by phillipw | Apr 3, 2020 | CA, FL
Falun Gong Forbearance at the Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida The Spanish in Saint Augustine knew well That some day France’s warships would loom Near. Cannons would attack. Attempts to quell Disaster were required to meet the boom Of French...
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 | Feb 25, 2020 | CA, DO
Flopsy, Mopsy, and Forgotten Tail Cats sleep all out. They have this genius. Flop They go. It’s as if Mohammed Ali Has knocked them loose and lifeless as a mop, Or sent their souls to Allah’s heaven. “Gee,” They seem to say, “I’ll just conk out right here, My...
by phillipw | Feb 21, 2020 | CA, PU
Dido and Aeneas The Queen of Carthage sings that “he is gone” In white-smoke pain. Purcell gives smoke-white tongue To those who lose their men. She acts as pawn; He swells her aching throat and tortured lung With passions of the flames that fill her,...
by phillipw | Feb 18, 2020 | CA, WH, WI
Aunt Wilma’s Voice Aunt Wilma’s voice had wings within it. They Were all the species she had known on Cape Canaveral—and others. The array Included hummingbirds, their whirring shape, The shimmer of the nightingale and lark. In church her...
by phillipw | Feb 2, 2020 | CA, KI
The Spiritual Meaning of Kittenhood She plays with plastic bags until she knocks Them down from off the easy chairs, and spills The contents, loudly, clattering (the box That held the Christmas cookies) and she thrills To see the spreading chaos. “This is what Life’s...
