by phillipw | May 26, 2021 | CH, ST, TH
Dixieland Death in the Shenandoah I sleep each night with Charles in my bed. Not quite the whole of Charles’, but his hair Lies underneath my pillow near my head And not so near my heart. A sad affair You might well think, and that is true, except A beauty lingers...
by phillipw | May 25, 2021 | CH, Uncategorized
I Don’t Need Charitable Thoughts from Other Men after Shopping in Oxfam Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem For Henry Who doesn’t like a bargain and great style In dressing? Well, perhaps most men don’t...
by phillipw | May 25, 2021 | ME
Circular Thinking Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A shaman or a sage walks round and round One circle. Objects in it are the past. These items may not want to be re-found. The problem is our...
by phillipw | May 24, 2021 | SO
Facebook, Twitter, TikTok … When great Gods go, sly half-gods come. They take The holy landscapes over for their needs. Christ disappears and in His stead a snake Comes dangling, offering shining huckster beads On tv screen or deep from cyberspace. They...
by phillipw | May 22, 2021 | NA, SI, TO
The Yellowstone Experience and Grand Canyon Experience, etc. Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We see the sinkholes roiling up from stained Ennui. We gawp at geysers spewing scald Of superheated water...
