by phillipw | Jan 9, 2020 | LO, RO, UN
When I Wake Up, I am Absent from Thee ‘As ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.’ 2 Corinthians 1:7 Two continents and long tides far away You live alone now and we sleep apart. The beauties of my high spec life hold...
by phillipw | Jan 8, 2020 | VE
A Filthy Flow An image of St. Mark’s reflected in The waves of aqua alta warps the strength Of loveliness. Distortions caused by sin Are called to mind. Iniquities at length Are brought to judgment. Past Venetians stole That body from a church down by...
by phillipw | Jan 8, 2020 | CO
The Counter Tenor …………..”Higher still and higher” High singing in the gothic arches high Above is asthe fan-like vaulting, spread And strong in its complexity. That sky Of stone divisions is at one with red And gold bright...
by phillipw | Jan 8, 2020 | WI
Intact If you should go before I do, I want One thing. I want you quietly fulfilled With knowledge that I loved. No need to haunt Yourself with this devotion: it was spilled For life, for life. Don’t take conviction to That petty kingdom of your...
by phillipw | Jan 8, 2020 | FU, OL
Olimpio Fusco Unconscious of his Needs … An artist’s model does what he is told. Stand there. Sit under that. Now spread that thigh. He doesn’t have to know why he must fold His hips beside a knife or gun. His eye Must look away, to left, or up. Perhaps He...
