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. Annuary Stichs Jamesian intricacies swarmed about the voter-counts; a massive fraud had taken place beyond the lovely mounts. Nobody...

. Forever Faun In mottled shade of forest stood a faunSo still he seemed to be no living thing;The sun...

. Unprofitable Servant Bergoglio clarifies his views on the Latin Mass A treasure was mine, but it’s too long ago...

. Meditations on Ecclesiastes . Inquiry “What profit has a man for all his labor…?” ---Ecclesiastes 1: 3 None knows...

. The Dark Knight I’ve always held the Queen in high esteem, Her ever-classy, never brassy aura Shines noble splendour...

. Last Christmas I’d rushed there through the afternoon In someone else’s borrowed car Where you, distressed I’d come too...

. “Lud's Church" or “The Green Chapel” after Sir Gawain and the Green Knight I travel to this place each...

. For Auld Lang Syne Each New Year’s Day is like a colander Through which we strain and drain away...

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4HH4MeT9Mo . Read the complete poem here: https://classicalpoets.org/2013/12/12/two-psalms/#/ CREDITS Poetry: Evan Mantyk (b. 1982) Audio/Visual Work: Society of Classical...

. 20/20 Vision You’re lurking in the shadows with a wink. I see your flute of crystal, hear you pop Your cork as spirits soar and keen arms link To...

. On the Birth of the Grand Millenium 1 January 2000 A panoply of adolescent eyes Looks out into the...

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okGcYTF8pHk . CREDITS Poetry: Robert Burns (1759-1796) Audio/Visual Work: Society of Classical Poets Voice-Over: S.A. Todd Photos/Footage: (1) "Drei...

. The Dodo of Mauritius This island nation scarcely can be proud Of avifauna lacking common sense, Surviving only in...

. Poppy A vase of poppies on the table there, Twelve years have past, all white is now her hair....

. Sonnet 1 (In Theory, Real) Are dreams confined to stars or stars to dreams? Both full of mysteries and...

. To Saint John the Evangelist by Eustache Deschamps (c. 1346–1406) | translated from French by Margaret Coats Young, perfect,...

. Anyone But You The phone may ring; The call will bring __Anyone but you. The mail will come; It...

. A Sentimental Villanelle This year I’m wrapped in Christmases of old--- The tinseled tree and glee of hearts on...

. Introduction Each year I compose or arrange music in celebration of Christmas. This year I have created three arrangements...

. https://youtu.be/fx3NidSVFKk . A Wretch Like Me by Joe Tessitore To miss the mark, to lose my way,To choose the...

. . Dramatis Personae: Ebenezer Scrooge: An infamous miser Bob Cratchit: Scrooge’s assistant Mrs. Cratchit: Bob’s wife Tiny Tim: Disabled...

. It's a Wonderful Life The forecast promised luscious, gleaming snow; Instead the sky pours bitter, freezing rain. The lights...

. The North Pole's on Lockdown ‘Tis the night before Christmas; it pains me to say--- The North Pole’s on lockdown before...

. The Tunnel to Australia It’s raining every day in Merrie England. It’s falling from the sky most every day....

. The People That Walked in Darkness The Christmas lights are out tonight, __Early and fierce and brave. The lawns...

. Hedge Theory The hedge plants are trimmed by a gardener with shears As they have been, like clockwork, for...

. This Present Madness “To sleep! Perchance to dream; aye, there’s the rub…..” ---Shakespeare, Hamlet I The daily nightmare hovers;...

. Twelve Chaucerian Limericks for Paul Freeman Some pilgrims went riding to Kent, And here’s how the journey was spent:...

. Critical Race Theory It’s quite amusing when some first Defend it with persistence, Then---feigning that they’ve not reversed--- Deny...

. Habeas Corpus Of those whose job it is to get results It might be asked: to what infernal purpose?...

. The Harp  by Gustavo Bécquer | from Spanish by Cheryl Corey Obscured by corner shadows, gathering dust, perhaps forgotten...

. Three Sisters Clotho When mother sat me down, I feared the worst. Her words, however, offered praise instead. “Your...

. Fool’s Gold The gutsy suffragettes gained girls the vote--- One bold soul trampled by a monarch’s horse Grabbed patriarchy by the gloating throat. Her ghost changed every...

. A Spider in My Room In the corner, there's a spider Between the ceiling and the wall. Its legs...

. Tidal Lock for Michael Collins died (Oct. 31, 1930 - April 28, 2021):, Apollo 11 Command Module Astronaut who...

. Lightning Could Strike Just when hope Is out the door, Has flown the coop, Has said “No more.” Just...

. Tamara to Emily for Emily Dickinson We viewed the lighted houses well below, whose roads ran serpentine through mounding...

. Advent Twist "Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord,...

. Sibylline Sonnets for Advent The sibyls were ecstatic prophetesses active from about 600 B.C. in the Greek coastlands of...

. Samode Palace Hotel An erstwhile palace, and all wished to claim a former sultan's, not a servants', room. So...