The Wild Hunt
~ by Charles A. Coulombe All heads turn when the hunt goes by As baying hounds with flashing eye Precede the hunters all on horse, Men and Women in hysteric course. Chief Huntsman, loudly blows…
Category: Original Poetry
A Not Especially Original Poem About October Rain
~ by Lawrence Hall This morning I had planned to clear and burn more of that summer-fallen live-oak tree; that giver of firewood against the winter cold (I have more warmth than I will need…
A Note of Dissent
~ by Charles A. Coulombe I must admit that I often dreamof the glimmering light of the Old Regime.In my secret garden growsThe Lily and the fair White Rose.Over all, the mournful cryOf the Double-Eagle…
The Dignity in a Genuflection
~ by Lawrence Hall Sunflowers do not bend toward the Sun; they genuflectWhich is exactly right for morning prayersThey have waited in place throughout the nightFor His morning and, true enough, He comes (more…)
The Icon on Your Desk
~ by Lawrence Hall We kiss the frame of an icon because We pray for a Breath of the Eternal We gaze upon an icon because We pray for a Vision of the Eternal We…
What Glorious Ineptitude
What glorious ineptitudeThe human soulIts never-ending missionFor the key to feel whole Adoration of the masses?Riches and gold?A shiny new sports car?Ways not to get old? When all’s said and doneAt the end of the…
Outside McDonald’s: Sweeper, Man Your Broom
~ by Lawrence “Mack” Hall And so, he sweeps, against the blustery winds that blow his efforts back into the cold, across the parking lot and far away; cigarette ends and plastic straws adrift (more…)
Halloween Night
~ by Patrick W Kavanagh On Halloween night, when the old folk take fright and the children are snug in their beds.The Faerie and Goblins all take to the streets, and the people with hats…
The Hunter’s Chase
Tripping o’er the roots and stones,Slipping in the mud and scattered leaves I run –The horde thundering after me.Heart pounding in rhythm with their drumsI carry on through darkened forests deepHorns and bays of houndsTear…