Quirky Cool Poem (There Be Lions)

I love anything that’s written in an absurd or quirky style, and “Sunt Leones” (translated from Latin: there be lions) certainly meets that criteria.  Following is the now classic poem written by the talented Stevie Smith (1902-1971). Sunt Leones The lions who ate the Christians on the sands of the arena By indulging native appetites played what [...]

Cabbages, Kings, and Pigs with Wings

I don’t know what Lewis Carroll was smoking, but it must have been some pretty good stuff to come up with poetry like this…  The Walrus and the Carpenter The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright– And this [...]

Roald Dahl’s Version of Little Red Riding Hood

I like funny poetry, and I like weird poetry, so of course I absolutely love Roald Dahl’s poetry.  I recently came across a poem of his I hadn’t seen before called Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf.  Here’s an excerpt: He sat there watching her and smiled. He thought, I’m going to eat this [...]

Dark Poem – I Need You

A poem by moi… I Need You by Edie Montgomery-Pool   hold me       until i             suffocate   crush me       leave no bone             unturned   self hatred       is my             savior   but i cannot       destroy             this thing called me                   alone                           i [...]

What is Bromance?

Attention straight males — are you in a bromance? Find out what it is and if you’re doing it right now.

One of My Bodily Organs is Gone

The most intense pain I’ve ever felt in my life awoke me at midnight on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. What ensued can only be described as a vomitathon, and by 2:00 am, my husband was asking me if I wanted to go to the hospital.  I refused, thinking it had to be over soon.   By [...]

No Third Date

Okay, I wasn’t even sure I liked this online magazine upon first perusal, but now it is quickly becoming one of my favorites.  It’s quirky, strange, a little silly, and perhaps an acquired taste, but one I’ve now grown to love. Don’t miss the poem by Marilyn Letts called No Third Date at Feathertale.com.  The last [...]