. Cordelia's Choice Ye gods, what should I do with such ill news? My father, once the king, is now...

. Online Research For how long grilling planks should soak __I checked the time online. A website that I noticed...

. Elegy for the Child Never Conceived His would-be parents had but days; The procreative ship sat docked, And with...

. . Forked   a palindrome poem I’m a toxic-tongued witch with some bitching to weave. No trite tittle-tattle will make...

. Ballade of Pride They’re a proud people. —The Frugal Gourmet Of every group whose food he shows, this Doctor...

. Aftertaste Love at first sip was so cloyingly sweet, When I’d have gladly laid all at his feet, Sworn...

. After Observing the Working Methods of a Very Important Artist The aging fool stands deep in dirty water, Cradling...

. Creativity, Originality, and Eccentricity by Joseph S. Salemi I don’t know why it should be so, but I have...

. The Spoonerisms Man, or The Moonerisms Span His name was Mr. Spooner and he owned a service station. He...

. Three Literary Smiles . Hemingway’s Oopsy “Up in my room the rain was coming down Heavily outside on the...

. On the Anniversary of My Father's Death These rainy mornings have a subtle saltTo them that even in the...

. I’m Not Too Keen On China Nowadays I’m not too keen on China nowadays: The moves they’ve made against Taiwan of...

. A Prophecy the East Fulfilled The year 1999, seventh month, From the sky will come a great King of...

. Self Defense When he pulled out his knife I thought I had No choice so I pulled out my...

. To Serve and Protect Of all the events that fill the history of quiet, little–known Uvalde town, there cannot...

. Apology I’m sorry if you feel like you were hurt. Not everyone in life is going to be As...

. Keep Calm and Carry On! “UK heatwave: Temperatures to rise to 41C amid extreme heat warning” ---BBC News  “The...

. Mistress Within those sheets, my mistress lay, her flawless form with perfect feet. One last embrace; I cannot stay!...

. The Pale Rider Comes “So then give to Caesar what is his,” our Lord and Master said, __“And to...

. Sumo's Winning Ways Fierce frontal impact clenches victory In less time than an untrained eye can blink, But connoisseurs...

. In the First Degree Had the bullet’s trajectory veered half a foot to the right, It might not have...

. The Angelus, Jean-François Millet (Musée d’Orsay) How soft across the field the muted peal Has caromed off the setting...

. “Hosanna,” All The Children Cried “Hosanna,” all the children cried, And Christ was pleased to open wide For them...

. The Automated Phone System I called up a business But no person answered, I got a phone system With...

. For Then by Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (Mexico, 1859-1895) translated by Cheryl Corey O, to die upon the open sea...

. Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Odes, II.8 “The first thing we learn about Barine is that she is in the habit...

. While Pondering Alexander Pope’s "Ode to Solitude" Grateful am I in solitude while reading Pope’s inspiring ode, a time...

. A Hopeless Rondelet  All trust is dead, Killed by lies in love’s disguise. All trust is dead--- It’s buried...

. In the City The city, where the liars are in charge And all the criminals are still at large:...

. The Drive to Reconcile __We never wish to eat a bug __Or force an unexpected hug, But intimacy doesn’t...

. Back in My Day I tested my courage---well, no, not really. The heroic stuff had been done before. My...

. Free Verse Let us free verse from "free verse" while we can;A pile of branches does not make a...

. A Definition of Formal (or “Classical”) Poetry by James A. Tweedie One of the frequent comment threads on SCP...

. . Introduction Percy Bysshe Shelley was born August 4, 1792 and died in a boating accident on July 8,...

. America’s Most Mysterious Monument The first of the anonymously funded Georgia Guidestone’s guidelines: “Maintain humanity under 500,000,000” “The world...

. The Pigeon Once upon a workday morning, sleepy-eyed and loudly yawning, I was splattered without warning by a pigeon...

. Pets and People Do cats and kittens ever wonder Why their owners have no fur? Do dogs think it...

. O Say, Can You See?   Let’s think as we sink into star-spangled wonder, Intolerable acts were the reason to...

. Anew Whisk me away to the mountainside. __Spirit me far to the glen. For I long to find that...

. Riddle This tiny thief Has ground to grief Many a mighty poem, No wiser for The learned lore He nibbles,...