Pius Poems - Poems about Pius

...Sir, in all my ninety-years – has the Lord forgotten me? – I ain’t put foot in church no more times than fingers on one hand, a fact you pius folk think wicket, and my dead wife never let me fo......Read the rest...

...How melancholic was the silent Saint Peter's Basilica without a melody played by the bearded deacon, priest of the Camelites who died in sea-washed Licata; there, the Viol was played by Angelic of......Read the rest...

...In the house where I was born We tied our laces in the dark Then shuffled down the stairs without a lamp. We breathed a foggy whisper On a window webbed with frost And we swore, and we swore, A......Read the rest...

...By Izunna Okafor Beyond the shrubs of Sahara  Lifted a munt of brainy bond  Over the Mississippi of Ethiopia Lofted a penner with his hunky thoughts Across the bridge of a foreign land ......Read the rest...

...The language and images of Mario Vitale's poetry are so closely bound to the natural cycles of seasons, of generations, of the body's functioning, that is surprising to realize how many of his poems ......Read the rest...

...Resistance On The Iberian Peninsula “Liberté, égalité, fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity),” Scream French revolutionists as they guillotine monarchists heads, 1<......Read the rest...

...The language and images of Mario Vitale's poetry are so closely bound to the natural cycles of seasons, of generations, of the body's functioning, that is surprising to realize how many of his poems ......Read the rest...

...This whole world is filled with lust and sin There's not many who trust in Him When we talk about Christianity they just give us a grin Like we stupid or something or we filled with gin B......Read the rest...

...Sunday morning's allure peels Pedophiles click their heels Sunday School an open door Fleshy choices on the floor Parent's trust in Holy God While evil men sheepskin shod Eye their apples......Read the rest...

...Anxious in Ancona (2) The Doge has apportioned a fleet for his use, but is proving an Indian giver. A pope with a navy (and with a screw loose) is no-one’s idea of chopped liver, so Venice, de......Read the rest...

...Anxious in Ancona (1) His plan, as he’s boarding his baldachined barge en route for the easterly sea, (arthritis allowing) is giving it large, but the pain is as bad as can be: though Rome is ......Read the rest...

...Points Above and Below the Line (Enea Canonises Catherine of Siena) It's not a thing we go for any more, that hierarchy malarkey, but in fact the medieval mind set mega store by stairs and ......Read the rest...

...The Conference at Mantua Ah, what a scene of tranquil learnedness! The scholars nurse their tomes like babes in arms: white locks: heads cocked to savor the address of Pius, in his charming ......Read the rest...

...Back in the mists of time Were stories sung Where minds in thrall by minstrels Were held With tales revealing Viscerality and viciousness The currency of glory and shame. Who does not mar......Read the rest...

...regation and flock To downwardly pour! Silence!! Hush now, My will shall be known For none darest ignore, Enter thy prosecutor, Cosimo the Elder takes centre Floor. For in the words of the "Pius" One, Who should unashamedly Recall:- "He it is who decides peace and War", This venerated man of high Merchant And Florentine fame, He is king in all but name"! Thus, attend upon......Read the rest...