. The lights went off, for long enough, And in the darkness things got rough, All four quarters gushing red—...

. Listening to Bach While the World Falls Apart for Adrianna, Paul, and Beth I Sight isn’t needed---the continuous cracking...

. Where Is God? Along life’s way Problems arise. Some seen before--- Some do surprise. “Why Lord, to me Comes...

. Ruby’s House to the memory of Ruby Elaine Seal Rizley (1896-1978) You knew it when you woke up in...

. On Mark Twain's Birthday He piloted a Mississippi steamboat, Then panned for gold and sailed around the world. He...

. A Silenced Voice Cried Out  dedicated to Peng Shuai A voice cried out decrying her assault, Courageously to light...

. Allentown Nights Sometimes the nights were full of evil there. Relentless searchers drove the block most nights, While novices...

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxBbaZHU3qk . Audio/Visual Work: Society of Classical Poets Voice-Over: Evan Mantyk Photo: Hans Permana, “Meal time!” (used under creative...

. Haiku Across western skies, a long, dark array of clouds: the storm approaches. . . Parnassus O, God, he...

. CDC: Urgent Directive Dillard “Sparky” Barker Is a Doc at CDC. It seems he’s done a study That is...

. Four Thousand Four Hundred  Miles The shiny willows waved in yellow bloom Inland beyond the spit of dirty sand...

. Many years ago I gave a talk at a scholarly conference at Queens College, C.U.N.Y. My section of the...

. Guilty Thoughts I Through idle thoughts alone if no-one knows, We cannot hurt someone who never will Find out....

. My Raven My Raven is a different bird. I guess he learned a different word Than Poe’s that uttered...

. A Song of Thanksgiving The pilgrims long ago faced strong __Attacks on their beliefs, And found a land they...

. Honest to God a rondeau I do not know why Sarah died; I only know her parents cried Such...

. Permanent Power Plan Scene: While Joe Biden is taking notes, the Statue of Liberty appears and gives him ideas....

. Making Asses A meditation on pop star Demi Lovato’s expounding on her newfound sexuality in an interview on "The...

. First and Foremost We’re human first and foremost: kith and kin. So never judge on looks and looks alone....

. Three Perspectives from Samos Poet’s note:  The Greek island of Samos, in the region of Ionia, was the reputed...

. Reality—Plan B If you don’t like the world the way it is, And think that “he” should be the...

. A Knot of Ought Nots A bright blue canoe atop of Mount Crumble, canoes can be tippy; down it...

. Don’t Tread on Me For Kyle Rittenhouse, acquitted on November 19, the feast day of St. Elizabeth of Hungary,...

. Circles It seems to me that living comes in circles, That nothing, even this, is ever new, That all...

. Who’s the Villain Now? My poems drip with vitriol and gall,Each stanza driving home a heartfelt curse—A side-effect of...

. The sunlight is raising A glow from the east For dawn-dappled grazing By somnolent beasts; The flight of a...

. On the Question of Enes Kanter How do heroes take a stand above the skyline? How face off sharp...

. I. The Blacksmith God Forges Scenes on Achilles’ Shield after Homer’s Iliad Book 18 The hammer strikes! And glowing...

. One Miracle After Another A misty morning greeted by the sun Whose dappled rays arouse the drowsing Earth; The...

. Old? Hell No! in a thick British accent __It's bin three years an’ a day, __Since the Mrs. passed...

. We went to a gender reveal. And we had an exceptional meal. __But the host was forlorn __when she...

. Below is an excerpt from a Crisis Magazine article "Reading Poetry Will Save the World" by Auguste Meyrat, published...

. Racial Idiocy My son was on a city team,__Where two kids caught my eye:Stefon---warm and articulate,__And Marcus---risk deemed high....

. You are invited to a reading of exquisite poetry and conversations with the poets. This reading is part of...

. Nature's War From far beneath the frozen soil the iris pushes high,Extending wide it reaches up to touch the...

. . The Hireling Shepherd painting by William Holman Hunt This comely wench was Emma Watkins, she Who sat for...

. At the COP26 We all have piled up at the COP,For in a day the World may stop!No really,...

. Today I feel the stirrings of the Dead In crimson-littered fields where poppies blow. I hear embittered groans and...

. From a Classified Location in England Dear Jim---my son---I write from far away. From England, Spring of 1944. June...

. Colours of War What colour was the war to end all wars?We’ve watched as men, in grainy black and...