Beauty

. . Ode on ​Bertel Thorvaldsen’s Ganymede and the Eagle Bending down in offering, a Boy extends a shallow bowl;...

“Pride Goeth . . . .” “How dare you, sir! Your libel will not stand!” The words flew out across...

. Anno Domini 1348 ‘Tis thirteen months since those twelve ships of death Docked in Messina bearing vicious plague From...

. The leaves may shine with colored gloss, But they will fall, forever lost. In this false world, what soul,...

  This is the day for manifesting soul To flesh, for making contemplation real; Incorporeal yet real and whole Advancing...

. The Night after Christmas You better not cry. “Deplorable” might be how best to putit, just to underscore the...

 . To miss the mark, to lose my way,to choose the dark, on Christmas Day. No star I see, no...

. Wake up and raise the blinds, to see the light, The colors; hark, the carols, feel the cheers Emerging,...

  Christmas trees and Christmas carols, Christmas lights and reindeer, too.Christmas cards and Christmas presents, wrapped with paper, bows and...

X The play of the breeze brings the music of childhood, The tinkle of laughter as light and as clear...

In This Post Christian Era “For he nil falsen no wight, dar I seye, That wol his herte al hoolly...

_ I How will I know you or will you know me?When every bird has hurtled to the ground,When every...

. . The Rape of Lady Liberty In Memoriam: November 3, 2020 by Patrick Henry Redivivus They did the awful...

I set up my beloved theodolite And slowly, gently, aimed it at the moon, Then focused sharply on the lovely...

. Still   “Many eyes go through the meadow,  but few see the flowers in it” ---Ralph Waldo Emerson  I aim and...

The House of Life to Stephen Come in, my friend, and warm yourself; come in out of the cold! The...

. The coziest wrap of a cuddle To wear under snow-swollen skies; The grin of a kith-and-kin huddle To glisten...

. Stages of Arrested Development __The lads who once had wet their beds __Adventured off in brand-new Keds, Exploring every...

What is One to do with a Useless Man?: Philoctetes: A Myth Retold is a poetic play by Fr. Bruce...

. Strange Election inspired by President Trump's speech on election fraud (below) by Evan Mantyk Strange numbers were appearing in...

The Painting of the Virgin God, seeing in America a child Embracing Faith with jubilation meet, Took up His paints,...

  Oh, the joy of summer's fall, Tripping on her tassels tall, Laughing with such deep release The ombre maples...

. That Day of Infamy ∼ December 7th, 1941 Zeros burst through bluest skies __Like stealthy birds of prey, Set...

for my two-year-old grandson, Exander “There’s no tale in the world I can’t believe.” I said.“If you have learned belief,...

. One night a lean and wizened soul scuffed down the old mill road, while moonlight cast upon the knoll...

. To Some Other Poets Let hoary heads divine and then divide,Dot i’s and dance on pins and sneer with...

. Appeal to the Muse O Saint Cecilia, more than just a muse— The very author by this pen and...

  And when the time, oh Father, comes To cross this life’s tempestuous seas, Grant that my faith should not...

  Gather round everyone, come near! My story is for all to hear. A song for you I now shall...

  The road of love looks smooth at first and seems as if it has no end. The wise know...

X No tengo más que darte —Inscription on a Spanish sailor's gold ring, in the shape of a hand holding...

_ Our Bishops, on Nov. 4, 2020 Our bishops hail the president-elect.Do they suppose the election is decided?Or are they...

  They mix together here waiting for the trim black and gold gondolas heading into side canals that drain and...

  Famine de l'âme The soul, deprived of one essential thing, Cannot rely on dusty stores of hope; Seeking to...

  Where are the leaves that branches bore? They’re falling fast on forest floor, A cornucopia outspread, Of orange, yellow,...

  Don’t place your limits on this grief of mine or try to cheer me out of feeling sorrow. I...

  The Shisendō is a hideaway villa in the eastern hills of Kyoto, Japan, created by poet and calligrapher Jōzan...

  Cricket The game of Cricket, I’ll relate, Goes back to fifteen fifty-eight, Upon a field in Guildford way, In...

Mozart on His Kegelstatt Trio Quite recently I wrote a little trio While wasting time at skittles with some friends....

All Divinity Is Love or Wonder* New Harbor October 2020 All Divinity is love or wonder. The moon pulls up...