‘Know How to Mow’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson
. Know How to Mow __You want to raise your rates, you say? __Your crying poor is killing me, __for...
. Know How to Mow __You want to raise your rates, you say? __Your crying poor is killing me, __for...
. Allgibberish (I Saw a Man Who Wasn't There) after “Antigonish” (“I Met a Man Who Wasn't There”) by William...
. “Make a decision,” is what me ma said, As she wearily plucked at each feather, ‘Er old gnarled fingers...
. The arrogant are all about these days. How disrespectful are their callous ways! They go about as freely as...
. This challenge comes form poet James A. Tweedie: Perhaps the most familiar of all formal, English-language poems is the...
. The Commander-in-Chief How Biden sucks---I mean the man, Who being wholly characterless Will criticize Afghanistan "Cowards"---when he can’t face...
Reviewed Book: Legends of Liberty Volume 1, by Andrew Benson Brown, T A J Classics, 2021 by James Sale Legends of...
. The Worst of Rhymes No matter where we choose to sit, A fool, alone, would not admit, We’re living...
. Write a poem rhyming the word "orange" with something else. Post it in the comments below. This challenge comes...
. We can’t remember. After years of war that thing once known as “poetry” was lost. We know there was...
. I’m Andrew Cuomo---I get a pass. If you don’t like it, kiss my ass! I’m Andrew Cuomo---I don’t resign....
. Farmer, Unpack the dormant forces quiet days Have put aside and stoke the smothered fire Whose soot fanned out...
. Rondeau The rondeau echoes its refrain in a subtle way, just as rain at times will fall, not in...
. You’re glad you’ve nabbed The Covid jab That’s newly fabbed In some large lab Created by The jaundiced eye,...
. Guilty, Guilty, Guilty! That most sagacious Mr. K*Told listeners: “Back in the day—‘The Enlightenment,’ they call it; haw,No way!...
. ⬙ Judged by Cynthia Erlandson See all entrants here. ⬙ . FIRST PLACE WINNER ($100) . A Slight Deviation...
. Lucky It stormed around our house last night, The lightning turned the black sky bright. Tornadoes came to join...
. O Happy Glass Another soul inside a glass deep red— I think on Provenance, effect and cause: Do you...
. Heliotrope Phaeton, son of the god Helios, attempted to drive his father’s celestial chariot. His inexperience caused him to...
. With How Sad Steps from a Philip Sidney sonnet With how sad steps, O Moon, you climb the skies!...
. Am I, am I beautiful? Surely my face qualifies: Forehead pearly bright to rise Over sweetest lips cerise. Tell...
. Brimstone I sniff a whiff of brimstone in the tone Of smooth effusions oozing from his tongue. A lick of sulfur clings like stale cologne To slickest syntax eloquently...
. A Black-Listed Species The avian community is glad He’s dying out, the mad oölogist. With every species on the...
. Choose a famous poem and write it in limerick form, putting the title of the original poem at the...
. The Best and Worst of Times “It was the best of times, it was …” but how Can anyone...
. Hunter Biden, New Millennial American Painter “It’s Generic Post Zombie Formalism Illustration” ---Jerry Saltz “a…vaguely psychedelic vibe…Tomaselli…for dermatologist waiting...
. In present, past and future, My parrot’s quite a moocher. She’ll eat whatever suits her __No matter whose it...
. On Death and Life not by John Milton Ere Death’s foul fetters drag me to my tombAs fodder for the...
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlTisI_HSgw . The Head of Health and Human Services after W.S. Gilbert’s “I am the Very Model of a...
. What’s In a Name? Useless Loop is a small town in Western Australia. Nevertire and Come By Chance are...
. Ferdinand the Freestyler Angela Jackson is the Poet Laureate of Illinois and Jacqueline Jackson is a poet frequently published...
. My eyes espied a little bird And in his mouth… a little worm, That screamed a scream but no...
. In black and white terms, I would say, __You’re all more white than olive, Take Einstein, Rothschild, Proust, Bizet---...
. Grimm The days of steering princesses from danger With sweet salvation’s life-sustaining kiss From shining-armored knight or regal stranger Are now considered horribly remiss. Young damsels in...
. “Daddy! There’s the big yellow ‘M’!” “May I take your order ple---?” “One Big Mac, Coke and fries!” Dad ...
Raison Du Jour Reason is like tea.It’s best at four o’clock,Which is an hour before cocktailsAnd two hours before...
. It was only a two stone cat, Now what do you think about that? If it sat on your...
. The CCP Position on the Origin of Covid Point to their part Of the globe, And you’re a racist...
. Logic Class As class convenes I quickly indicate in clear logician's diction of my eagerness to share my disposition...
. A Can of Worms I saw it in the writing on the wall. I couldn’t help but read between...
Lauren, this is a very lovely and moving piece - and the very challenging unforced rhyme-scheme is a bit of…
This is like a song with interesting last lines of verses rhyming.
Tyuchev in München witnessed the convulsion of Europe from his diplomatic post, where he once wrote a poem on Cicero,…
Brian, what a delightful display of poetic craftsmanship! I particularly enjoyed how the relentless rhyme scheme in "Aunt Ingeborg" mirrors…
Like wow! I dig that poem, man.
© 2025 SCP. WebDesign by CODEC Prime.