Beauty

Golden Gloves My father fought in Golden Gloves. Back then The ring was where you slugged your way to hopes....

  The Gardener at War Throughout our lives we hustle and we slave __To turn our gardens into magic places...

  Vera A fine and sunny Summer’s day And now our Vera’s slipped away. Auf Wiedersehen, we’ll meet again; We...

  Alike a trusted hand that comes to rest On harried shoulders to relieve the stress, This allemande fulfills its...

  How wild become the eyes! How fine it is to learn! That the beauty in the sky's Cold torch...

  You had to act, because you heard the voices Within your head. Saint Michael came to you, Saints Catherine...

  Enrobed in blue—enthroned and crowned—her Son, __With proffered blessing, safely in her hands— __The Queen of Heaven reigns on...

on the 21st anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party's launching the persecution of the peaceful practice of Falun Gong on...

  There’s beauty in the ordinary things like challenges and joys each season brings, the world of work and school,...

  It's easier to not exist And yet existence does persist. Although I cannot fathom why, I cannot rest unless...

  An old friend called on me today, past indiscretions to relive. Long decades passed since we had spoke; he...

  Coming Home “Thank you for letting me come home,” she said To me the night she died, and I,...

The Crowd by Christian J. Weaver The corpses of my former selves Are yawning in the waves. They bob and...

  The Strength Within A tribute to Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Dr. Mike Stroud who, in 1993, became the first...

  La Ville Lumière—City of Lights, of Dreams, __Of Love: La Ville d’Amour. Whose night is day— __Whose stars are...

  Caiaphas To the Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana in defense of Father Rothrock High Priest of Israel’s nameless God...

  Summer in Texas She sashays in on scorching licks of flame that singe the sticky fringes of the day....

The American Revolution: An Epic Poem Chapter I by Andrew Benson Brown   Chapter II: Thomas Jefferson in Hell On...

  All Gone Listening to William Billings' "Chester" I cannot help but weep to sing these words, and by them,...

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  “Come one, come all, it´s time to ride The carousel of fools! It’s free, it’s fun, just step inside,...

  Summer Concerts The katydids and stridulant cicadas Regale us with their aestival sonatas. At night, surrounded by the song...

  Back to Normal An Appeal to Pastors I hear it in my conversations and in webinars and on the...

  Honest to God? after Ecclesiastes 5 Watch carefully your step when you draw near to God. Fools play at...

  Secret Sorrows in memory of Mr. Sushant Singh Rajput, an Indian actor and youth icon who passed away on...

  The seasons came and passed again Since last I heard your voice; Many are the ways I'd change If...

  Averted, staring past my busy day, I watched my feeding station for the birds, Was startled by a darkness...

  In triumph the Archangel stands atop __The medieval fortress church and isle __That bear his name—the legendary spot __Where...

  Samson’s Revenge a translation of Judges 15:16 With but an ass’s jawbone Asses I have made of them, The...

  Olympus Olympus, thou majestic crag, whose bright And jagged spire, aloft the dazzling air Only the winds and snows...

Poet's Note: The Apology of Socrates is Plato’s account of Socrates’ defense of himself in a court of law. The...

  The Boncompagni Dragon The Boncompagni Dragon, by Bartolomeo Passerotti (1529-92). Pen with brown ink, over black chalk. Tobey Collection...

. Juneteenth---the Day After by Joe Tessitore Witness the collapse And see the dust clouds rise. Hear the sound of...

Twisted Reckoning If pain can produce beauty, and if beauty causes pain, then how can I be reconciled to more...

  Johann Sebastian Bach Truly loved music, yet Managed to wed twice And father a gang. The kids took their...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZUryvFffTQ   Some Sunny Day A tribute to Dame Vera Lynn who died today, June 18, 2020 (aged 103)....

Translator's Note: John Gower (c.1330–1408) wrote his Traitié de Matrimoine in French (with Latin notes throughout) to reach the widest...

  A Reminder to Our Young People To say life has no hardship's to deceive, But trials and tribulations help...

  “Laudamus te” from J.S. Bach’s B-minor Mass This aria so beautifully sung, Its obbligato part ethereal; Such coloratura from...

  On Antifa, Coming to the Country A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the...