. Obedience by Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791-1863) translated from Romanesco by Joseph S. Salemi It’s not true, Christians, what you...

. An American Tragedy In his mind the purple walrus __mutated to a bat, its unstable form evolving __till it...

. The Beginning of Wisdom Within the passing noon of our own life, I saw through woodlands dark and traces...

. In Silence I Sing for those affected by the Mill Fire, September 2022 Uplifted to God as with wings...

. The Adjudication “I weep for you,” the Walrus said: __“I deeply sympathise.” With sobs and tears he sorted out...

. The Way of the World Some horrid truth seems now made manifest: __Some nothingness tucked in the human core...

. The Morning’s Crest The morning’s crest is in its youth, The dawn has yet to lose a tooth, The...

. Drunk on Compassion How good it feels to open up your heart And groove on how compassionate you are!...

. For My Queen Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor April 21, 1926 - September 8, 2022 My symbol of nobility,...

. The Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, falls on Sept. 10 this year. A common tradition is to read riddles...

. Capability Brown Lancelot “Capability” Brown was England’s greatest landscape architect. His name was Capability, A man of great humility,...

. Who Shaves the Barber? shaves all those, and those only, who do not shave themselves.  —Bertrand Russell The barber...

. Cracked Liberty Bell July the 4th—Independence. Many bands play. Parades pass by— Fireworks fly. __Rocket’s red glare . ....

. StairWell Canto 10 extract Context: In the 10th Canto of HellWard we met 4 poets condemned to Hell. Now...

. In Plain Sight Our enemies aren’t rattling at the gate. Our foes aren’t firing shots from foreign ground. They toy...

. Ozymandias Begins I met the monarch of our ancient land, who said, ‘Your skill at sculpting is renowned. The...

. by Susan Jarvis Bryant This is a word of encouragement to all those poets out there who use their...

. Summer Nocturne In steady, humming monotone, With synchronism the crickets drone, And hushedly through the night intone __Their evening...

. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition  Although this mad world’s headed for perdition, Don’t cower or wring hands...

. Seminary Recalling days of vigor and simplicity, of boyish spirits spun from neural gossamer and hardened into granite by...

. Food for Thought A Culinary Tale There once was a man wan and pallid, he Suffered from a mysterious...

. "Yet, do thy worst old Time; despite thy wrong, My love shall in my verse ever live young." ---William...

. “Yet, do thy worst old Time; despite thy wrong, My love shall in my verse ever live young.” —William...

. The One Standing Tall for the Poet's father The home is where he lives, his heart is full Of...

. The Death of the Leviathan The monster finally meets its doom: Sound out the death-knell, light the pyre! The...

. The Shade Tree While out for a walk with my toddler, late, In the city I have come to...

. The 22 Best Haiku of 2022 Winner and Runners-up of the Society of Classical Poets 2022 Haiku Competition Judged...

. Requiem for Eurydice The sunlight dims before my eyes, __My fingertips lose yours, And as my whispered farewell flies,...

. The Grieving of Autumn Be tender toward your own yearnings, When the grieving of autumn returns. When the brown...

. A Villanelle for Robert Hoogland Hoogland was imprisoned for calling his daughter female Their mouths are gagged, their hands...

. Ode to Poets of the Past I do agree with the sights__that I have seen:the warm and comfortable steps__where...

. A Conceit or Just a Similitude? Two Brief Illustrations from Sir John Suckling by Joseph S. Salemi One of...

. Not the Third Reich... Yet It makes me burn to hear the left berate Good policy and leaders they...

. Snub the Grub upon reading news of a beetle burger, The Daily Mail, August 24, 2022 I scan the...

. Daedalus Icarus, you have disobeyed, As all men do, and dearly paid. Too recklessly your heart did fly Between...

. An Old Man's Wallet His wallet holds the scraps of yesterday with faded photos dearest to his heart; A...

. Poetry Lessons The poet said he’d show and never tell--- His imagery would mesmerize and blaze. In quatrains laced with Aphrodite’s spell,...

. Thank You Note from an Assisted Living Facility Thank you for the Happy Birthday. Never thought I'd live this...

. On Rainy Nights On rainy nights, in pensive thought, I claim the respite I have sought but seldom found...

. Ruby Jubilee We’ve made a grand tour of exuberance, Repeated as our hearts reverberate, Imagining abodes where we might...