge men formed up double file,The company from Acton in the van.Their...
