‘Fishing on the Fly’: Three Poems by James A. Tweedie
. Deschutes River Reverie The river, swift and shallow, roils its way Beneath the outstretched arms of old-growth pines, Past...
Read moreDetails. Deschutes River Reverie The river, swift and shallow, roils its way Beneath the outstretched arms of old-growth pines, Past...
Read moreDetails. Don't Laugh at a Christian God looked down on Noah And said "Construct an ark Bigger than a boat,...
Read moreDetails. Transgender Madness: For All the Children Being Harmed Beyond Repair inspired by When Harry Became Sally by Ryan T....
Read moreDetails. Camena Interrupta The measured words of poetryRise round the mystic sphere,Sift through the dirt or sing divineIn strains that...
Read moreDetails. . A Happy 80th Birthday Wish for the Poet's Father I wish for you the golden years Odysseus had...
Read moreDetails. . To Winter for John Keats Where are the songs of spring? Now moving west All of us are...
Read moreDetails. Dog Tired, Cat on Top The cat sat on the mat, Been there, seen that. The cat sat on...
Read moreDetails. The Photograph The snowflakes tumble down like frozen tears, Which fall from every eye this winter day; They heard...
Read moreDetails. Cordelia's Choice Ye gods, what should I do with such ill news? My father, once the king, is now...
Read moreDetails. Online Research For how long grilling planks should soak __I checked the time online. A website that I noticed...
Read moreDetails. Elegy for the Child Never Conceived His would-be parents had but days; The procreative ship sat docked, And with...
Read moreDetails. . Forked a palindrome poem I’m a toxic-tongued witch with some bitching to weave. No trite tittle-tattle will make...
Read moreDetails. Ballade of Pride They’re a proud people. —The Frugal Gourmet Of every group whose food he shows, this Doctor...
Read moreDetails. Aftertaste Love at first sip was so cloyingly sweet, When I’d have gladly laid all at his feet, Sworn...
Read moreDetails. After Observing the Working Methods of a Very Important Artist The aging fool stands deep in dirty water, Cradling...
Read moreDetails. Creativity, Originality, and Eccentricity by Joseph S. Salemi I don’t know why it should be so, but I have...
Read moreDetails. The Spoonerisms Man, or The Moonerisms Span His name was Mr. Spooner and he owned a service station. He...
Read moreDetails. Three Literary Smiles . Hemingway’s Oopsy “Up in my room the rain was coming down Heavily outside on the...
Read moreDetails. On the Anniversary of My Father's Death These rainy mornings have a subtle saltTo them that even in the...
Read moreDetails. I’m Not Too Keen On China Nowadays I’m not too keen on China nowadays: The moves they’ve made against Taiwan of...
Read moreDetails. A Prophecy the East Fulfilled The year 1999, seventh month, From the sky will come a great King of...
Read moreDetails. Self Defense When he pulled out his knife I thought I had No choice so I pulled out my...
Read moreDetails. To Serve and Protect Of all the events that fill the history of quiet, little–known Uvalde town, there cannot...
Read moreDetails. Apology I’m sorry if you feel like you were hurt. Not everyone in life is going to be As...
Read moreDetails. Keep Calm and Carry On! “UK heatwave: Temperatures to rise to 41C amid extreme heat warning” ---BBC News “The...
Read moreDetails. Mistress Within those sheets, my mistress lay, her flawless form with perfect feet. One last embrace; I cannot stay!...
Read moreDetails. The Pale Rider Comes “So then give to Caesar what is his,” our Lord and Master said, __“And to...
Read moreDetails. Sumo's Winning Ways Fierce frontal impact clenches victory In less time than an untrained eye can blink, But connoisseurs...
Read moreDetails. In the First Degree Had the bullet’s trajectory veered half a foot to the right, It might not have...
Read moreDetails. The Angelus, Jean-François Millet (Musée d’Orsay) How soft across the field the muted peal Has caromed off the setting...
Read moreDetails. “Hosanna,” All The Children Cried “Hosanna,” all the children cried, And Christ was pleased to open wide For them...
Read moreDetails. The Automated Phone System I called up a business But no person answered, I got a phone system With...
Read moreDetails. For Then by Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (Mexico, 1859-1895) translated by Cheryl Corey O, to die upon the open sea...
Read moreDetails. Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Odes, II.8 “The first thing we learn about Barine is that she is in the habit...
Read moreDetails. While Pondering Alexander Pope’s "Ode to Solitude" Grateful am I in solitude while reading Pope’s inspiring ode, a time...
Read moreDetails. A Hopeless Rondelet All trust is dead, Killed by lies in love’s disguise. All trust is dead--- It’s buried...
Read moreDetails. In the City The city, where the liars are in charge And all the criminals are still at large:...
Read moreDetails. The Drive to Reconcile __We never wish to eat a bug __Or force an unexpected hug, But intimacy doesn’t...
Read moreDetails. Back in My Day I tested my courage---well, no, not really. The heroic stuff had been done before. My...
Read moreDetails. Free Verse Let us free verse from "free verse" while we can;A pile of branches does not make a...
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