Rhyme Of The Day

 As a philosopher, Seneca promoted Maintaining tranquility in the face of trauma, However as a playwright he emoted All over the stage with ...

Whose words these are, I think I know,  Some author who died years ago!  He will not see me cut and paste  His paragraphs in horrid haste.  ...

Goddess of Grain, standing among the clouds,  Atop the tower called the Board of Trade,  One hundred years, almost, you’ve watched the crowd...

 Ask your doctor if X is right for you! That’s what they say - and so that’s what I do.  I call my doctor every week, you see, To find out i...

Said the maple to the oak, Fall is here and that’s no joke.  I’ve put on my scarlet cloak.  Said the oak tree to the maple, There’s a shade ...

My speech was rather unclear.   Somehow I didn’t hear  The shimmering sounds of words  Quite like others heard.   This struggle went on for ...

They had a book that other people loved, A book that showed a way to walk in glory By following a law. A book of stories Succinctly told,...

 They say that people who routinely put things off Are mostly perfectionists (cough, cough) Who are afraid Of committing to wade Into that b...

It is hard to maintain perspective  When a person holds your heart for decades And perhaps there’s no point in trying.  Entangled love, undy...

Grandchildren, I love you dearly,  But let me tell you sincerely   I’m seriously glad  You’ve got a mom and dad  To take the lead on your ca...

There is a set of books called No Fear Shakespeare  Which translate Shakespeare into modern prose - On facing pages. Meaning is made clear! ...

Translation is an art That’s not for the faint of heart.  And it turns extra scary, When the text is literary, And when it’s (shudder) poeti...

Translator, traitor! They say. And some will add That even though the English isn’t bad, The original Italian blows it away. “Trad...

I hear my father’s and my mother’s voices Inside my head. And when I face hard choices I do not find they give the same advice. My mother...

The Book of Job opens up with the Devil Making a bet with God, Which is odd, But sort of explains the presence of evil. Job complains O...

I certainly have heard it argued sincerely That having children is not itself rewarding. I must admit I find this argument frightful, Bel...

Trials of skill are never truly easy, But that’s the way the gifted make them seem. I watch a tightrope walker, I get queasy, While he do...

 It is a form of madness, so some say, That overtakes calm reason’s gentle way, And sweeps aside most practical objections  In favor of prim...

 The Unabomber was brilliant at math, But went off the rails with enviro-wrath.  If he’d majored in English he might have known, That he cou...