Culture

. The Java Joe Machine My jiffy Java Joe machineAllows me to make only oneCup of coffee when I please,Convenient...

. Senior Village The ambulances come and go. Last night it was the man across The hall, whom I’d begun...

. Homage to Morton of Merrymount To you I pay this homage and devotion: Thomas Morton, Host of Merrymount— You,...

. S O S Keep the fleecy wolves from bleating. Hold the pack of jackals back. Seize the greedy grubbers...

. The Mask Sin wears a Cherub’s mask And beams forth paradise. “Come in, recline, and bask.” Discerning eyes looks...

. Look Up Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn on a world split apart The prophet scorned the academic dress of those who had...

. The Night My Father Punched the Cow The night my father punched the cowWas dark and windy, late; and...

. Apologies at Antoninus Pius’s Table, 155 A.D. . I. Rome’s Glory “Arriving at this feast, how proud I stand...

. Sudan, 2005 ---on the death of Dr. John Garang, Liberation Fighter and Sudanese Vice President Garang is dead! An...

. Westward, with Columbus The North Atlantic Ocean was awashwith monsters and leviathans, or sowe fearfully supposed, and thought it...

. Their Principal Principle With their hideous lies and a gleam in their eyes They disable each new generation, For...

. A Roman Noble on Constantine the Great Setting: A villa on the outskirts of Rome, ab urbe condita 1082...

. Peter Pan’s Soliloquy In Never Land, each sunrise brings anew A day of play and laughter to pursue. I...

. Odd One Out Moored to the screen, he barely gets involved In vapid, paltry things his workmates seem To...

. Ghosts of the Watchtower The end-of-summer breeze gives hint with cool caress Of coming autumn gales and forecasts of...

. The Prestige of the Puppet-Master To be deceived must bring some satisfaction, For all are well aware of the...

. Time For Some Gardening It was time for some gardening. He heard a train go by. Its distant airhorn...

. Consequences of Following Advice Advice can come in snappy lines __That have a fun refrain: “Let a smile be...

. Not the Same Thing Anymore Of most who go to school these days __It sadly must be stated, No longer can they...

. Three Things Alexander Knew “What can you tell me that deserves such excitement, except perhaps that Homer has come...

. Political The culture tells us every day that we can’t be political, so Christians nod and meekly pray, but...

. On the Death of Mike Lynch, August 19, 2024 They say his blood was Irish, with his toothy Gaelic...

. The Ram's Horn "A great horn shall be blown, and they that were lost shall come from the land...

. To Speak Unique From youth we have been urged to stay unique. For boxed-in meetings, we must always be...

. What Mother Goose Neglected to Mention . A Soup Spoon Reflects upon His Past So the dish ran away...

. Public Benches Lusty men and randy wenches Making out on public benches Used to be a common sight In...

. Downtown Like an iron maze, Clustered close, towers rise, Caging the very sky. Casting their cold gaze Through myriad...

. Aphrodisiac I. It was past midnight when we met and spoke One rainswept winter Friday. The wet street Stood...

. Let Them Go Children born around the world __some fifty years ago were free to roam and run and...

. The Chief Baker Responds to Joseph "And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets...

. I Love My Paranoia I love my paranoia That no one else can see. It’s like a loving shadow...

. Something in the Water The swimmer had removed her clothes, __Then turned and gave a wail, For in the...

. Take Me Out to the Ball Game The game of baseball’s changed since I was younger, Back when the...

. Of Windows and Lawns "I grew up in a neighborhood of folks who were very proud of their lawn."...

. Follow the Miracle A random head-turn? Vector wind deflection? Or was it truly heavenly protection? His head came close...

. Viracocha Viracocha made the world, __He made it in a day. A day in Viracocha’s life __Would leave you...

. Kristallnacht---The Night of Broken Glass I tell my son he must not make a sound. I whisper, “Karl, this...

. When Your Foe Is Perilously Strong When your foe is perilously strong It mightn’t be too preposterous or wrong To let...

. There Are Masters and Then There Are Masters The moth’s desire for muzziness of moon Looms large in some...

. Flora's England The hedgerows droop with bulbous berries black As feathers of the Raven in the sun Of August,...