Beauty

. I don't know why I think things will get better. I'm always holding on to flimsy hope. I've held...

. At Brighton Beach the seagulls fly, they soar and circle in the sky; they swoop and steal the punters’...

. Raise your quill to the sky like a madman’s harpoon— Super tempered in blood and the blackest of wine...

. Regrets and Repercussions Inconsequential are the things we do Sometimes, or things we don’t, we don’t know why. So...

. A Summary of Oedipus the King by Sophocles, and Notes This play, no doubt to Sophocles’ surprise, When first...

. from Eternal Spring Once upon a time in space God contrived the human race, Gave two things to help...

. I This crucifixion hides the anguish. Racked With pain, belied by bloodless hands and feet; Intolerable torments, they compete...

. On Lonely Paths On lonely paths I like to walk, beneath pure azure skies, Where white clouds stretch like...

Winner and Runners-up of the Society of Classical Poets 2021 Haiku Competition Judged by Margaret Coats (see her remarks below)...

. Sean who passed away this week in Honolulu, Hawaii Although there are a few who’ll grieve and mourn, Who’ll...

. Most schoolgirls, street-people, attorneys, and Bachelors of Art are aware that Thomas Jefferson composed what is likely the most...

. Prayer of the Guilty Poet Before I put these words to ink, Be still, my pen, and let me...

. a rondel It's funny how a day can go so slow, and yet a year just simply seems to...

. At the Temple of Yue Fei Behind, a lake unstirring sleeps; Ahead, grey fog and budding leaves. A jade-green...

. Lost and Found I’ve lost myself but in the course, I’ve found a sanctuary glowing, aspen golden. To me,...

. The Secret Garden Beyond these ivied walls grows naught but heather Gorse and broom, the moors engulfed by blows...

. There never was a night so long When time went crawling by. The Arctic wind came howling in Across...

. Geese on the Moor On Laddow Moss the April air is cold And still. A single pair of wayward...

. “Come with me, child, past all this camouflage.” “Is there a secret garden there, Grandpa?” “Not quite. It’s just...

. after “Ballade of the Unborn Child” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox I wrote by hand my lines of verse, __Just...

. A burst of laughter slips into an echo past the tinny bells and rattling glass of Joe's, my corner...

. Running round ruins of things long forgot, These tried, tiring times---who can make an end? Can read the scroll...

. If We Knew It All . . . Where do dreams go when we wake up? Where does time...

. Hagi at My Study Window hagi or bush clover, a symbol of poetry, blooms as summer turns to autumn....

. Far from the city’s ceaseless bustle— __That’s where the eagle flies! Borne by the means of plume and muscle—...

. The Argument: The Poet, with Dante and Virgil, has arrived on the third step of the StairWell, or Purgatory....

. I stand upon the Bridge of Sighs as teardrops fill my weary eyes and think of life that used...

. Farmer, Unpack the dormant forces quiet days Have put aside and stoke the smothered fire Whose soot fanned out...

. Three by Heraclitus I Offend yourself with mirrored knowledge (where’s that face you wore at college?) and your sense...

. A hundred tongues of smoke--- Translucent wisps, lithe specters--- __Rise, snaking languidly, Curling, grasping like tendrils At the light...

. an excerpt When battle rages hot, the charge will sound. An army must not let itself break ranks, Although...

. in response to Traditionis custodes (“Guardians of the tradition”)---the new motu proprio issued by Pope Francis on July 16,...

. When softly my sustaining comfort stirs Herself to offer solace coveted, Advancing toward the left side of my bed...

. Rondeau The rondeau echoes its refrain in a subtle way, just as rain at times will fall, not in...

. Winners announced here. Write a haiku and post it in the comments section below. The haiku must adhere to...

. Rain Song by Klaus Groth (1819-1899) Pour, O rain, pour down to earth, Give my childhood dreams rebirth, When...

. Da Vinci’s lauded “Savior of the World”— Commissioned by the King- Louis of France, * Entombed for years by...

. ⬙ Judged by Cynthia Erlandson See all entrants here. ⬙ . FIRST PLACE WINNER ($100) . A Slight Deviation...

. While Waiting Through the Night This morning, searching on the laptop, I Found notes I made upon the night...

. Lucky It stormed around our house last night, The lightning turned the black sky bright. Tornadoes came to join...