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. Surviving the Cultural Revolution Why should this tourist want to take my picture? I’m just a woman who is...

. To the Ancient Mariner “O Wedding-Guest! This soul hath beenAlone on a wide wide sea;So lonely ‘twas, that God...

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. 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...

. Mourning Doves Hear the soft coo—a coo that faithful love imparts; Mourning doves, they share as one, two beating...

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

. Supreme Showdown “Justice Jackson skips over that part because analyzing the governing statute involves boring legalese.” —Associate Justice Amy...

. Readings of original poems by the poets from the Society of Classical Poets online Poetry Symposium on June 28,...

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. 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...

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

. The Troubadour Remembers A troubadour wayfaring town to town, Hamlet to homestead, dale to grassy down, While he his...

. Conjugation: Tense with Mood ---a verbal disagreement between the indicative and the subjunctive If I were all that I...

. 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...

. Autumn’s Fairy Tale ーan ode to Yugen The golden eve allures As autumn’s sun illumes, Gleaming in rose subdued....

. The Point The Point, defined by geometry, substantiates a theory: position without magnitude. Lest the point be misconstrued consider...

. The Dance When Arsis and Thesis met on the dance floor, one bowed to the other, the other implored:...

. 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...

. Radio New Zealand's Culture 101 sat down with SCP Editor Evan Mantyk to talk about the SCP's Haiku Competition,...

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. 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...

. Aubade at Seven AM The years have fled, and time so swiftly flees,since that brief hour when you and...

. Five Dappled Things A weave of twigs upon the ground; five eggs, cream white, flecked with gray. An ark...

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

. Spoiled-Rotten Cat Instructs Visitors Don’t you dare try to sit in my spot! I’ll decide if you pet me...

. The Old Man and the Mouse: A Sicilian Folktale An old man poured a glass of milk, and left...

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