‘Messed Up Doesn’t Rhyme with Best’ by Phillip Whidden The Society April 13, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 5 Comments . Is poetry that’s free as free as all That? Surely it’s the poet who is free Or not. He makes the choice to make a sprawl Of words (and...
‘An Elegy for Bach’s Lost Cantatas’ by Lionel Willis The Society April 12, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry 6 Comments . Though many scores were lost, those that remain May well be thought the richest heritage Ever bequeathed by one blessed human brain: Incomparable...
A Poem on Biden’s Infrastructure Plan, by James A. Tweedie The Society April 11, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 11 Comments . Dear President Biden You act as if you were elected To spend my great-grandchildren’s money. By spending trillions you’ve infected Each one of...
‘Isaiah 5:20—Uncancellable’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society April 11, 2021 Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . Isaiah 5:20---Uncancellable They often call good evil, And call the evil good. Misclassifying basics? One wonders how they could. With light for...
Short Pandemic Poems by Joe Tessitore The Society April 10, 2021 Haiku and Senryu, Humor, Poetry, The Pandemic 27 Comments . The Plague They muzzle their breath, Sealed in rooms as if in tombs, Scared to death of death. . . A Tale from the City They’ve worn my...
‘Dusk Till Dawn’ and Other Poetry by Áine Mae The Society April 10, 2021 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 14 Comments . Dusk Till Dawn The ocean rainAnd sleep played me—A willing pawn.I dreamt of youFrom nautical duskTill nautical...
A Poem on Prince Philip (1921-2021): ‘As an Actor in Macbeth’ by Phillip Whidden The Society April 9, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 36 Comments . excerpted from the sonnet sequence Philip, Prince of Greece and Great Britain He wore a white gold crown wherever he Was living, Denmark, Greece,...
‘Night Verses’ and Other Poetry by Brian Palmer The Society April 9, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 9 Comments . Night Verses The airy rush of thoughts today The evening breeze has whisked away. The wind that spoke to me in wings Has flown and left old,...
A Poem on Myanmar Protester Kyal Sin: ‘Fallen Angel’ by Bethany Mootsey The Society April 8, 2021 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 7 Comments . Tribute to 19-year-old Kyal Sin, known as "Angel," a dancer, taekwondo champion, and first-time voter who was killed during the protests against...
‘Gun Control Is Mind Control’ by Roy E. Peterson The Society April 8, 2021 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 49 Comments . When all guns have been banned,__When all rifles are taken,When your words have been censored,__When your life has been shaken--- When all...
‘The House That Fauci Built’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society April 7, 2021 Culture, Poetry, The Pandemic 5 Comments . The House That Fauci Built by Dr. Weslie Ubeca Within the U.S. government, he was the highest paid He sighed, denied, and p-lied; he was a yo-yo...
‘Unfit for Purpose’ by David Watt The Society April 7, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 9 Comments . Our neighbours bought a sheepdog: a heeler brindled blue, And all was well (or so it seemed) until his faults showed through; For when it came to...
‘Cherry Blossom Viewing’ by Margaret Coats The Society April 6, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 34 Comments . Like someone else, in unaccustomed dress, I choose that silken smoothness graze my skin __As fragile branches effloresce, Revealing vernal...
‘Memento Mori’: A Sonnet by Sasha A. Palmer The Society April 6, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 6 Comments . We stick to what we know, what we can touch, Hold in our hands; unable to foretell What lies ahead, denying Time with such Abandonment, pretending...
A Translation of François Villon’s ‘Ballade of Prayer to Our Lady,’ by Joseph S. Salemi The Society April 5, 2021 Acrostic, Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation 11 Comments . Ballade of Prayer to Our Lady (in the voice of the poet’s mother) by François Villon (1431-1463), from French by Joseph S. Salemi Lady of...
Four Poems for Early Spring, by C.B. Anderson The Society April 5, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 20 Comments . Rededication The sullen days of winter Remain a galling splinter Within my thickened skin, So let the games begin! Though I’m inclined to...
Life Under the CCP: ‘Family’ by Damian Robin The Society April 5, 2021 Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry 18 Comments for Xiaoyao Yin and her UK family Loud thumps were more than company; __front door as thin as any. Mum walked across the noise to see __each thump...
‘If He Came Now…’: An Easter Rondeau by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society April 4, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau 20 Comments . If He came now, God’s only Son, To save a world that’s come undone Would we continue to defy His truth, to stoke the ruthless lie That claims...
‘Peace and Love Are Here’ by Sandi Christie The Society April 4, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 9 Comments . The world is full of suffering and pain; We wait in fear for death to walk our way; We look for anyone that we can blame Projecting fear and hate...
A Poem for Easter Sunday: ‘Lord of the Cross’ by James A. Tweedie The Society April 4, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . “The strife is o’er, the battle won”—18th c. Hymn As hapless hope and hopelessness collide The mid-day sun looms black above the cross; A...
‘Easter!’: Translation of an Italian Sonnet by Joseph S. Salemi The Society April 4, 2021 Culture, Poetry, Translation 13 Comments . Easter! by Rosario Previti (1882-1967), from Italian by Joseph S. Salemi Why your bitter torment on the cross, Martyr of Golgotha, if the world on...
‘Magnificat’ by Brian Yapko The Society April 3, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 19 Comments . Praise Him for the lightning in the gale,For balmy winds, for crystals in the snow.Wonder at the gaudy peacock’s tail,Observe how huge the...
Easter Season Sonnets by Anne de Marquets (1533–1588), translated by Margaret Coats The Society April 3, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation 20 Comments . Sonnet 181 Jesus had suffered more than we can tell, But when released, His soul at once aspired To save the just, whom their long wait had...
‘Pilate’s Wife’ by Cynthia Erlandson The Society April 2, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 17 Comments . I’ve had a nightmare! Let that just man go! You’re right that he’s done nothing wrong. They’re wrong To want him dead. No, nothing you...
‘Pietà’ by James A. Tweedie The Society April 2, 2021 Art, Beauty, Culture, Poetry 9 Comments . Behold the Queen of Heaven weeping, seeping __Tears that rend her heart and ours. As one __Who mourns she grasps and clasps the...
‘A Mother’s Eyes’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society April 2, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 45 Comments . She burns to bear his burden (take the weight) But he is far beyond her guiding reach. Beyond her soothing arms, he meets his fate. Her heavy...
Two Poems for Easter, by Martin Rizley The Society April 2, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 14 Comments . The Lovely World Behold the frozen, flaxen fields at morn– The tall grass shining on the hills of clay Which sunlit wisps of winter frost...
A Poem on the Equality Act: ‘Second-Place Sue’ by Julian Woodruff The Society April 1, 2021 Culture, Poetry 18 Comments . Sue was the star of Central High. In girls’ athletics she excelled. Her competition would just sigh. The best of it she ably quelled. Track,...
‘For the Birds’ and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore The Society April 1, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 20 Comments . For the Birds The cardinal in his bold, red cloak; His wife so subtle, so bespoke. In complimentary blues and grays, The raucous jays---they have...
‘On the Seasons’ by Erin J. Kahn The Society March 31, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 9 Comments . With what perfection are the seasons spun; When we grow tired of the opulent sun, A wind from the north comes fanning our cheek The trees turn...
‘Dedicated to Those Who Give up Chocolate for Lent’ by Tonia Kalouria The Society March 30, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 16 Comments . A Box of Chocolates is like Life: (That Mrs. Gump she got it right.) You never know just what you’ll get, so take a chance: Jump in; don’t...
‘Nature’s Magic’ and Other Poetry by David Irby The Society March 30, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 8 Comments . Nature's Magic Some say that there is magic in the night,but it holds no more marvels than the day.The sun emits her own fantastic lightwhile moon...
‘Ode to Hidden Splendor’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society March 29, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 41 Comments . Ode to Hidden Splendor I heard your rolling croon beyond my vision Blooming in the balm of winter’s breeze--- A...
‘The Ballerina Praying’ by Joe Tessitore The Society March 29, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 9 Comments . The candlelight was dim and spare And Claire was there, lost in prayer And slightly swaying to and fro (She dances for Him, this I know) And I do...
‘Sinister Symbols’ by James A. Tweedie The Society March 28, 2021 Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry 10 Comments . O, how I wish I could write about pandas, Cute, bamboo-shoot-eating, black and white pandas. Furry and cuddly like overgrown teddy bears, Roly and...
‘The Parting of the Sea’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko The Society March 28, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 19 Comments . The Parting of the Sea Salvation in the parting of the Sea, Its churning waves pierced by a knife of cloud And split in two allowing us to...
Two More Poems with ‘Conceits’ by Joseph S. Salemi The Society March 27, 2021 Beauty, Essays, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Forms 10 Comments . The Bibliophile’s Birth Certificate Marius Michel (1846-1925) was one of the most prominent and gifted bookbinders in France. He produced work in...
‘Exodus 12’ by Theresa Rodriguez The Society March 27, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 18 Comments . “And when I see the blood, I will pass over you.” ---Exodus 12:13 As you have commanded, the blood to The lintel and the doorposts of my...
A Beacon in the Darkness: The Poetics and Poetry of Robert Frost The Society March 26, 2021 Essays, Poetry 9 Comments . “A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.” ---Robert Frost An Essay by Adam Sedia To many in America, Robert Frost is the grandfatherly...
A Sonnet on the Canceling of Shakespeare, by Jake Murel The Society March 25, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 16 Comments . In Memoriam, W.S. Most righteous, good, and well-intentioned peers, I write these lines to bury Shakespeare—not To praise him—and here prove...
