by phillipw | Jun 30, 2019 | Ho
Simonides of Cos on the Spartan Dead at Plataea These soldiers put on death, that misted cloak, Their mortal metal sublimated to What some call glory. First we have to soak The fog of war in honor, scarlet, blue And gold. The platinum of courage formed The basis of...
by phillipw | Jun 25, 2019 | LO
Beyoncé, Beethoven and Bach Job 38:7 The woman sings her peppermint-ish thing. The Germans do their heavy stomach stuff, A fugue, a symphony and Wagner’s Ring Mit Heldentenors set against her fluff. Bob Dylan and Bob Marley offer wells With rhythm and guitar and...
by phillipw | Jun 25, 2019 | MO
Across the Breadth and Height Across the breadth and height of England spread Out harshly on their slabs beneath lead paned Glass, death, and honor men lie, each with head Of stone or metal, memory sustained Just barely in a chapel or a church, Cathedrals often....
by phillipw | Jun 20, 2019 | RO
The Ultimate Chamber of Silent Adoration “When Robbie Ross died, […] he triumphed over both Bosie and Constance, by having his ashes interred in Oscar’s tomb.” ~ Jonathan Fryer, Andre & Oscar: Gide, Wilde and the Gay Art of Living, p. 238 If you have...
by phillipw | Jun 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Full of Elegance and Truth: Fra Angelico’s Annunciation in the Prado An Annunciation poem [Look at the painting first? In case you don’t already know, Mary is always dressed in red (because of Christ’s Passion) and blue (to represent...
