by phillipw | May 16, 2020 | GR, KA
Sundown over Lake Baringo: A Birthday Sonnet The sun sank down through alcoholic drink. We talked as those high on chilled white wine tend To do. Her warmth, though, wasn’t just a pink Of bubbly (or twilight Pimm’s), but a blend Of purest, dulcet...
by phillipw | May 16, 2020 | AN, PR
Prezioso’s Precious Pets The only thing better than a kitten Is . . . kittens! The only thing dafter than A full-grown, hairy man fondly smitten By such fur balls is . . . a man and a man Completely stupid over them. But then There’s something worse: Antonio in...
by phillipw | May 16, 2020 | AU, CO, VE
Comet 46P/Wirtanen to Be Viewed from Venezia, Serenissima Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A glowing circle smudge of aqua light Sails through the constellation Taurus with An icy pinprick at its heart....
by phillipw | May 16, 2020 | AG, FA, Ho, LU, TR
It was (you may say) satisfactory Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When once there was a war above, not all Was wrong. The heft of heaven is the strength Of its stability. The walls, though tall, Are...
by phillipw | May 16, 2020 | PO, Uncategorized
Of Course Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Demodocus, a mere rhapsode, [is] led into the feast to entertain…the Phæaeacian court…. Though blind, Demodocus makes his audience...
