. Roofless Church The stone-hewn walls, No window sash. No pews, no halls. Burnt logs, damp ash. The roof, vanished....

. American Espionage and the Soviet Target I was assigned to Russia as an Army attaché— A legal spy who...

. "It Just So Happens" Dark creatures prowl the islands of the mind On silent paw, as panthers in the...

. When Poems Are Lyrics and Vice Versa by James A. Tweedie Lyrics are poems written to join with music...

. When Fervid Female Stoops to Folly after Goldsmith’s “When lovely woman stoops to folly” When fervid female stoops to...

. Speak Loud God's Praise ---to the tune of Ellacombe ("I Sing the Mighty Power of God") Speak loud the...

. Lamb and Lion God spoke and caused a great commotion, putting time and space in motion. Nothing is now,...

. Black Friday Before Christmas Many of the stories are real ones from the Internet. ‘Twas the month before Christmas...

. Fair Game on Thanksgiving Day Please tell me if you think I’ve crossed a line by unremittingly abusing you...

. The Greatest Gift of All To wake and find I still can see and feel And know deep down...

. Celestial Potatoes Thanksgiving morning, poised I stand: near cutting board, honed knife in hand. My self-taught method must suffice:...

. Book Reviewed: Uttering the Unutterable: Aristotle, Religion, and Literature by Louis Groarke, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2023 by Margaret Coats...

. https://youtu.be/ayfBdVJxeKk . . Andrew Benson Brown's epic-in-progress, Legends of Liberty, chronicles the major events of the American Revolution. He...

. Election Correction Newsome, Whitmer, Pritzker, Hockel, Murphy Have a strange idea of how things should be. Then, of course,...

. Ode to the Dogs Puppy to playmate they bring us much joy whether sleeping or hunting for favorite toys....

. Samhain Behind the turning leaves a red-breast peeks,In light dim-lit by mists on Samhain dawn;The earth is churned by...

. The Ballad of Mark and P’Nut The lamp is lit, computer’s on, __My coffee has been brewed. I scroll...

. Madrigal à la Tasso The surface of the lake reflects the flight _Of one and then another swan; _How...

. The Lop-Sided House A lop-sided house on the edge of a cliff; A family trying so hard to be...

. Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, Loved by the Viewer and the Baronet The lady wanted prettiness and style. (The artist...

. Underfoot Fescue and clover: A luxuriant carpet Fit for a king’s feet. . . Murder They take noisy flight,...

. Montana High School Reunion The big fella who grew up in Butte, Claimed his high school sweetheart was so...

. Contemplative Days A sky of dim and pale display __Brings forth late autumn calm. "A restful peace," it seems...

. Smile “Nothing you wear is more important than your smile.” ---Connie Stevens I didn’t weigh your sway and worth__Until you...

. The Trochaic Poems of Dorothy Parker by Joseph S. Salemi A few poets become famous, while most go down...

. Talk Around the Urn In our Sunday best, on folding chairs, We solemnly talk around the urn; A tear,...

. A Colossal Event of Avoidance “This is a colossal event of avoidance not just in the state of Florida,...

. Melancholy Hues (of Autumn) ---an ode The third of four trimesters of the yearsees summer flag. The mercury recedesand...

. A Vacillating Villanelle On Perception  "Understanding the world for a man is reducing it to the human, stamping it...

. Truth Streaked Across the Sky Truth streaked across the skyAlighting on a foreign strand,Where politicians buried itBeneath the lying...

. Saint Andrew My Uncle Andrew lived his lifeInflicting others pain and strife.‘Twas always said by mother dear“No good shall...

. Just Doin' Our Job As if they didn’t have enough to do already---harvesting the light to make food for...

. Sailing to Illusium Unheralded, the ancient oracle Appears and disappears, pronounce announcing Creaturely mortality while singing Dirges under breath;...

. Diners For single men alone, what impulse spurs us To find them everywhere? –the burned-out lights, the squat brick...

. Great Expectation Classical Poets Student Edition The summary and introduction below is from a newly adapted (UK spellings Americanized...

. Raking Leaves The blaze of autumn's orange-gold is gone, And now it's time to rake the fallen leaves, __To...

. Solid Rock With open heart, but eyes shut tight, led by our feelings, not by sight, they are the...

. First Pick Flamingo They used to call this player the flamingo; They chaffed and mocked; they were full of...

. A Brief Respite From murky depths, I rise, by duty fetched,And breaking surface in the waking world,I find my...

. Jehu Destroys the Temple and Statue of Baäl "—What did that madman want?" ---2 Kings 9:11 He saw Jehu...