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Community News Important Update: Transition from pathetic.org to eMuse.org - 03/16/2025 by Gavin M Roy After years of intermittent development, eMuse is almost ready to launch. As part of this transition, pathetic.org will be shutdown and will redirect to eMuse.org. What you need to know: * No accounts will be automatically created * No content will be automatically transferred * When creating your new eMuse account, you'll have the option to import your data from pathetic.org We look forward to welcoming you to the new platform. Hello, Survivors of 2020! - 01/03/2021 by V. Blake Please check my post out in the General forum when you have a moment. Thanks! Stay Healthy - 03/18/2020 by V. Blake Hope you and yours are well. A Congratulations to Leonard M Hawkes - 03/27/2019 by V. Blake ..who just published his first volume of poetry! Entitled Leaves from my Box Elder, it comes just in time for the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike. So, like the title says--congrats, Leonard! Older News

Poem of the Day for 03/25/26 Rust and Corrosion by Brian Francis She called for years from her place in the harbor. Responding to her call, they came to build a nation, freedom driving their inspired dreams While a pridefulness gleamed in their eyes. For years the struggle was fought together in unison. A nation, born of dreams, with pride in its perfection, While America grew into a beacon for the world. Horrors in the old world, called America to arms Over there. They went and fought working together twice They saved the world from tyranny, death, and pain. They still lay in graves among the battlefields of yesterday Fools asking, “what was in it for them, the suckers in the grave” Those days are now gone. That pride is now tarnished. It could even get worse still, as the protection for the people Is sundered, as the poorest are made to enrich the wealthy As the rich robber Barons gather on the dais, laughing. The orange fool wallows in his delusions of greatness He destroys all that has made America what it was. Diminishing the luster and corroding our honor Destroying all we have gained, tossing the rubble aside The lies of promise made in the election are dismissed A weaselly smile smirks out as he gathers his plans together Still, too many people blindly rally to praise him Yet, they are drowned out by the echoes of pride still embraced 03/11/2025 Visit Brian Francis's Library Rust and Corrosion Copyright © 2026

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