Poetry

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. Concerning Snow ---a conversation between Beauty and Necessity “Well, there you go again.” “What's that?” “Come now, don't act...

. Classic Case History Though I was blind, it wasn’t hard to see That blindness was a gift at least...

. The Judge Addresses the Defendant "Living in America is like serving in the army; ninety percent of conduct is...

. Our National Precipice The time has come for all good men To recognize our nation’s end. We have been...

. . Sonnet 1 I felt like trying something new today, And so I put my pen upon a page...

. The FBI---Then and Now So respected when I was a kid, For the things we all read that they...

. Dead Sea Scrolls Trilogy “Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and...

. The Grindstone The grindstone spun as fiery sparks were sprayed,for even iron broke against his force,and by his edge...

. The Best Poems of 2024: Winners of the 13th Annual SCP International Poetry Competition Judges C.B. Anderson, Susan Jarvis...

. First Place ($200 Prize) "The Shepherd God" Jane Schulert, 11th grade student at Redeemer Classical School in Indiana ....

. Forecast One to Two Inches Within the snow’s approach I sense a hope Connected more to memory than truth....

. The Untimely Demise of My Dear Uncle Sam I received the somber news __as sun set low today. My...

. Accidents Happen We’re told time tends toward catastrophe, And that a butterfly’s ephemeral wings Might quake the sky somewhere...

. The Discharge of the Woke Brigade ---after Tennyson Half a mil, half a mil, __Half a mil onward, __All...

. The Settlers —to my forefathers, and all the intrepid men and womenwho settled the Oklahoma panhandle. Across these barren...

. Rather Drown Than Hang “He who is destined for the gallows will not be drowned.” ---Russian proverb A lethal...

. 1. A rainbow diced to tease unhurried brains __With rotating rows of parallel planes. What is it? . 2....

. Wisdom and Sway Life was tranquil and calm, not a care, not a qualm, in a town not too...

. In line with its mission to preserve humankind's artistic traditions, the Society of Classical Poets is featuring the best...

. Snow Sonnet Where silent flakes of whiteness fill the air And cutting winds of winter come to rule The...

. The Great Rub-off Norm and Zip, in mismatched chairs, __were sipping tea and talking, when Desi, their loyal hound,...

. Mexican Sestina Perhaps I left because I got too bored, and no one could put sense in my thick...

. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Silently beats an invisible clock. Night turns to day, day turns to...

. Autumn Twilight Full moon. Crickets singing. Scarlet sky.Long past summer solstice; now the sunDescends before the short day’s work...

. The Introvert Sequestered in an abstract mood,Replete in blissful solitude;Behind the veil of scenes overtYou’ll find the pensive introvert....

. Rattler ---inspired by Master Bedroom, Andrew Wyeth, 1965 The walls and windows unadorned, the bedkept neatly made, the blanket...

. Libra There in my hand I held a crystal vial Of distillation potent, red, and sweet, By which my...

. On Bill Mahrt’s Retirement as Choirmaster of the St. Ann Choir (June, 2024) W e all should thank our...

. I Will Awaken the Dawn The birds have yet to echo Their songs across the trees, The sun has...

. True Love On a hill far away, a true love waits, In a place of weathered, broken gates. And...

. Another Crossroads I have a rendezvous with destiny.It’s at the crossroads of Straight Street and Main.With cardboard sign, that...

. To Her Ghost: a Sequence from Orpheus Looks Back ---in memoriam Emily Desire Gaynor Rothman, 1964-2020 . 1. Breaking...

. The Magic Trick Another dove spawns from the wizard's hat. A youngster, goggle-eyed, forgets to clap, enchanted by the...

. Cloth of Destiny From his jail cell, he preached civility— despite the agony centuries had brought. Proud Rosa occupied...

. Anticipating President Trump’s Golden Age Unburdened from that which has recently been. An era of progress about to begin....

Free People In some sense, free people have no needOf poets to give their speech a better voice.But freedom wanes...

. Stones for My Parents I didn’t want to come. How sad it sounded To kneel beneath a hazy sun...

. Whoever Am I? Preface to His Poetry .by Prudentius (c. 4th century AD)translated by Margaret Coats If I see...

. The Hectic Life _Sometimes we get discouraged _With life and all its fuss, Its raucous moments speeding by _Like...