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. on “Pope Francis’ Plans will ‘destroy’ contemplative life: Franciscan friar” Here’s a question: What’s it to the pope how...

. A Pantoum of Wager God said to Satan: Have you seen my servant Job, a man who fears God and...

. The Shepherd Who Remained in the Fields I had to stay behind to watch the flocks,a sentry against lions,...

. August 31, 2021 Humpty Dumpty looked at the wallHumpty Dumpty said “This must fall.”Mexican cartels, yes rapists and thugs,Cross...

. SAT Tips Leave nothing blank, your chances are __As good as one in four; So when the end is...

. from Legends of Liberty Volume 1 . The Battle of Concord By that rude bridge men formed up double...

. . The Cost of Infrastructure Our property association has Three rich folks down the street. Their houses are Much...

. for DKE We know each guy, and each knows us, No big deal and no big fuss, Tabernacling through...

. It’s Fall, Y’all!   Autumn is here and I’m swathed in a sweater, A snug fluffy scarf and warm mittens....

. City of Holy Faith The time to weep is over. Turn away From somber matters of this sordid age...

. Sonnet of September Two thousand one eleven September, terrorists hijacked four planes in the sky. The crew, the passengers,...

. I don't know why I think things will get better. I'm always holding on to flimsy hope. I've held...

. Leave Our Kids Alone!  “Fauci: Officials Will Decide on COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendation for Children Aged 5 to 11 Soon”...

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhNIScHrUOM&t=4s . Biden Blues When I was just a kid,I’d shout and I’d refuse.My mama taught me, be polite,Taught...

. California Wildfires to the tune of “California Dreamin’” All her landscape bronzed, Her breezes ashen gray, What can Cali...

. Cancel Madame Butterfly today! Such racist music cannot soothe the soul. Let’s never show another hate-filled play. The King...

. The Lyme Brain’s Refrain, or At the Cupboard What am I doing? What am I doing? What am I,...

This challenge comes from New York poet Joe Tessitore. He asks you to use the following couplet in a poem....

. "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to...

. Regrets and Repercussions Inconsequential are the things we do Sometimes, or things we don’t, we don’t know why. So...

. “Of all the tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.”...

. Where meagre rains are tinted red From dust the Western winds have borne, The publican to stranger said: “We’re...

. Twenty years . . . So long ago as that? When fantasy became reality And falling human bodies turned...

. Heroes Where are they now---the bold who brave The choke of smoke to ways that pave The path to...

. A Summary of Oedipus the King by Sophocles, and Notes This play, no doubt to Sophocles’ surprise, When first...

. Future Shock Our newfound World is happy, calm and clean The human factor, countered by machine. Where every thought...

. I This crucifixion hides the anguish. Racked With pain, belied by bloodless hands and feet; Intolerable torments, they compete...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw5AJQgDeQQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt . What can it mean---this swan of black? What cryptic codes must eggheads crack? What will this ebon-feathered thing Of beauty spring? What will it bring...

. Most schoolgirls, street-people, attorneys, and Bachelors of Art are aware that Thomas Jefferson composed what is likely the most...

. Know How to Mow __You want to raise your rates, you say? __Your crying poor is killing me, __for...

. With Coffins at the Dover Air Force Base: 29 August 2021 On Sunday, Biden traveled to the Dover Air...

. Allgibberish (I Saw a Man Who Wasn't There) after “Antigonish” (“I Met a Man Who Wasn't There”) by William...

. The starlit sky is filled with smoke ______and men succumb To dread, while folded hands invoke ______to overcome This...

. The Peach Garden Oath This oath of fellowship is an iconic moment in the first chapter of the historical...

. Observations of a Former Victim You may think me insensitive or witless, But more and more it seems the...

. “Make a decision,” is what me ma said, As she wearily plucked at each feather, ‘Er old gnarled fingers...

. "American pragmatism insists that words are for use, not enjoyment; American puritanism insists that expression is a duty, not...

. The arrogant are all about these days. How disrespectful are their callous ways! They go about as freely as...

. a rondel It's funny how a day can go so slow, and yet a year just simply seems to...

. At the Temple of Yue Fei Behind, a lake unstirring sleeps; Ahead, grey fog and budding leaves. A jade-green...