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. Cherry Tree One summer day not long ago a man planted a tree, With tender love and patience he...

. The Core of War a pantoum The trickster charms and arms both sides--- He funds the ally and the...

. Of Elizabeth Bishop Ms. Bishop is one able–eyed observer;her vision is acute, that’s plain to see.Staring at her, I...

. An Ode to a Hymn “Like aught that for its grace may be Dear, and yet dearer for its...

. Nishijin Weaving In the tranquil heartThere is no scattering ofBlossoms once gathered. ―Satomura Jōha, master of linked verse The...

. Craft ---a conversation between Beauty and Productivity "You don't have time for this, you know." "Says who?" "That daily...

. A Token of Espousal Sister Elisabetta Dardinelli Speaks Concerning the Token of Espousalof Saint Catherine de’ Ricci (1522-1590) Dixit...

. Ashes Before the Lenten ashes fade and thin, I might remind myself of those regrets More earnest than a...

. The Greatest Time of Fatherhood I know that I’m supposed to say The finest time is now—today. And with...

. We Already May Be in Purgatory The Peterson Postulate "What if this life is just a test so we...

. Zelensky Gets a Hard Lesson Zelensky comes strutting, in hope of a payout— Trump and young J.D. are trusting...

. The Vice Worse than the addiction of a smoker, And harder to get over than cocaine, More drawing than...

. If I Could but Touch His Hem ---Mark 5:25-34 Forgive me, Lord, you know it’s true That I have...

. Trumped by Reason Our elitists loved extolling all their virtues while controlling each dimension of all nations through new...

. As Hamas Celebrates Dead Babies The Bibas deaths... how do I tell this news? A mother and her sons---all...

. Chasing COLAs in a Hard World COLA: cost-of-living adjustment We learned, each time we tried to file a claim,...

. Scarlet Pimpernel Amassing clouds—the air still warm; But you, my scarlet pimpernel, You sense that there's a coming storm,...

. Made from Scratch! An ever-growing-number of our adolescent children are suckled by the biased breasts of prejudice and greed---...

. Fifties Country Living Sit down with me my children, come! __I'll spin a tale or two About when I...

. Evensong The embers dimmed on the Pacific; _The sky a scarlet hue. One might conclude the fire seraphic--- _A...

. The Clown I went inside my mind today. I hoped my thoughts would want to play. But all they...

. Reflections on Still Waters . Isaiah 55:12 You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace,...

. Piazza della Signoria, Florence: February 7, 1497 Savonarola gets up off his knees (much contact with the ground has...

. Lament to the Passing of Paper I learned to write my A-B-Cs and form my shapely 1-2-3s on paper,...

. Our National Precipice The time has come for all good men To recognize our nation’s end. We have been...

. . Sonnet 1 I felt like trying something new today, And so I put my pen upon a page...

. The FBI---Then and Now So respected when I was a kid, For the things we all read that they...

. Dead Sea Scrolls Trilogy “Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and...

. The Untimely Demise of My Dear Uncle Sam I received the somber news __as sun set low today. My...

. Accidents Happen We’re told time tends toward catastrophe, And that a butterfly’s ephemeral wings Might quake the sky somewhere...

. The Settlers —to my forefathers, and all the intrepid men and womenwho settled the Oklahoma panhandle. Across these barren...

. Rather Drown Than Hang “He who is destined for the gallows will not be drowned.” ---Russian proverb A lethal...

. Mexican Sestina Perhaps I left because I got too bored, and no one could put sense in my thick...

. Libra There in my hand I held a crystal vial Of distillation potent, red, and sweet, By which my...

. The Magic Trick Another dove spawns from the wizard's hat. A youngster, goggle-eyed, forgets to clap, enchanted by the...

. Cloth of Destiny From his jail cell, he preached civility— despite the agony centuries had brought. Proud Rosa occupied...

. Anticipating President Trump’s Golden Age Unburdened from that which has recently been. An era of progress about to begin....

Free People In some sense, free people have no needOf poets to give their speech a better voice.But freedom wanes...

. Best of the Windy City Nation’s hub and culture center, O’Hare Airport, millions enter. Stunning architecture sites, The awesomeness...

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF6v6ES3FMU . This is song was originally a poem published by the Society of Classical Poets in March, 2018....