Culture

. Imperial Invitation Fair neighbor, come, pass through entrancing gates I made to veil surprises and seclude My masterpiece of...

. Robert Jack Eardley was, for many years, Chief Psychiatrist for the U.S. Justice Department. In 2000, he organised a...

. Bywords Language rang and wedged within our mind. Centuries of words were drawn like swords. A surfeit, rhymes, soliloquies...

. Hypnosis Come over here, then, and sit in this chair, Gaze at this candle-flame, empty your mind, No need...

Following the introduction below is a translated version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in PDF made free for...

. Last Rites Let not the Rock of Ages ever break Or send apostate magi to the stake; A golden...

. "Let's Go Brandon" People don’t want to say “F--k” When dealing with President Schmuck. So they say “Let’s go,...

. New Day for the Old Dominion "This is what unity looks like" —Glenn Youngkin, Virginia governor-elect Virginians venture toward...

. A fabled place adrift in history Which makes the spirit ache for what was lost; A masterpiece destroyed in...

. When I crave from my enclave something to eat (Not apples or peas or muffins or meat) I steady...

. translated from Russian by Sasha A. Palmer . Prayer God above, King divine! Heal this spirit of mine! Earthly...

. The cats are creatures of a liberal kind, For on the laps of commie artists, you’ll find Them. Coffee...

. Approaching Halloween “You live in the same kind of grayness as the filthy stuff that formed you.” —Jack Finney,...

. BOO! I feel a fleshless presence: A faceless, soulless call To tomb-doom acquiescence Beyond a graveyard wall, Where ghoulish effervescence And ghostly iridescence In moon-kissed opalescence Enthrall at evenfall. I hear an eerie sighing. It jars...

. Glastonbury A deathless tree stood witness while The marshlands round a nearby isle Were drained and bared a hill...

. Dead Puppies On a break from the propaganda mill I found puppies I thought I could kill, So I...

. How Grim Is the Grim Reaper? How grim is the Grim Reaper? Rapacious and rambunctious; Solemn stalker, soul seeker,...

. To all the tough women in Texas who actually know how to handle guns. My daddy got the job...

. So many things were churning in his mind When scrambling down the track towards the cove, To take especial...

. Men Before Work for Dana Gioia It’s dark and cold. The fleet comes filtering in. They take a breath....

. Pope Sylvester II and Meridiana Pope Sylvester II, born Gerbert de Aurillac (946-1003), is said to have had a...

. Fright Night This is the night the dead walk in the streets Looking like neighbors’ children, masked In tricks they...

. As I look out upon October leaves And brown grass weathered by the autumn sun, I see the shafts...

. By Waterloo Station I sat down and thought (on a bench not too far from the turbulent stream) of...

. Lady Macbeth’s Regret Soft hands that led her smitten lord to bedInflamed the flare and thrust of his desire.Cool hands that won...

. The Twilight’s Last Gleaming? The waning moon is framed by crippled branches; One long white stripe of cloud-chalk intersects...

. Perfect Apples The Law of Perfect Apples says it all:A malic acid tang pervades the crispAnd shocking mouth appeal...

. I Took a Notion (A Man’s View) I took a notion once in life, To find myself a willing...

. When the goddesses came by the light of the dawn, They were greeted with music, and what did they...

. I’m old, my young ones. Soon I’ll have to leave. But ere we part I have just one tale...

. after the Epoch Times series' How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling the World History’s tide brought us forth...

. Prince Albert in a Can What can I say? I wore a mask and did The social distance thing,...

. A Pox Upon My House a pantoum I heard the hiss of sickness as my mind cracked. I scoured...

. When you see Inflation rise It’s no surprise... When you see All the goods In short supplies, Work disincentivized,...

. FROM DARKEST ANTIQUITY . I. Ancient Ritual A thousand brown feet burn on sand In Pharaoh’s funeral caravan. By...

. Alfred the Great Alfred the Great was a shy king Who found it not much to his liking __Making...

. read about Geronimo here Geronimo! That is my name; I’ve garnered international fame because I haven’t got TB, or...

. What Did Paul Revere? Listen, my children, and shed a tear, Because everything that he held dear Did vanish...

. Prerequisites for a Trendy Poetry Reading Casual clothes, streetwise but debonair: Knit sweater, denims (slightly dishabille); A tentative, apologetic...

. Discrimination by Who? YMCA basketball for 7-year olds It’s not the least bit personal, But kids who have no...