. While Unheard Anthems Raise Nature has a panoply __Of instruments it plays. The forests form the canopy __Uplifting arms...

. The Dodo of Mauritius This island nation scarcely can be proud Of avifauna lacking common sense, Surviving only in...

. Fields of Grass In youth I ran through fields of grass, Convinced that I could fly, And endless were...

. Poppy A vase of poppies on the table there, Twelve years have past, all white is now her hair....

. Sonnet 1 (In Theory, Real) Are dreams confined to stars or stars to dreams? Both full of mysteries and...

. To Saint John the Evangelist by Eustache Deschamps (c. 1346–1406) | translated from French by Margaret Coats Young, perfect,...

. Anyone But You The phone may ring; The call will bring __Anyone but you. The mail will come; It...

. My Sonnet as Texted Her face, uplit as she scrolls through her phone, no feelings shown, she wears light...

. A Sentimental Villanelle This year I’m wrapped in Christmases of old--- The tinseled tree and glee of hearts on...

. Introduction Each year I compose or arrange music in celebration of Christmas. This year I have created three arrangements...

. https://youtu.be/fx3NidSVFKk . A Wretch Like Me by Joe Tessitore To miss the mark, to lose my way,To choose the...

. . Dramatis Personae: Ebenezer Scrooge: An infamous miser Bob Cratchit: Scrooge’s assistant Mrs. Cratchit: Bob’s wife Tiny Tim: Disabled...

. The Night He Came The stench of damp straw mixed with mold, The low moan of the night wind...

. It's a Wonderful Life The forecast promised luscious, gleaming snow; Instead the sky pours bitter, freezing rain. The lights...

. The North Pole's on Lockdown ‘Tis the night before Christmas; it pains me to say--- The North Pole’s on lockdown before...

. The Tunnel to Australia It’s raining every day in Merrie England. It’s falling from the sky most every day....

. The People That Walked in Darkness The Christmas lights are out tonight, __Early and fierce and brave. The lawns...

. Hedge Theory The hedge plants are trimmed by a gardener with shears As they have been, like clockwork, for...

. This Present Madness “To sleep! Perchance to dream; aye, there’s the rub…..” ---Shakespeare, Hamlet I The daily nightmare hovers;...

. Twelve Chaucerian Limericks for Paul Freeman Some pilgrims went riding to Kent, And here’s how the journey was spent:...

. Critical Race Theory It’s quite amusing when some first Defend it with persistence, Then---feigning that they’ve not reversed--- Deny...

. Habeas Corpus Of those whose job it is to get results It might be asked: to what infernal purpose?...

. Journey’s End To Adventuresome Children at Bedtime Mountain, forest, stone, and stream all glisten under sun, While golden morn...

. The Harp  by Gustavo Bécquer | from Spanish by Cheryl Corey Obscured by corner shadows, gathering dust, perhaps forgotten...

. Three Sisters Clotho When mother sat me down, I feared the worst. Her words, however, offered praise instead. “Your...

. Panic What is this feeling that sometimes afflicts Us with awful intensity and fear? A feeling close to panic,...

. Fool’s Gold The gutsy suffragettes gained girls the vote--- One bold soul trampled by a monarch’s horse Grabbed patriarchy by the gloating throat. Her ghost changed every...

. A Spider in My Room In the corner, there's a spider Between the ceiling and the wall. Its legs...

. . Bidenflation to the finale of “Tomorrow” from the musical Annie Fuel prices go up Tomorrow Bet your shrinking...

. Tidal Lock for Michael Collins died (Oct. 31, 1930 - April 28, 2021):, Apollo 11 Command Module Astronaut who...

. A Flower for Giannina Milli by Alceste De Lollis (1820-1887) | translated from Italian by Adam Sedia A fragile...

. Lightning Could Strike Just when hope Is out the door, Has flown the coop, Has said “No more.” Just...

. Tamara to Emily for Emily Dickinson We viewed the lighted houses well below, whose roads ran serpentine through mounding...

. There Was a Free Nation That Swallowed a Lie sung to the tune of "There Was an Old Lady...

. Advent Twist "Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord,...

. Sibylline Sonnets for Advent The sibyls were ecstatic prophetesses active from about 600 B.C. in the Greek coastlands of...

. Samode Palace Hotel An erstwhile palace, and all wished to claim a former sultan's, not a servants', room. So...

. So Simple Lies are told to Balkanize, To disenfranchise, federalize, To bloat the vote. An anecdote, A narrative, a...

. Maria Montessori Seldom felt hunky-dory. Her vision for education Fell short of inspiring a nation. . King George the...

. The Devil and the Hounds of Hell Over and over in the gloom of night, In degrees of Celsius...