. . Blackberry Memories We’d fill our buckets to the brim--- __my brother, sis, and I--- and rush the juicy...

. Perchance to Dream __The sky is wide, __The sea is deep, And when we’ve woken into sleep __A place...

. Nine: A Song for a Granddaughter for a girl, M___, raised in my household, though not a blood relative...

. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 6 Part 2 of 3: The Problem with Prestigious Poetry Journals If...

. Have a Pity for War! Have a pity for war, When its friends are no more. All its chums...

. . A Curveball of Blackbirds “Thousands of blackbirds fell out of the sky….” —The New York Times    ....

. Pilgrimage The strong will long to go on pilgrimage, Assembling to reclaim their heritage Of sanctity and stable permanence...

. The Workaholic Takes Time Off Dear Partners: I apologize for having Less than normal time today. I have a...

. Hymn to the Night Every thinking creature adores the light __Where twinkling stones and stars and flowers stun Senseless...

. A Madrigal Setting Music composed by James A. Tweedie for William Shakespeare's "Come Away" from Twelfth Night. Words by...

. On Professionally Hesitant Poets O, for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention! —Shakespeare,...

. On Going Through Max's Things in memory of Max Rizley, Jr., 1956-2001 As sand slips through my fingers at...

. . Late Bloomers My last red rose-of-sharon __Is slowly curling closed, Each giant shell-shaped petal __Beginning to turn in,...

. Fallen The Universe was perfect, Heaven and Earth, Upon Almighty God’s Creation’s birth! He made the spirit-beings, Angels, free;...

. Reviewed Book: Making Music by Sally Cook, White Violet Press, 2012 by Monika Cooper Making Music by Sally Cook...

. But the great Master said, "I see No best in kind, but in degree; I gave a various gift...

. But the great Master said, “I see No best in kind, but in degree; I gave a various gift...

. Covidiocy a rondeau It’s coming back! The tyrants tack From tongues that twist and hearts that lack An honest...

. Excuse My Excuse An excuse—that’s a word to excuse at those times when I need a good ruse __which...

. Tough Love and Hugs “Where the heck do they learn this crap?” one father asked another. __When we were...

. The Pilgrimage The lover takes leave of his mistress's mouth And starts on his pilgrimage, travelling south. Each stop...

. God Made These Texas Summers The Summer’s come again To the vast Texas plain, Where touching any metal Can...

. At the Dog Store “Now this hound here’s a Disappointment Hound. His dam was Thwart; his pappy’s name was...

. The Pietà or Mickey Mouse? A book I’ve read depicts a boy Who’s searching for creative joy. His mind...

. Belling the Cat The mice called a council to try to defeat A troublesome cat who would ruthlessly eat...

. Aphorisms for a Foggy Morning No literary monuments exist without the word. A lord who lacks entitlements is patently...

. The Magic Casket 'Twas in the local funeral home __The miracle occurred, As ticking clock hands kissed at noon __And restless spirits...

. Broad Brush Art What’s considered great art isn’t static at all. There are always new trends that beguile and...

. Lessons from the Sky I breathe the bracing air, I feel the dew Wet through my shoes and socks....

. A Deeper Scaly Screed "'Rich Men North of Richmond' is a passionate screed against the state of the country...

. Sonnet for Houston The highway shuffles traffic as the sun begins to bake the tarmac; its black emits waves...

. Modern Times . I. The Cutting-Edge Misogynist He slams the bland and damned old-fashioned type--- Those tiresome dinosaurs born with...

. The Merry Wanderer When God wills man to know His favor, He sends him where the wide world gleams...

. Trump and Old Slow Joe Republicans and elephants go back a long, long way. The elephant that’s in the...

. Mosquitoes God designed the darn mosquito, But the reason’s nothing we know. Seems their less than epic purpose Is...

. Henry IV, Part I In Henry IV Part 1 the king’s possessed By fears that Harry Hotspur wants him...

. . Tucson Sunday Morning Chorus: Tucson Sunday morning, See the sage brush come alive. Gold upon the Rincons, Catalina...

. Gordon’s Soup One day old Arthur Vincent Knowling, Quit the couch to take up bowling, Grasped the fact at...

. Overheard in a Mexico City Cantina A downpour started. The cantina beckoned. I sat and heard two men debating...

. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 6 Part 1 of 3: Against the Critics of Conservative Poetry If...