by phillipw | Mar 12, 2020 | CA, KI
Black and White Uncompromisingly in Every Attitude For Prospero the world is black and white. It’s true he’s got green eyes—though, yes, pink nose And paw pads—and he wears fluorescent bright Green lights to warn birds that his stalking pose Looms close to...
by phillipw | Mar 12, 2020 | AU, GR, MO
The Rim Falls written on the edge of orange leaves, Upon the curling crest of surfer’s waves, On Violetta’s lashes as she grieves, The falling salt of love, salt eyes by graves— Are stunning all. They lame the heart and lung, These autumns peer...
by phillipw | Mar 12, 2020 | WH
Big Bros The younger brother, he’s allowed a trick Or two. They’re more like party tricks with snakes And mumbo jumbo, stuff like really slick Love poetry, those whatnots where the stakes Aren’t high like God, Intelligent Design, The...
by phillipw | Mar 12, 2020 | LO, RO, UN
Gilt Thin on a Black Lacquer Chinese Screen No dragons hold my love up in their claws For you. My love is not important or White mythical enough for that. No pause Inside the cosmos happens when I pour Devotion out beneath your feet for you To...
by phillipw | Mar 12, 2020 | ME
Turkish Delights The fruits of memory caked with silence are Unlike those crystal petal bonbons, sweet And bright in colors. Memory’s like a star Collapsed upon itself with weight, not heat, Far cooler. Keepsakes wrapped in rigid loss, Our memories...
