Poetry

. Prayerwise for Gloria (1934-2013) Tough, keen, opinionated, shrewd:Collected junk, shared what she foundWith those who shared her roof and...

. Fungible Assets A pint’s a pound the world around. Now, lay your oars athwart the gunwales And let your...

. Babylon (or Shelly's "Ozymandias" Paraphrased) . Oh Babylon, sweet Babylon, how long your skeleton has rotted in the sun—...

. . Love Songs for Malcolm . I. Quickly you approach, King Malcolm, Firm and steady is your tread, Predetermined...

. To Some Religious Brothers Beg! pray! or preach!  Or make one gravel-throated noise, Make murmur or a whimper or...

Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 8: Torquato Tasso, "King of Poets" If you enjoy this video, please like...

. What Do You Do When You No Longer Drink What do you do when you no longer drink, no...

. Assorted Sonic Salads (i.e., Kamalisms) being the first installment of a repository of wisdom from the Vice President of...

. Poetry A poem, subscribing to a plan, Flies higher than the highest planes, Seems safer than a rose-red tan,...

. It Seems Like Only Yesterday Votes and virtue did not yield Control of our own border, And context did...

. Sounds Like Paradise Kids are in the backyard playing; __The dog is playing too. I think that sounds like...

. Beware the Lion "Your adversary the devil prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour" ---1 Peter...

. Superior Pontiff for Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, deposed November 11, 2023 Our Father in heaven gives the...

. The Navy by Paul Fort (1872-1960) translated by Joshua C. Frank We find them all again in brief In...

. Glow Brave little candle, shining bright! You send out rays of hope all night. Within your heart you hold...

. London, 11-11-2023 As wreaths of poppies roar in rebel red Commemorating all our noiseless dead, The streets of London buzz with...

. The Soldier He started as a little boy from any small hometown. He loved to throw and hit a...

. War Paths in honor of veterans I have known through the retelling of their stories. . “Any Man’s Death...

. Returning Soldiers With hedgerows, fields and trees the soldiers of a forward trench have rested with unease, reduced beyond...

. Carving Fingers "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." ---St. Paul Percy exhales with a scowl and...

. Until You Try "You’ll never know Until you try…" Make this mindset Your battle cry! Your first few steps,...

. Free Press Our founding fathers fought the fight __to conquer tyranny. Once won, the Congress met to write __new...

. Israel: A Leftist's Guide Hamas atrocities? Don't say a word,To point them out would be an act of treason.A...

. . “The moon hung low in the sky like a yellow skull.” ---Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray...

. Alfie’s Answer “What’s it all about, Alfie?” ---Hal David Not selfish pleasure, as I thought, but love For isolated...

. The Stream of Love Like swollen streams in Spring, young love will roarThrough every obstacle that checks its flow,Though...

. Treasure in Heaven "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where...

. Ecstasy and Me I’ve not, I fear, the spiritual thrust To quite propel myself to mystic heights; To taste...

. The Miasma Enshrouding Disneyland I came here as a fairytale-struck child; The tickets cost less than a week of...

. Ode to Old Tom Old Tom he stalks the English Dales, The Patron Saint of potent ales. He makes...

. . Traitors on Ice: Canto XXXII of Inferno by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) translated by Stephen Binns . If I...

. Beyond the Shadows  The light from above may be blinding And cause us to shelter our eyes, But promises...

. Paths —Inspired by “Is Mod Se Jaate Hain” (see below) by Gulzar from the film: Aandhi, 1975 Sheer multitudes...

. Two Ekphrastic Poems . The Light of the World, Holman Hunt As predawn darkness shrouds the land, With warm-lit...

. Icarus Sings I’ve tempted fate, And sought the sun, I’m Icarus, I’ve come undone. My wings have failed, For...

. Poet Paul A. Freeman challenges you to write a nursery rhyme in the style of the Mother Goose classic...

. Child's Laughter It bubbles forth from deep inside his soul; Joy twinkles brightly through his youthful eyes, For any...

. To Dance with Death I caught the fierce gaze of the trickster, Death. He charred bleak Aztec ruins with...

. All Saints' Day by Gabrielle de Coignard (c.1550–1586), translated by Margaret Coats O Saints, you have your heritage in...

. The Legend of Ole Stingy Jack Do you recall Ole Stingy Jack?Whose tricks cost him a great set back?They...