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. The Faltering In time the sharpest mind begrimes with rust and memories are flaked from softened steel. Beliefs once...

. Like Him "But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord,...

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. Boycott the Bullies ---a pantoum for the real women boxers at the Paris Olympics Don’t let a slappy chap...

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. The 2024 Olympics . I. Excusez-moi, s’il vous plait, But having seen your lewd display, I’ve chosen not to...

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. Beauty Flowers are the faded stars that fall from silver skies, Raindrops are the sacred tears that leak from...

. In the Shade There Meekly Grows a Plant urushiol (yoo-roo-shee-awl) is the name of the compound in poison ivy...

. When I Have Penned My Final Thoughts _When Ihave penned my final thoughts and left to meet_the sky,don't organize...

. Cracks in the Ground Today the mourning parish bells have pealed. Men broke the dirt with family gathered round,...

. Three Small Tabs Upon the men’s room wall at church, A flyer’s there for men who search For healing...

. The Winner and Runner-ups are listed HERE. WHO Anyone in the world, of any age or background, may participate...

. Centaury The clear night sky spreads wide a tapestry of beauty in the stars that shimmer all throughout the...

. The Psychopath Addresses the Ladies Auxiliary of the Mental Ward "When an inner situation is not made conscious, it...

. Cat Contentment The cat begins his yawn by curling out His pinkest tongue tip as his lips begin To...

. Evensong “It’s your Church, Lord, I’m going to bed.” ---Evening Prayer of Pope St. John XXIII I know you’re...

. . If You Want to Get Someone’s Attention If you want to get someone's attention, then whisperor commit a...

. Questions of Legacy First the things we remember—Grandma’s laugh shaking a tablecloth, fixing blue eyes __on children next to...

. Washington Departs from Mount Vernon from Legends of Liberty, Volume 3 “Wouldn’t you rather stay?” Watching her doveOf sixteen...

. A Heroic Crown of Sonnets in Honor of the Ever Virgin . ---1st Mystery: The Prophecy of Isaiah ....

. Festal Flourish ---on a country festival, by Roman poet Tibullus (55-19 BC), translated by Margaret Coats All here may...

. The “La Vache Qui Rit” Candidate Here she comes smiling a big toothy grin at us Laughing and cackling...

. Men Sail Out The waves they come--- A timeless thing, The earth their home--- Adventures bring. Men sail out...

. Summertime The summer solstice, when it finally comes, Begins the ebbing of the sunlit hours, Which daily add up...

. The Maze Her little game of make believe has turned into a nightmare maze. Her tears have spilled upon...

. Well-Armed Lamb “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a...

. It’s All Her Fault ---with a nod to Eleanor Brown's "Bitcherel" Why write in meter when penning a poem,...

. What Is Grief?  When we are plagued by grief, We only think of sorrow— The loss of a dear...

. July The sounds of Nature presage__And brilliantly exudeAn all-compelling message__Of carefree attitude. The raven in the garden__That's cawing aw-aw-awAnd throaty-chirping...

. Endurance Endurance! A three-masted barquentine has lain a century beneath the ice. In frigid-climed Antarctica she’s been athwart the ocean...

. A Ballade to Becoming .. I. Conceptio You may have fame, be well to do, And live beneath a...

. The Northern Classical Garden ---on the transformation of a vacant lot by students and faculty at Northern Academy of...

. The Vision of George Washington based on the story by Wesley Bradshaw, published in 1880 . I. Message Disclosed...

. . An Epistle of Sullivan Dear Gilbert---your libretto is delightful! A charming English-Japanese confection. I now concede my words...

. Cyprus  July 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the invasion of part of Cyprus by Turkey Land of my...

. Candlelight Vigil the persecution of the peaceful meditation practice Falun Gong by the CCP began on July 20, 1999...

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