Month: April 2022

. Apollo’s Lament He pounds his naked chest and looks for bones Suspecting that the bay tree is a sham. ...

. Apocrypha Two orbs in hand—one large, one small— He climbed the tower to the top. He let them go ...

. Beauty at the Waterslide She stood at the top of the waterslide, Bikini, new curves, wavy hair; Surrounded by ...

. Seasons of Change Our fervour was apricity’s embrace. As neon streaks awash a Nordic night, it flared unfettered through ...

. Revelation You never see suspects admitting their guilt, __Or partisans stating they lied. You’ll never hear soccer stars fearing ...

. Douglas MacArthur, Et Al. Douglas MacArthur waded through the surf, Unafraid to lead his men in battle. Today, they’d ...

. A Tale of April 25, 1999 I’d practiced Falun Gong for seven years. It stopped my spine disease’s jabbing ...

. Photo of Uluru / Ayers Rock by the Poet Uluru / Ayers Rock The winter outback chill of mid-Julys ...

. St. George Updated Our age old bold defender __Now an up to date transgender Is consorting with the witless ...

. By George! By George, St. George! You really are a slouch. Arise, pick up your lance, eschew the couch. ...

. Remembering Ophelia His scathing tongue had thrust her to the edge. It nudged her through the willow’s sunless fringe. ...

. A Call for Secession by Adam Sedia The fine arts currently lie atrophied in utter decline and degradation. Poetry is ...

. With Boots On Soon after break of day an old man comes Trudging along the thawing roads of Cottage ...

. All Out of Hope I am right here, Lord All out of hope. What of me now, Lord? End ...

. Is form in poetry making a comeback? It is according to the BBC. In this BBC podcast series, aspiring ...

. The Chained Oak This tale concerns the fifteenth Earl of Shrewsbury, A member of the English aristocracy. With mighty ...

. . Shhh… Shanghai trembles at the edge of hell As horror wafts and weaves its way through streets. The moon ...

. One Afternoon One hot Arabian afternoon a boom reverberated through my flat and woke my napping wife and children; ...

Judges Angela Alaimo O’Donnell James Sale . OVERALL WINNER . Papa’s Commedia by Nicholas Walz That was hellish—the hulking chopper ...

. Easter Monday Luke 24: 13 – 35 With hearts eclipsed by Friday’s three-day night And eyes still blinded to ...

. The Prince of Peace     He braved each gouging lash and bruising blow Till scourged and bludgeoned flesh was raw ...

. Easter 2022 In silence, night retires with a yawn— Its starlit labor blessed by God’s, “Well done.” And as ...

. Sunrise at the Hollywood Bowl A sleepy son, a father who mourned still. Their first time greeting Easter since ...

. Hymn to Aurora  1 Aurora, rise and cast your curls Of daybreak through the vapor swirls To drape my ...

. Support the Current Thing Don’t ponder on the horrors of our age. Don’t thumb through all those dusty history ...

. Via Dolorosa for those who have suffered abuse. Where does one go to forget? Where does one go to ...

. Sepulcher Jerusalem is built of prayer and quarried stone, From yearning, heartache, sacred scrolls and ancient bone--- The shuls, ...

. Annunciation It’s not really an angel but a voice, Less heard than sensed, an urgent undertone That murmurs in ...

. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare Classical Poets Student Edition Adapted by Evan Mantyk to retain the meaning ...

. Rendering Ruins A barn abandoned, left to drift alone, wind torn and breached upon the reef of time; fields, ...

. Tomorrow’s Poets by Enrique González Martínez (1871-1952) translated by Cheryl Corey Tomorrow’s poets will sing beyond all praise In ...

    . https://youtu.be/PguXX2PRzvI . CREDITS Poetry: Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) Voice-Over: Katy Mantyk Photos/Footage: “Unveiling the Statue of Liberty Enlightening ...

. The Flowers' Easter Debate Palm Sunday is the Flowers’ Easter, the day when they honored Jesus Christ entering Jerusalem. ...

. https://youtu.be/LllN9NflfR8 . Lost Song A compass that won’t point the way, And a map of the faraway skies… I ...

. A Clamshell in Concrete  I was a child in kindergarten class. My mother held my hand as we trod ...

. Ode to Spring I see you in the rut of butting rams. __I hear you in the chirruping of ...

. Parallel Man As I was going to the fair, I met a man with silver hair. The more I ...

. Slivered Moon Slivered moon on slippers slides Across the skies on silver tides, Draping cobwebs over trees And coaxing ...

. Love’s Seasons In the heat of the night, when conditions are right, __Gentle lovers will cuddle and spoon. It’s ...

. Birdbrains a villanelle   “When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry  about his actions.” ---Carter ...