‘Ode to Numbness’ by Thomas Benstead
. Piteous Fools! The time has comeWhen all men seek to be is numb.The toils of our daily lifeDo overwhelm ...
Month: May 2021
A Poem for Derek Chauvin, by Evan Mantyk
. An Angel Speaks to the Imprisoned Derek Chauvin “Although it has been difficult,__I know you’ll make it through.Of course ...
‘For a Friend Fighting Cancer’ and Other Poetry by Lee Goldberg
. For a Friend Fighting Cancer And so it seems before the dawn that darkness reigns and hope is gone. ...
‘Precious Procedure and Process’ by Joseph S. Salemi
. When I was eighteen years old, something happened that had a profound effect on my view of the world. ...
‘How to Be Trendy on Campus’ by Sarban Bhattacharya
. Entering college is an easy way Of making lots of friends, a herd of mares; Just drink a toast ...
A Mother’s Day Poem from a Mother to a Son, by Susan Jarvis Bryant
. A Sonnet for My Son On Mother’s Day, I simply have to say I’m humbled by my role and ...
‘The Praise of Age’ by Walter Kennedy (1450–1508), Translated by Margaret Coats
. At Matins’ hour, the middle of the night,I woke, and soon found I was not alone;A man who seemed ...
‘I Am With Child’ by Michael Charles Maibach
.For all my lifeI felt alone---Out on the road,As well as home. I saw couples With children near,Filled to the ...
Split Nursery Rhyme Poetry Challenge
. Split a line from a nursery rhyme and use the halves to open and close a poem. Post yours ...
‘A Personal Relationship’ by Daniel Kemper
. Part II of the Coffee Trilogy. (Part I can be found here.) In the beginning was the Word, and ...
‘Ode to an Osprey’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant
. Today I spied you, red in beak and claw.You perched atop a roadside pole to dineOn scaly prey with ...
‘I Asked the Moon’ by David Irby
. I asked the moon, "Do you feel all alone?" She said, "I have no time. I've lots to do. ...
‘There Once Was a Very Big Lie’: A Limerick by Joe Tessitore
. There once was a very big lie, That our country refused to deny. While we did what they told ...
‘Living in a Purple Wood’ by Roy E. Peterson
.. Whoever said that change is good Is living in a purple wood Behind a tree behind a bough; A ...
‘Dactylic Proverbs’ by James A. Tweedie
. Set your priorities—don't be uncouth—know the Secret to happiness lies in this truth: “Though the Sum of all things ...
’52 B.C.’ by Cindy Hill
. Six hundred years before Old Sarum fell, the might of Rome faced down the Gallic tribes on earthen ramparts ...
‘Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia’ by Mike Bryant
. "To indulge in hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian tergiversation is not to show your erudition: rather, it is to be superficial.” ---Steven ...
Epitaphs of Great Poets and Writers
Compiled by Roy E. Peterson Readers are encouraged to add other great poets' and writers' epitaphs in the comments section ...
Three Poems after Ecclesiastes 9, by Jeff Kemper
. One Fate Ecclesiastes 9:1-6 Shall I portend, and shall I explicate What eyes can see themselves, ere they go ...
‘Prayer’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick
. Prayer Of people who pray, Routinely or not, He wonders what the case is. Are they of belief Prayer ...
Reflections on China’s God of War Statue on International Workers Day—May 1
by Michael Curtis When next you float down the Yangtze River through Jingzhou City, likely you will notice Guan Yu, ...
Adam, thank you very much indeed! I'm glad to hear you find the dodo humorous. I think Lewis Carroll may…
Scott, thank you very much for your kind and appreciative comments. I am glad so many of us on this…
Martin, what a generous and inspirational comment. My Muse is dancing with delight and telling me to fetch my pen…
... and I absolutely love your “memento mori” observation. My personified Earth IS whispering of our own mortality. Perhaps the…
Brian, as ever your comments are perceptive and generous and a pleasure to receive. Your close reading of the form…
