. La Vie en Rose  I came across that daft old ditty “Tiptoe Through the Tulips”And wondered why its lyrics...

. The Vile Monkey and the Patient Buffalo ---adapted from a Jataka tale of India A powerful old buffalo Once...

. Predawn High Sierra Hike The new-moon, star-lit darkness does not hide The beauty that surrounds me on the trail,...

. A Ballad of Fortune "Be brave now, my darlin', We're migrating West! Let's pack up our wagon And then...

. An American Explains (to a Curious Brit) On politics here---well, it twists and it bends, Confusing beginnings with stranger...

. To Truth ---in memory of Charlie Kirk (1993 – 2025) You fly above the flap and fray,Beyond the stir...

. Blood, Sea ---after Italo Calvino Beyond the blight of urban sprawl, About six hundred yards from shore, A pod...

. The poem "The Loons of Colby Lake" by Michael Pietrack read by the poet himself at the Society of...

. On Charlie Kirk and His Assassins Make people think. Engage them in debate. Allow them to articulate with reason...

. Four Slogans of Qi Hong In Chongqing, China, August 29th, on high-rise walls, a bold display of anticommunist ideas...

. A Victorian Dad Advises on Parenthood When children eat their daily gruel, _They must not be heard. Seen, they...

. Pamela’s Garden You’ll find her in the garden every day,Her comfort and her confidence so bright.Among the dahlias purple...

. Another North The Megalopolis just north of here Rumbles and heaves and slumbers not at all, Though I at...

. Why She Broke Up with Him Not long before their college graduation, His bright and beautiful four-year girlfriend, With...

. Thy Servant Elizabeth _“Well-done, unswerving servant,” _All the church bells rang _On all the roads of England, _While all...

. To the Venezuelan Drug Runners Sleeping in the Sea To Tren de Aragua—congratulations on your new life as Caribbean...

. Hope By no means has my hope turned to despair. I’ve not the wakeful nights, the woeful gaze Up...

. Black Holes Some say the universe is full of holes That suck in all that is. At warp-speed, gone....

. Last Minute Change Fowl, tragic days, Hen-house ablaze; Chickens took flight. Tofu tonight? . . A Man Eating Chicken...

. Prefab Tabernacle They placed their prefab tabernacle there Between the supermarket and the gym And come each Sunday, clad...

. Poetic Justice Poetic justice: a literary device whereby virtue is ultimately rewarded and misdeeds punished, but only after an...

. Ned's Bad Day The gear that he intended was reverse,But to his detriment, he put the carIn drive. At...

. The poem "Libra" by Patricia Rogers Crozier read by the poet herself at the Society of Classical Poets online...

. Meddling A pair of cardinals build a Maytime nest outside my home, deep in a boxwood tree. My window...

. Sunflower Field _A boundless, isle-less sea of green Bestrewn with yellow starbursts gently swaying--- The heavens mirrored, dazzlingly displayed...

. Hypnos Wraiths of twilight-conjured mist: At last, a prospect of release. Come child, keep our nightly tryst. To you,...

. First Prize: $2,000. Publication on the Society's website and Journal. . Submission Fee: $20 (The fee comes with a...

. First Prize: $200. Publication in the Society's website and The Society of Classical Poets Journal. . Submission Fee: $5...

. Surviving the Cultural Revolution Why should this tourist want to take my picture? I’m just a woman who is...

. At Brown University, 14 August 2025 It is a fitting name, at least, For every building that I see...

. Spacewalk Around earth’s blue-white marble sphere the black is ancient, soundless, near; starry webs burn in dawnlike glare. A...

. Band of Brothers A picture of two soldiers in their prime. A scribbled note in cursive on the back....

. Coming Attractions (1994) Black is white, white is black, two and two is three. Put your common sense away,...

. Listen Britannia! Listen Britannia! All ye who would never be slaves. Hear the word of the Lord, He who...

. The Best Haiku of 2025 The Winner and Runners-Up of the Society of Classical Poets 2025 Haiku Competition Judged...

. A Reason for Hope __The sky so bright, __The morning mist, __The inbound flight Back to the items on...

. Lyrics by Philodemus of Gadara (circa 1st century BC) translated from Greek by Joseph S. Salemi . V.13 Charito...

. A Rant . I. Pay for a surrogate to birth you a kid. Feed it on formula falsely construed....

. To a Most Tempting Pancake “Quae mollis est, amanda est.” (What is soft, is to be loved) ---Libri Matutini...

. Sally in Our Alley ---written by Henry Carey (born Aug. 26) in 1725 Of all the girls that are...