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The poem “Wisdom and Sway” by Mark F. Stone read by the poet himself at the Society of Classical Poets online Poetry Symposium on June 28, 2025:
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Video created by Andrew Benson Brown.
I would like to assure you all that i am in relatively fine fettle and not, as of yet, lubbered…
Peter, your faith comes shining through in these precious gems. They are reasoned and inspiring.
Excellent comedy, indeed -- especially the thermometer, with its hilarious rhymes, and the irony of the Job Interview.
Russel, in addition to being a good poet, you are clearly a wonderful people-lover. What a great project you have…
"Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" makes a simple yet strong assertion of faith. There is no argument, just the confident statement,…
What a great figurative-allegorical picture of our times. And another beautiful video by ABB.
Mark, as I neglected to say when this poem first appeared, it is an apt fable for any community suffering from a domineering leader. That’s what makes it timeless. A great concept on your part, complete with the natural joy of everyone involved when nature brings down pseudo-science.
Well done, Andrew, with relevant drawings from an indeterminate time in the past, yet “not far away,” and still including the even more relevant recent photo, while accompanying the whole with simple music in accord with the lyric genre.
As long as we can determine between genuine science and fraudulent science, like that of flat Earthers and blaming Panadol for autism (processed food and food additives are a more likely culprit, though no one wants to give up their hot dawgs), we should be okay.