. . Late Bloomers My last red rose-of-sharon __Is slowly curling closed, Each giant shell-shaped petal __Beginning to turn in,...

. Fallen The Universe was perfect, Heaven and Earth, Upon Almighty God’s Creation’s birth! He made the spirit-beings, Angels, free;...

. Reviewed Book: Making Music by Sally Cook, White Violet Press, 2012 by Monika Cooper Making Music by Sally Cook...

. But the great Master said, "I see No best in kind, but in degree; I gave a various gift...

. But the great Master said, “I see No best in kind, but in degree; I gave a various gift...

. Covidiocy a rondeau It’s coming back! The tyrants tack From tongues that twist and hearts that lack An honest...

. Excuse My Excuse An excuse—that’s a word to excuse at those times when I need a good ruse __which...

. Tough Love and Hugs “Where the heck do they learn this crap?” one father asked another. __When we were...

. The Pilgrimage The lover takes leave of his mistress's mouth And starts on his pilgrimage, travelling south. Each stop...

. God Made These Texas Summers The Summer’s come again To the vast Texas plain, Where touching any metal Can...

. At the Dog Store “Now this hound here’s a Disappointment Hound. His dam was Thwart; his pappy’s name was...

. The Pietà or Mickey Mouse? A book I’ve read depicts a boy Who’s searching for creative joy. His mind...

. Belling the Cat The mice called a council to try to defeat A troublesome cat who would ruthlessly eat...

. Aphorisms for a Foggy Morning No literary monuments exist without the word. A lord who lacks entitlements is patently...

. The Magic Casket 'Twas in the local funeral home __The miracle occurred, As ticking clock hands kissed at noon __And restless spirits...

. Broad Brush Art What’s considered great art isn’t static at all. There are always new trends that beguile and...

. Lessons from the Sky I breathe the bracing air, I feel the dew Wet through my shoes and socks....

. A Deeper Scaly Screed "'Rich Men North of Richmond' is a passionate screed against the state of the country...

. Sonnet for Houston The highway shuffles traffic as the sun begins to bake the tarmac; its black emits waves...

. Modern Times . I. The Cutting-Edge Misogynist He slams the bland and damned old-fashioned type--- Those tiresome dinosaurs born with...

. The Merry Wanderer When God wills man to know His favor, He sends him where the wide world gleams...

. Trump and Old Slow Joe Republicans and elephants go back a long, long way. The elephant that’s in the...

. Mosquitoes God designed the darn mosquito, But the reason’s nothing we know. Seems their less than epic purpose Is...

. Henry IV, Part I In Henry IV Part 1 the king’s possessed By fears that Harry Hotspur wants him...

. . Tucson Sunday Morning Chorus: Tucson Sunday morning, See the sage brush come alive. Gold upon the Rincons, Catalina...

. Gordon’s Soup One day old Arthur Vincent Knowling, Quit the couch to take up bowling, Grasped the fact at...

. Overheard in a Mexico City Cantina A downpour started. The cantina beckoned. I sat and heard two men debating...

. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 6 Part 1 of 3: Against the Critics of Conservative Poetry If...

. . Poetics the Ginger Cat —Ποιητική: ‘poi-EIGH-tee-keigh’ By a caged fire I read. Around me walls of ancient lore,...

. The Old Place Once there was a family here Where now is all plantation pines. There’s a cabin—I see...

. . . . . Appreciating Shakespeare by Evan Mantyk Why do people think Shakespeare is so great? Why do...

. At Thirteen At thirteen, I received a birthday card from Buffalo, my aunt sent my Dad’s poem he’d written...

. Something Higher the brown scapular of Elijah Departures and arrivals. Passengers. The life of one old man describes an...

. . Virgil Departs, Beatrice Arrives: Canto XXX of Purgatory by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) translated by Stephen Binns . Now...

. A Discussion on Long Poems by Julian Woodruff  In her second comment to the thread trailing my recent poem...

. I Have Loved You All Along for Linda I have loved you all along; No matter what was error,...

. Scenes of passion in literature, on the stage, and on the silver screen, have captivated audiences for years. How...

. Crossing the Swamp After about an hour hiking the swamp, I knew. A week’s rains flooded out the trail....

. My Favourite Photo of Mum I’ve just found my favourite photo of Mum, standing in the snow of a...

. Deep in the Heat of Texas a rhupunt One hundred one, a scorching sun that I should shun. I...