. The Leper “When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and...

. Lucifer’s Lament They’ve gone too far. They’ve set the bar So high that I’m no longer star Of My...

. Lunatic Paused at a churchyard when it’s eventide I see flit by a bright blue butterfly. Magnolia fragrance wafts...

. Holding Dad's Hands . Friday May 3, 2019 I’m driving fast (at least it’s fast to me,) The nurse’s...

. The Wise Farmer ---based on a Zen parable attributed to Alan Watts A farmer in China was left by...

. It Won’t Happen Here There were anti-Semites in our Congress, And still they said:  “It will not happen here.”...

. Moon Glow The calm of the twilight should bring him some peace. He sees yellow remnants of sun get...

. Paperbark Maples The leaves grow bright with dew; the trunks grow dark. A contrapuntal autumn morning stirs. The smoothest...

. Winter’s Bed Ere the sun should spread its beams We sleep and pray for candied dreams. An angel to...

. Dublin Swans “Wholly serene and sure, with regal composure, allows himself to glide.” ---Rainer Maria Rilke, “The Swan” I...

. Free Verse as Nightmare Surrealism “I thirst for new songs without moons or irises, and without loves that have...

. Prodigious Dreams Let not these Autumn notes lead you amiss. Autumn, indeed, is come (the signs are all around)....

. Knock, Knock! ---free speech in the UK is dead Three more children stabbed---a country mourning The murdering of minors...

. Dante Enters Hell: Canto III of Dante's Inferno by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) translated by Stephen Binns THROUGH ME YOU...

. Washington Assumes Command at Cambridge from Legends of Liberty, Volume 3 Devoted Billy Lee, a stalking fox, Observed his...

. But Who Am I? “But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and...

. Sicilian Samurai circa 1700 He made a startling, militant request To journey to Japan—strange land long closed To foreign...

. Regime Change Banana republics are known for how they Take power from rulers and give it away To those...

. The Outdoor Concert ---Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Wilton House, 2004 The long thick winding snake must stretch two hundred...

. Beltane Dream Did I pass that way in dreams or waking? For truthfully, it seems to me a dream:...

. Chasing Time  "But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a...

. Postmodernism and Poetry: Final Disintegration and Hope for Renewal “The only way forward from Postmodernism is as a reaction...

. Cold Blooded Murder It is a hot and muggy Sort of Texas day. Time to do my stalking And...

. The Loons of Colby Lake a true story As thawing white gave way to budding green, two loons upon...

. The Faltering In time the sharpest mind begrimes with rust and memories are flaked from softened steel. Beliefs once...

. Like Him "But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord,...

. The Lighthouse In honor of the Thridrangar Lighthouse and the intrepid men who built it. Alone it stands, perched...

. Boycott the Bullies ---a pantoum for the real women boxers at the Paris Olympics Don’t let a slappy chap...

. Back-Door Pastoral Apologies to all you urbanites, To decent people who prefer to live Amidst the noise with far...

. . Patton on the Lipizzaner Horses  I’m certain that I’ve done all this before: I’ve hid old frescoes, ordered...

. The 2024 Olympics . I. Excusez-moi, s’il vous plait, But having seen your lewd display, I’ve chosen not to...

. Ephemeral Our lives are like a summer’s day So swift, so swift, it flies away. A butterfly that’s newly...

. Beauty Flowers are the faded stars that fall from silver skies, Raindrops are the sacred tears that leak from...

. In the Shade There Meekly Grows a Plant urushiol (yoo-roo-shee-awl) is the name of the compound in poison ivy...

. When I Have Penned My Final Thoughts _When Ihave penned my final thoughts and left to meet_the sky,don't organize...

. Cracks in the Ground Today the mourning parish bells have pealed. Men broke the dirt with family gathered round,...

. Three Small Tabs Upon the men’s room wall at church, A flyer’s there for men who search For healing...

. The Winner and Runner-ups are listed HERE. WHO Anyone in the world, of any age or background, may participate...

. Centaury The clear night sky spreads wide a tapestry of beauty in the stars that shimmer all throughout the...

. The Psychopath Addresses the Ladies Auxiliary of the Mental Ward "When an inner situation is not made conscious, it...