by phillipw | Jul 25, 2019 | LO
Sonnet for the Morning of St. Valentine’s Day If I were dying, I would say to you, “My heart will soon be dead but what you need To know is that — no matter what — all through The cosmos one recurring, mystic creed Is whispered. It is far too mute to be...
by phillipw | Jul 25, 2019 | LO
Delayed Delivery Consider then the time it takes for love To reach you. He composes poetry To post to you, a poetry above The usual expressions, burgundy In touching, whiter than a whisper from His soul, and sweeter than vanilla on Your tongue, desired...
by phillipw | Jul 24, 2019 | MU, RE
………..Religion in its Place “Music continuing the beauty of poetry without its idea” ~ Maurice Rollinat You know how music pieces for a choir Or smaller sets of human voice will end With instrumental music, with no fire Of words aflame...
by phillipw | Jul 24, 2019 | DA
Annie Darwin and Arthur Hallam One Charles Darwin doubted God because The daughter of the scientist had died. Or maybe it was more than that. The claws Of scarlet snarling nature would have dyed Pure certainty about a loving force Behind the curtains of the...
by phillipw | Jul 24, 2019 | MA, MU
Pious, Pious, Pious Papyri If you were set the challenge, “Think about The most surreal conflation of the facts From distant times,” I wager (with no doubt That I would win the bet) that certain acts In ancient Egypt would be well beyond Your best (or worst)...
