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. Screened. I. The Phony Mom a true story Her phone, in hand above the stroller, Blocked her baby from...

. Peach Blossom Dreaming Peach blossoms furnish inwrought dreaming room Intangible to fingertips corrupt; __Substantially beyond each tapered petal’s plume...

. Born in a Wuhan Lab Newsflash: U.S. Energy Department says it was probably a lab leak. Those men in...

. Delmon’s Progeny Delmon, also known as Dilmun, is a Semitic culture connected to Mesopotamia that flourished in the 2nd...

. Bite Your Tongue If you should feel the sudden urge __To put forth your opinions, Letting sundry thoughts diverge...

. A Woman’s Right Eli Hart's story was highlighted by the Daily Wire here. Come hear of little Eli Hart—...

. On Hate God hates the evildoer and I can do no less. He gave us ten commandments for evil...

. Moon Garden Party It’s small and all reserved For plants that love full sun, Edges distinct though curved Refine...

. Aristotle Abridged* And so we ponder virtue and vice. __We seek the mean, not the extreme. Perplexed, I ask...

. Willy Wonky on the revision of Roald Dahl’s works  The whacky wokester clowns employed at Puffin Are wrecking classics with exciting stuff in. They’re ditching all the derring-do and dark...

. The Emerald Queen A Legend from the Future . Part I. Have you heard the old tale of the...

. Through the Eyes of Angels Look down upon the Earth as angels might! See seas as insignificant as ponds,...

. Reckoning Will darkness drop again so we may know The thrill and chill of winter blowing, storming, And will...

. La Sirena At some point they ceased to be beautiful. Even their voices. Bare breasts, bare arms, screams Savage...

. Troll   "Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow."...

. The Times Madness clamours all around me, Brute unreason fouls the air, Rampant passion would confound me— Invitations to...

. The Chinese Spy Balloon From that balloon botch I’m most wondering, Why Biden stalled to shoot it from the...

. Ageless Not in the golden mists of memory Nor in the colder mists of future years Shall I find...

. Odysseus Begs? He’s leaning on a Pluto niche machine: an ATM, balanced on his good leg— a fresh appearance...

. Extinction Event The sky burned black the day the giants died. A flaming mountain pierced the turquoise bay. When...

. Pastoral Calls—Part 1 of 3 . Best Friends Three boys; best friends at school; now men with wives. Between...

. Sonnet to a Miracle upon reading the recent news story here.  They’ve named her Miracle, that new born child...

. That's Where the Edge of Darkness Waits Antifascist agitators Sprinkled among demonstrators. Demon leftist fraudulence, Tries to spread the...

. Today Australia has announced that it will roll out a fifth dose of the Covid shot later this month....

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDSWs61Ye0E . Sonnet XVIII of the Sacred Rhymes by Lope de Vega (1562-1635) translated by Martin Rizley What have...

. A House Divided Against Itself A rondeau redoublé inspired by Dennis Prager's piece here.  In troubled times this will...

. Church Mice a sonnet corona  There is a tale that’s writ in German history. A church was passed each...

. Carnivore Picks a Fight and Vegan Responds . CARNIVORE O man vegetarian with lifestyle agrarian, You’ve fallen as prey...

. The Snuff Box from a true story told in My Mother by Fr. Bernard Vaughan (1847-1922) When I was...

. Media You told us lies, ignored our cries. __Your platforms you abused. You cancelled truth; you damaged youth, __And...

. Canto 8: Covid-Priest from The English Cantos Volume 2: StairWell StairWell is the Poet’s Purgatory, and as in HellWard...

. Life on the Farm Daddy’s gone. Is he sleeping? For only the shell remains. I hear the cries of...

. The Land of Dreams written on the eve of India's Republic Day of India which is celebrated on Jan....

. The Poetaster’s Plight Some think the poet’s work is ease: "Sit back and write it’s such a breeze;" But...

. The Stonechat Listens at the Asylum Window I fear I might mistranslate what you said And lose the very...

. Burns Night is when Scotland's most important bard, Robert Burns (1759-1796), is celebrated, usually with the recitation of Burns'...

. Note: Burns Night is when Scotland’s most important bard, Robert Burns (1759-1796), is celebrated, usually with the recitation of Burns’...

. The Problem of Good a Petrarchan sonnet If there’s (the armchair philosopher maintains) A God (most likely writing in...

. WEF, Davos, ‘23—A Modern Reply after “Endless Pleasure, Endless Love”* Endless hooey, endless snow, We’re exposed to here below....

. John Adams in Heaven John and Abigail Adams are being guided through heaven by John Milton. He takes them...