Culture

. Mnemonic Device for Military Pro-Signs A-Z Pro-signs are an alphabetical coding system used by the military for radio transmissions...

. Mary ---a sequel to “Martha," prompted by James A. Tweedie The night grew still, the lamps gave off a...

. Sidewalk Sincerity “Hi---how are you?” he said to me, A friendly thing to say, I answered just as cordially,...

. Falun Dafa Parade The heartbeat of a marching band lies in the beating drums, The power of a sleeping...

. Autism Sonnet The lights are much too light and sounds too loud; And thoughts are only thought in black...

. Spotlights and Shadows . I. To a Limelight Leech O swankpot of the swish-and-swagger ilk Basking in your braggadocio...

. Artificial “Intelligence” Versus Real Intelligence Chat GPT “confuses” metaphors and similes. It also “struggles” to correctly classify milled themes....

. Life on This Boat Here in this lifeboat we hopelessly wait, No one rows now, we are all but...

. Silent Movies As silent movies play inside your head, Their scattered shadows, faint and far away, You try to...

. Legion Hello there friend, our name is Legion We are those same 6000 demons Who long ago in Gerasenes...

. The Power I’ve noticed more and more of late My power to infuriate Is stronger than it’s ever been....

. Absalom, Absalom "Then David sent out one third of the people… And the king said to the people, 'I...

. The Gaza War The Gaza war goes on and on With death and ruin in its wake. A war...

. The Bristlecone Pine For centuries, the stalwart pine has stood __in this unwonted spot. Its shallow roots and resinous...

. Beneath the Blooms I search the hills for blooms to smell. The dew drops kiss my naked feet to...

. Most Conversations Near every grocery-line or petrol-pump, at every social-gathering or game, outside of every church or at the...

. Pushback The New Puritans run amok, remaking our society. Through countless forms of media, they assert their authority. Through...

. Whistling Woman "A whistling woman and a crowing hen will scare The Devil out of his den." ---English proverb...

. The Gospel of Wives Wives everywhere possess the firm belief Of all their many roles, the one that’s chief...

. History’s Rondel Human history’s plot repeats In variations, with refrain Each time we purpose to regain Eden, fooled by...

. Paradox of Tolerance "f tolerance is taken to the point where it tolerates the destruction of those same principles...

. Let Me Hold the Door I hold the door for you, and then you scoff. “He only wants to...

. Hairless Apes On the 100th Anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial . In nineteen hundred twenty-five, as Darwinists began...

. On the Epstein Files Debacle ---a villanelle Where are those awful Epstein files? It doesn’t matter left or right!...

. Not All Angels Play the Harp Not all angels play the harp, _Or sing in heaven’s choir. Some of...

. Living Dead The riffled rush of water mingles withThe wind among the Ponderosa pinesAs damp chill of late summer...

. Martha “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her...

. The Hokey-Cokey---Chaucer Style With music was a dingy tavern blessed, In Southwark, where we stopped to take our rest....

. Of a Feather Professor Swann was new among the fonts of knowledge chugging up the tenure track; he'd earned...

. Lasting Karma What’s the key to living life that matters? How do we spend this precious time on earth?...

. Myths _I mined the Grecian myths _and wrung from them this gem: The gods amuse themselves with us and...

. Family Affair It was an educational affair, So many distant relatives were there, And it was nice to learn...

. The Pervading Presence The summer gleams in meadow, stream, and hill Beneath the warming sun of mid-July; No sudden...

. Simply Chilling . I. A Boring Villanelle My humdrum life has been a constant bore--- An unembellished scene of...

. After If ---with affection and all respect for dear Rudyard If you can keep your heart when all about...

. On Never Giving Up On reaching the point where it's tough to find answers to _“What-are-we-doing-this-for?” And the number...

. There Are No Words ---on the July 4th Texas flash floods There are no words to quell a swell...

. The Juggler ---with special kudos to George Clooney, Whoopi Goldberg, Taylor Swift, Susan Sarandon, Tom Hanks, Mark Hamill, Robert...

. Optimism ---to the Class of 2025 The world is cold and hard and dark enough; We need not cloud...

. Never Time to Spare ---a villanelle My daughter, I am watching you with love for I’ve been there, When...