Orchid
Borne from sultry jungled isles Of some far archipelago, Imprisoned in glass here. Transplanted, you yet flourish, show Your charms,...
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By David B. Gosselin
- Jan 28, 2019
- 1 min
Darkened Mazes
Dear friend of the shadows, Share your hidden graces, And softly sing From the darkened mazes. Dear friend of the shadows, Share your...
By Daniel Leach
- Jan 7, 2019
- 1 min
The Leaves of Summer
The leaves of Summer never were so fair As now, by dying season’s light they’re kissed, September’s melancholy, golden mist Descends like...
Original Translation
- Dec 17, 2018
- 2 min
African Lament
A baby softly cried, But then it cried no more; Of needed food deprived, It hungers nevermore. His brother died of fever, He lived a life...
By Adam Sedia
- Dec 17, 2018
- 1 min
Geese in Flight & Other Poems
Geese in Flight An artless, brash, half-mournful cry Rends the languid autumn sky, A fractious chorus blaring Earthen horns, fanfaring...
By Michael R. Burch
- Dec 1, 2018
- 1 min
Love Has a Southern Flavor
Love has a Southern flavor: honeydew, ripe cantaloupe, the honeysuckle’s spout we tilt to basking faces to breathe out the ordinary, and...
Translation
- Nov 30, 2018
- 4 min
The Diver (1797) by Friedrich Schiller
"Who dares enter this chasm of water, Is there some brave knight or valiant youth? Let him who can vanquish the frothing water Bring me...
Original Translation
- Nov 26, 2018
- 1 min
The Quiet Sea & A Fortunate Voyage by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
The Quiet Sea Deep silence rules the paling waters— The pristine seas are soundless. Meanwhile a boatman looks on and shivers As he...
By David B. Gosselin
- Nov 19, 2018
- 3 min
Beyond the Lines: Edgar Poe's "El Dorado"
"Just as the lily is repeated in the lake, or the eyes of Amaryllis in the mirror, so is the mere oral or written repetition of these...
By David B. Gosselin
- Nov 10, 2018
- 30 min
Profiles in Poetry: Friedrich Schiller
“Trust me, the fountain of youth, it is no fable. It is running Truly and always. Ye ask, where? In poetical art.” - Friedrich Schiller,...
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