‘On the Divine Mercy’: A Poem by Eustache Deschamps, Translated by Margaret Coats
. On the Divine Mercy Seven times the just man falls, and rises again. ---Proverbs 24:16 by Eustache Deschamps (1346-1406) ...
Month: May 2023
A Poem on ‘Land and Lake and Sky’ and Other Poetry by Martin Rizley
. Land and Lake and Sky Here standing by the margin of a lake, I look into its waters, cool ...
‘Why Can’t I Marry My Pit Bull?’ and Other Poems by Norma Pain
. Why Can’t I Marry My Pit Bull? Why can’t I marry my pit bull? He’d make an incredible spouse, ...
A Poem on Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, by Jeff Eardley
. September 9th 1901… A September evening in old Paris town, The time when Parisians let their hair down. There’s ...
‘Ode to the Turnip’: A Poem by Paul A. Freeman
. Ode to the Turnip Oh, turnip! You’re a vegetable maligned, suggestive of a drunk’s empurpled nose. Baked, or boiled, ...
‘Bend in the River’: A Poem by Leland James
. Bend in the River In looking back, a moment since it seems, the river ran, a fawn, leaping, cavorting; ...
‘Poet, What Dreamer Thou Art’: A Poem by Cheryl Corey
. Poet, What Dreamer Thou Art "I feel more and more every day, that as my imagination strengthens, that I ...
‘The Shortfalls of Empirical Knowledge’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson
. The Shortfalls of Empirical Knowledge Sorry, Iowa. Each night is different from all previous And therefore not the same ...
A Poem Inspired by the Coronation of King Charles III, by Susan Jarvis Bryant
. An Unexpected Smile inspired by the coronation of King Charles III Today I woke before the sun had spread ...
‘Byron Swims the Hellespont’ by Joseph S. Salemi: A Reading by Andrew Benson Brown
. If you enjoy this video from Andrew Benson Brown's Classical Poets Live, please click on "Watch on YouTube" and ...
DoorWay Canto 2 Extract from James Sales’ Epic Poem
. DoorWay Canto 2, Extract The Poet has gone through the ‘DoorWay’ and entered heaven. Here in the second Canto ...
A Poem and Warning for the Coronation of King Charles III, by Susan Jarvis Bryant
. A Right Royal Coronation Anon the pomp and pageantry will beam From London as King Charles III is crowned. ...
A Bus Poem by Paul Martin Freeman: ‘The Number 151: Teatime in Cheam’
. The Number 151: Teatime in Cheam A Cautionary Tale . Now this is a story of two little girls; ...
‘Planets, Gods and Weekdays’: A Poem by Isabella Simmonds
. Planets, Gods and Weekdays Alarms are snoozed, and Monday's born. A few more snores as dreams are shorn, And ...
Poems on Books and Devices, and Other Poetry by Russel Winick
. Books Some say that books are obsolete, __Preferring new devices. But reading books is still a treat, __No gadget ...
‘Sophisticated Lady—Small Town Girl’: A Poem by Mark Stellinga
. . Sophisticated Lady—Small Town Girl “Sophisticated lady” gropes the table at her bedside, blindly taking random swipes to kill ...
‘On Binge-Reading Sylvia Plath’: An Expanded Sonnet by Brian Yapko
. On Binge-Reading Sylvia Plath Verdammte mirror-bee-eyes stare at you As you describe in depth colossal pain. You say too ...
‘The Sonogram’ and Other Poetry by Jeffrey Essmann
. The Sonogram Dodona housed the oracle of Zeus, And there the Greeks sought his prophetic aid (Whose force depended ...
A Recipe and a Poem: ‘Chicken and Andouille Gumbo’ and Other Poetry by Mary Gardner
. Chicken and Andouille Gumbo Try my gumbo recipe From the land of andouille: ½ cup unsalted butter; ½ cup ...
From 'primeval' beginnings to 'immortality' (almost biblical!), you have weaved a spiritual thread through this piece, Margaret, incorporating longer vocabulary…
Margaret, your Lotus poem is so sweet. I always imagine that lotus flowers are accompanied by invisible faeries. I enjoyed…
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…
