A Scott Bates version of the “Holly and Ivy” carol shows how multiple religious traditions blend seamlessly in Christmas rituals.
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Tag Archives: Scott Bates
Holly & Ivy Dance to the Music of the Moon
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Night before Christmas on the Moon
Scott Bates’s “The Night before Christmas on the Moon” delightfully sets Clement Moore’s beloved poem in a lunar landscape.
Move with the Wind, Sleep under the Snow
Here’s a non-Christmas tree poem by Scott Bates for friends of the environment.
A “Greatest Generation” Vet Reflects
World War II vet Scott Bates remembers the war far differently from the images we have of it–not as heroic but as “people surrounded by dying men.”
Quixote’s Battle for Imagination
In a short poem about about Sancho Panza and one of the windmills, Scott Bates describes Don Quixote’s sidekick as common sense reality robbing life of imagination.
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Here Comes Autumn, Her Skirts A-Twirl
Autumn kicks off this week–Friday by some calculations–so here’s a poem by Scott Bates to celebrate her coming.
Transfixed by the Batted Blocked Clubbed Kicked and Clobbered Ball
This poem by Scott Bates is about the dream of sports as it contrasts with its often bloated reality.
A Fantasy about the Vatican and Condoms
The Pope’s endorsement of condoms to stop the spread of disease last November prompted the following light poem by Scott Bates.
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