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. Apollo’s Lament He pounds his naked chest and looks for bones Suspecting that the bay tree is a sham....

. Apocrypha Two orbs in hand—one large, one small— He climbed the tower to the top. He let them go...

. Douglas MacArthur, Et Al. Douglas MacArthur waded through the surf, Unafraid to lead his men in battle. Today, they’d...

. A Tale of April 25, 1999 I’d practiced Falun Gong for seven years. It stopped my spine disease’s jabbing...

. Photo of Uluru / Ayers Rock by the Poet Uluru / Ayers Rock The winter outback chill of mid-Julys...

. St. George Updated Our age old bold defender __Now an up to date transgender Is consorting with the witless...

. By George! By George, St. George! You really are a slouch. Arise, pick up your lance, eschew the couch....

. Remembering Ophelia His scathing tongue had thrust her to the edge. It nudged her through the willow’s sunless fringe....

. A Call for Secession by Adam Sedia The fine arts currently lie atrophied in utter decline and degradation. Poetry is...

. With Boots On Soon after break of day an old man comes Trudging along the thawing roads of Cottage...

. The Chained Oak This tale concerns the fifteenth Earl of Shrewsbury, A member of the English aristocracy. With mighty...

. . Shhh… Shanghai trembles at the edge of hell As horror wafts and weaves its way through streets. The moon...

. One Afternoon One hot Arabian afternoon a boom reverberated through my flat and woke my napping wife and children;...

. Easter Monday Luke 24: 13 – 35 With hearts eclipsed by Friday’s three-day night And eyes still blinded to...

. The Prince of Peace     He braved each gouging lash and bruising blow Till scourged and bludgeoned flesh was raw...

. Easter 2022 In silence, night retires with a yawn— Its starlit labor blessed by God’s, “Well done.” And as...

. Sunrise at the Hollywood Bowl A sleepy son, a father who mourned still. Their first time greeting Easter since...

. Support the Current Thing Don’t ponder on the horrors of our age. Don’t thumb through all those dusty history...

. Via Dolorosa for those who have suffered abuse. Where does one go to forget? Where does one go to...

. Sepulcher Jerusalem is built of prayer and quarried stone, From yearning, heartache, sacred scrolls and ancient bone--- The shuls,...

. Annunciation It’s not really an angel but a voice, Less heard than sensed, an urgent undertone That murmurs in...

    . https://youtu.be/PguXX2PRzvI . CREDITS Poetry: Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) Voice-Over: Katy Mantyk Photos/Footage: “Unveiling the Statue of Liberty Enlightening...

. The Flowers' Easter Debate Palm Sunday is the Flowers’ Easter, the day when they honored Jesus Christ entering Jerusalem....

. Birdbrains a villanelle   “When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry  about his actions.” ---Carter...

. (See an explanation on what Sibyls are here.) . The Tyburtine Sibyl The Tyburtine sibyl has the iconographic attribute...

. Uncle Sam's Tomb after Samuel Coleridge's "The Knight's Tomb" (see below) Where will the grave of that great figurehead...

. Woman For years I’ve known exactly what it means To own the weight and wonder of my sex--- The...

. The Short-Lived Triumph of the Junior School's Health & Safety Officer The children wait in line to sanitize Their...

. Share your poetry on currently unfolding Russo-Ukrainian war in the comments section below.  We received a large response on...

. The Simplest Way to Save the Earth The simplest way for us to save the earth Would be for...

. The Hypodermic For a poet, the pen is merely part Of the apparatus of addiction. He emulates the frozen...

. https://rumble.com/embed/vvm2wt/?pub=4 . Identity Crisis I used to think my body was all woman, My fruitful womb refused to be...

. From The Burkean: Icarus magazine currently holds the reputation of being Trinity College’s — if not Ireland’s — premier...

. Sold I. Summer Honey Crush  Soft, silken lips shone from her screen last night. She saw them, plump and...

. https://youtu.be/LRxFaGgdazE Our Worthy Sons dedicated to Samuel by Susan Jarvis Bryant Our worthy sons should never be ashamedOf who...

. Ode to Salmon, the Episcopal Fish a poem in honor of Bishop Athanasius Schneider No birdsong greets the chilly...

. Dispiration I have nothing to say, Not a thought in my head. If I needed to pray There would...

. The Street Cop's Choice Thanks for coming home to help me choose. I know my kids will always have...

. Dueling Violins Yanni, Karen Briggs and Shardad Rohani live at the Acropolis in 1993 Anticipating each half-note he brings to...

. Slàinte! Today we’ll lift the Lenten limitations And don our Gaelic garb of kelly green. Bonhomie and glee and lush libations...