. The Glass Delusion of King Charles VI of France ‘His malady grew worse every day until his mind was...

. Pastoral Calls—Part 3 of 3 . Midnight Encounter He was tall, well-built, and handsome and as far as I...

. The following is an excerpt of Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes, encompassing most of Chapters 1 through 8, including Don Quixote...

. The Tragedy of the p and the q . Lovers in eternity The p and q were two eternal...

. Reality Check __The bars we frequent have been raised too high, Not calibrated to the greatest common factor: __The...

. Dialogue on a First Grade Science Textbook Many spiritual traditions throughout history have perceived all things, animate and inanimate,...

. Avalon This little tale concerns a man, Who in an English village ran A thriving little corner shop, Supplying...

. The Dandelion Suburbia frowns upon her sunlit face: “Out, out thou upstart weed!” Poor Dandelion —like sisters Cinderella, Queen...

. To the Reader of Verse Ah, lover, critic, arbiter of verse, divulge your passions, fill a lusting soul with...

. In celebration of World Poetry Day, write a limerick on the theme of World Poetry Day, poetry in general,...

. How to Write Contemporary Poetry a pantoum in free verse composition keep letters lower case. dump classical tradition then...

. Learnin’ Letters I wanna learn me letters Ma, I wanna learn ta read. If I can learn me letters...

. The Antiques Buyer Meets His Match "What's the best you'll do?" I asked; __“It's nice, but needs some work......

. Ex-Freedom of Speech In fact, most liberals don't support free speech today, And often see a need for censorship...

. Ponzi Your promises mean nothing if they lack fidelity.  It grieves a man to hear such welcome words, then...

. Old Orphan They’re over on my dresser, simply framed And looking 1940s fresh and young. There’s something to them...

. The War on Children “I quoted some Scripture, I said that there are only two genders. And apparently, because...

. The Last Night That We Met in memoriam CQD, Halifax, February, 2001 We gripped hands awkwardly. I’d grasped your...

. The Leprechaun Come mid-March, the leprechaun Glides up and o’er the rainbow, Playful as a unicorn That’s prancing in...

. "The Lark in the Morning" is a traditional Irish song performed on classical guitar by poet and professional musician...

. Freedom Convoy Song To bravely speak is to turn on the lights, __To silence darkens all of our debate;...

. St. Jerome’s Cicero Obsession based on St. Jerome’s letter to his disciple St. Eustochium in Rome, A.D. 384 When...

. Beatrice Smiles: Canto XXXI of Purgatory by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) translated by Stephen Binns “You, on the other side...

. Θαλῆς 2.0 In days of yore, Thales, the famous sage, Went out on a stargazing walk and fell Straight...

. The Sea Cliffs Imposing, somber, motionless they stand, Like ranks of rugged soldiers primed for war, They stand where...

. Britomart and Marinell In Edmund Spenser's epic poem, The Faerie Queene, Britomart is a female knight who represents the virtue...

. The Scottish Gourmand A culture-rich country which lay to the east where we were invited to conference and feast...

. Winter Sunset Gnarled, naked boughs, shadowed skeleton arms Stretch in despair and agony. They frame Like barbed-wire twists the...

Pastoral Calls—Part 2 of 3 . Face-to-Face A weeping woman called me on the phone And said, “My daughter’s in...

. The Number 17: Ondine and Lucien’s Great Adventure;  Or, The Kind that Can Float from The Bus Poems: A...

. The Very Best Business by Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791-1863) translated from Romanesco by Joseph S. Salemi First I was...

. El Melon There is a maze or map on melon skin Even the blind could read and seek to...

. Poet Tree Legacy: The Saga Begins is a 14-chapter narrative poem. In this excerpt, the adolescent hero Abelbee, who has...

. Why Strike? With prices high and living standards low, Our times are like what our grandparents knew. They fought...

. Farinelli A thousand thanks, Martini, for your visit. Bologna is a town of balladeers. You’ll love it! Now I...

. Lean on Him after Ecclesiasties We labor long beneath the sun. Forgotten soon by everyone. We come from dust...

. Gossip “There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of...

. Evolution I can’t run fast or jump high anymore. Mistakes I make I never made before. Some maladies and...

. Homeric Hot or Not (Hotness Ratings Out of 10) . 10 By birth divine and radiantly tressed And beautiful...

. Before Going to Sleep as a Boy I saw Him when I closed my eyes, Gazing down sidelong, seeing...