by phillipw | Dec 15, 2019 | RI
Rudeness and Lice ………… Le jeune Rimbaud knew no words for thanks. “Where would the boy have learned them from, how could He have embraced them?” his teacher asked. Blanks Like this appeared in what he understood, This poet, as a...
by phillipw | Dec 15, 2019 | RI
The Eyes Have It “The man was tall, well-built, almost athletically with the perfect oval face of an angel in exile, with untidy light brown hair and eyes of disturbing pale blue” — Paul Verlaine His irises were doubly blue, dark blue And azure circled. Or...
by phillipw | Dec 15, 2019 | AE, BE, ES
On the Right Hand of God, the Father Almighty The pheasant stalks the hoar-frost farmer’s field, But early morning’s backlighting shines strong, So blackest silhouette is this dawn’s yield. No. Wait. Pure ugliness does not belong To spring. A moment...
by phillipw | Dec 15, 2019 | OL
Apple and Lotus Music that gentlier on the spirit lies, Than tir’d eyelids upon tir’d eyes; Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies. ~ The Lotus-eaters, Alfred,Lord Tennyson Society’s decided I would be Best...
by phillipw | Dec 14, 2019 | SE
How to Keep People from Occupying the Seat Next to You in the Bus or Coach The obvious thing’s to put your luggage on The seat beside you, but there’s a flaw In this maneuver. You’re dumb as a prawn If you don’t know that some are selfish gits And...
