by phillipw | Apr 15, 2020 | AE, AP, DI, ES
Volcanic Balance Cleanliness is what we need in the art, In music, and in poetry. The heats Of passion and the pulsing of the heart And other organs, lungs, are best when beats Become subdued by breezy parts of mind, The temperate regions. Coolness enters in...
by phillipw | Mar 16, 2020 | AP, DU, JO
Mellow Voiced like Perfection I remember well the first day that we Met. It was Sabbath yellow, white and blue, A summer’s afternoon of sanctity Because of God—and then because of you, Your sister and your parents. Hours of sun And brightness in the sky, a holy day...
by phillipw | Aug 21, 2019 | AP
Distant and Distant For Fiona, Kimberly and Ivan One night when Perseus had put to bed His wingèd horse and kissed his forelock, twice, (While no one else was watching), too much red Wine passed Perseus’s lips since at dice He lost a pile of coins. The next...
by phillipw | Aug 15, 2019 | AP, JA
Hipsypile, Medea, and the Ascending Star Twice Apollonius compares the man, That hero, Jason, to a rising star, A strong one in the dawn or dark. Scan The lines: two women lusting for him are Not praised for stellar loveliness. At best Each comes presented as a...
