. May 12, 2021 The weakness of this president’s admin Has put us in the mess that we are in....

. My count of sheep was off as twilight fell And father’s friend, Ben Ezra’s lamb was gone! I had...

. The State of Art The art world has completely turned around. Now critics blind themselves, or close their eyes,...

. Everyone Knows Fog and smoke! Such confusion we’re subject to! So much danger to me and you From the...

. My Texas Tempest Silver Lining  It’s said that during times of heightened pain Your world contracts. You’ll find it’s...

. Isolde and the Men of Stone Who could believe, except on ancient trust? The stones grew pliant, yielding into...

. The Phones with apologies to Edgar Allan Poe Phones, phones, phones, See the people with their phones, Silver, pink...

. Light Side an interpretation of the apology by the DarkSide ransomware hackers Our motives are mercenary, and apolitical.Putin puts...

. The Purloined Lectern by C. Aubre DeWiles It was the fall, November, 2020, in the night. My friend, Earl...

. The Dove Returned The dove returned! The Earth is dry; A golden sun lights up the sky. This ark...

. Two by two, the Uyghur stand in long Lines. They carry nothing to call their own, The final destination,...

. My erstwhile master taught me well And I supposed I could adjust As did the comrades in our cell,...

. A portent for our loss, this bird, so nigh Its end. The slowly creeping dusk had dared It to...

. Unimaginable written in celebration of the 100th birthday on May 16th of the Poet's mother, Marjorie Tweedie, a resident...

. A Woke Recipe for Disaster a villanelle Heap fresh and zesty chaos on despair. Rub salt in history’s wounds...

. My Paola’s love is constant as the sun That daily sheds its beams on hill and dale; No sooner...

. in response to Mike Bryant's "CDC: New Guidance" “The Helicap’s a wondrous thing,” I heard the salesman say, I...

. Apophis Apophis is the name of a near-earth asteroid that passed by our planet a few months ago, a...

. Congratulations to the winners! Readings of the top three winning poems have been published here: . FIRST PLACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69i-IfOt9-k...

. Sarah Liang is a veteran reporter with the Hong Kong Epoch Times who was recently assaulted by communist agents....

. The Bunyip’s Spell A native girl of spirit strong, As graceful as the flitting fishes; Went swimming in a...

. Raw Now, listen, if you want to know the truth: The world's a battleground of claw and tooth. ....

. Piteous Fools! The time has comeWhen all men seek to be is numb.The toils of our daily lifeDo overwhelm...

. An Angel Speaks to the Imprisoned Derek Chauvin “Although it has been difficult,__I know you’ll make it through.Of course...

. For a Friend Fighting Cancer And so it seems before the dawn that darkness reigns and hope is gone....

. When I was eighteen years old, something happened that had a profound effect on my view of the world....

. Entering college is an easy way Of making lots of friends, a herd of mares; Just drink a toast...

. A Sonnet for My Son On Mother’s Day, I simply have to say I’m humbled by my role and...

. At Matins’ hour, the middle of the night,I woke, and soon found I was not alone;A man who seemed...

.For all my lifeI felt alone---Out on the road,As well as home. I saw couples With children near,Filled to the...

. Split a line from a nursery rhyme and use the halves to open and close a poem. Post yours...

. Part II of the Coffee Trilogy. (Part I can be found here.) In the beginning was the Word, and...

. Today I spied you, red in beak and claw.You perched atop a roadside pole to dineOn scaly prey with...

. I asked the moon, "Do you feel all alone?" She said, "I have no time. I've lots to do....

. There once was a very big lie, That our country refused to deny. While we did what they told...

.. Whoever said that change is good Is living in a purple wood Behind a tree behind a bough; A...

. Set your priorities—don't be uncouth—know the Secret to happiness lies in this truth: “Though the Sum of all things...

. Six hundred years before Old Sarum fell, the might of Rome faced down the Gallic tribes on earthen ramparts...

.   "To indulge in hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian tergiversation is not to show your erudition: rather, it is to be superficial.” ---Steven...

Compiled by Roy E. Peterson Readers are encouraged to add other great poets' and writers' epitaphs in the comments section...