Poetry

The Dragon by Midnight

In his castle, dark and dreary

Sat the king, old and weary.

He sat and thought upon his throne

To assemble the knights he’s truly known.

For the Dragon’s wrath and army’s throng

He knew the dragon was just too strong:

“Doth thou the courage o’ noble knights --

For soon we face our greatest fights”

He called down to the knights below:

“For the wretched Dragon’s all we know

And this I know that we all fear --

The creature taking what we hold dear.

I beseech you, knights, for this is dire,

Don your swords and your attire”

The knights began to cheer aloud

And began to form a giant crowd.

Clad in armor, and fueled with wrath

The knights marched on the perilous path.

Continuing on the path unknown

Their hearts and minds were set in stone,

For the Dragon’s life is at its end.

The knights of old will soon transcend.

"It's always a pleasure when the rain comes" by Anonymous

In silence, the rain moves in over the city

The air changes and swells with humidity

The soothing hum of Thursday afternoon traffic mixes well with the smoggy cloud-filled sky that looms overhead

Though, the rain dulls down the smell of exhaust 

That sweet and comforting smell awakens everyone as they stay indoors and avoid the puddles that gather outside

The dirty brick buildings are stained red with help from the wet weather

The city is more dense and evident underwater

The women gather under awnings as they wait for their next customer

But the rain forbids it, as long as it's here, things seem to come to a complete halt

The rain brings peace

I am thankful for the rain.

The Modern Greek

I pass a group of college boys on the street

It is eleven o clock, past closing time

I hear one shout “carpe diem”

I laugh to myself, it’s such a cliche

The most fitting phrase in our language for 

Taking life into your own hands, and it’s in Latin

I think Greek would be more apt

Dionysus, god of wine and revelry in all his bacchanalian glory

Icarus and his youthful folly, Orpheus and his mad devotion

The gods are so much more fitting for these boys

Than that antiquated tongue known for being spoken in church

The gods old forms are dead but they live within these young men, they live in us all

Hermes survives in the lanky track athlete, who says a prayer before each match

Apollo’s bright glory shines on in the glint of the artistic one’s eye

Ares’ fury is matched by the boy who feels cheated by life, bloodthirsty in all his endeavors

The gods did not make us in their image, we made them in ours

And our libations to them shall be to live as passionately, as intensely, and fervidly as they

"A New Beginning" by Maya Caggiano

We all are aware that 2020 has not been the best year, 

But 2020 is now in the past, it is behind us, and we cannot look back on it,

We are now in 2021, which starts the beginning of something new, 

New opportunities, new opinions, and new obstacles are sure to come,

So we need to be prepared for anything, we need to stick up for each other and watch each other's backs,

We need to help one another, and we need to support each other in times of need,

I understand that we are in the middle of a pandemic,

And this pandemic has made us feel down, and it has made us miserable,

But 2021 will give us hope, it will give us hope that this virus will finally come to an end, it will give us hope that we can finally treat each other as equals and not treat people one way or another simply because of the color of their skin or how they act,

2021 is a new year, and we need to make the most of it,

So let's start now, let's put all of the bad memories behind us, let's leave all of the negative energy behind, and move forward,

Because 2021 gives us a chance to do this, 2021 is a new beginning.