by phillipw | Jul 29, 2019 | FR
A Sheen of Strength A sheen of strength more powerful than gold Shines svelte on outer surfaces of glass, A beauty far more powerful and old Than gilding. Spreading out across the grass This April morning is an hour that brings Its joy to beast and plant alike. A...
by phillipw | Jul 29, 2019 | CA
Unsentimental The frozen tarn, so dark below, so bright Across its surface, can’t be happy, sad Or feel emotion, either black or light. Above it rime-trimmed saplings cannot gad About in frolics, move in mourning or Have feelings harbored in their swaying hearts...
by phillipw | Jul 28, 2019 | LO
Hotmail I still remember writing words of love On notes of vellum-colored paper, rich And stiff as passion, smoother than a glove Of silk so sleek it seemed no tidy stitch Was needed. (What has tidiness to do With steel desire?) I still recall the cards...
by phillipw | Jul 28, 2019 | RE
TRUTH: The Notice Board Was Blank Today, as Blank as Death I passed again that notice board today, The one displaying clever Christian quips That used to make me want to write and say Some wise or wry things on the holy tips Imparted in that space. I would have sent...
by phillipw | Jul 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.” ~ Oscar Wilde Philosophers, if they obey the creed Of Socrates, may concentrate upon The archaeology of primal need Where it is buried, waiting to be drawn Out from the depths below the conscious mind. They should not...
