by phillipw | Nov 13, 2019 | CA, FL, TI, WH
Woodrow Wilson Whidden, Sr. 1913-1999 ; 1:32 in the Afternoon, July 16, 1969 Khonsu; wikimedia commons He had a lion childhood made of shoves And tumbles, little nips, and blinks, there by The sea of Florida with sisters’...
by phillipw | Oct 6, 2019 | CA, LE, NI
Commencement: May Day At last, the miracle comes round again: Bright blossoms, leaves are born along the bough And May Poles rise—while no one thinks of pain; Commencement, so long striven for, is now! Commencement comes, a miracle for one Among the caps and...
by phillipw | Sep 15, 2019 | CA
The Tortured Mouse The tortured mouse lies curled along the tiles. It did not know that it would be laid out In state on beige linoleum. The wiles Of feline hunting placed her little snout Against my floor. She never knew that claw And tooth would pierce her life...
by phillipw | Sep 15, 2019 | CA, PE
Pelops The dish that Tantalus served up to gods And goddesses degraded every gift Presented since, to anyone. The odds Of ever matching it were cut adrift By knives inside his kitchen. How compete With such a present? Even South Sea tribes Don’t serve their...
by phillipw | Aug 20, 2019 | BR, CA, DO
New Use for a Hive Tool I cannot recommend an afternoon In bee yards— sun, sweat, stink of carbolic Fumes, not to mention hotness of harpoon Stings, each delivering vitriolic Intensity of hatred, or the stench Of pine needles infilthtrating the air. And then . . . the...
by phillipw | Jul 31, 2019 | CA
Delights of Owning Cats The joys of owning cats or being owned By them are many, multifarious. Your house is eau de cologned With tomcat sprayings from the various Invaders through the cat flap, neighbourhood Intruders for widened territory. Humans who love the...
