Beauty

. Hardship and Destiny to the Class of 2021 The time is now at hand; the bow is bent To...

. Will this reclaim the long-lost Muse perched on the tree of I.O.U.’s? Can I now join Miss E. B....

. The Summer's ushered in to close Spring's tale;New chapters are revealed in nature's story. The seasons' story arc will...

Originally published in The Epoch Times by James Sale Very recently, I hosted a live online poetry event for New...

. On the Greek isle of Tilos are the ruins of the sanctuary of Pythian Apollo. Over them has been...

. The enemy has canceled me And yet, as far as I can see, I still exist, I am still...

. Default, to a Fault There are as many deeds I ought to do As there are jobs in urgent...

. To my friends on the wall who fought valiantly,We thank all the dead for ensuring we’re free.Remembrance, though fleeting,...

. R e w i n d... If time could suck the bullet from torn flesh, And pry its steely...

. He wakes up with the morning’s light, __stares at the empty bed. A ritual for fourteen years __since tears...

. Limerick I have lived my whole life about me And at last I can finally see That my choice...

. Haiku A grounded sparrow Wings hurt, head raised to the sky "Is this how I die?" . . A...

. I met the Sun this Maytime morning, it stunned the outside wall. Across the day I watched it yawning,...

. Moon Song Selene to Endymion Night, for ever, ever night. __Sleep as the Gods would sleep, __Beautiful boy; sleep;...

. A life alone is at its center bare, A quiet conversation with myself, A single, threadbare suit I always...

. The Spirit blazes in an upper room; A hundred twenty flames spout sparks to cast Christ’s wildfire on the...

. 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,...

. 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...

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

. 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...

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

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

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

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

. 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...

. 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....

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

. One Fate Ecclesiastes 9:1-6 Shall I portend, and shall I explicate What eyes can see themselves, ere they go...

. Prayer Of people who pray, Routinely or not, He wonders what the case is. Are they of belief Prayer...

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5FdfL8sVRM Like Abelard and Heloise Like Abelard and Heloise This woman has the gorgeous mind. Her touch of tenderness...

. Like a bell struck in the clear night, A voice that no one hears Tells me to leave my...

. The first soft days of Springtime greet my eyes __Like a young girl’s face smiling fresh and clean, The...