by phillipw | Aug 19, 2022 | CA, DO, DR, SL
Unleaping He lies there in a leap, or so it seems. He lies there on the bed as if propelled In hunting. Maybe in his twitching dreams He saw a mouse or bird and felt compelled To grasp it in those whitest sleepy paws Though in a dream they couldn’t...
by phillipw | Mar 15, 2022 | AM, BI, DE, DO, RU, SE, Ta
Taatamata and Denham Russell-Smith The evidence, it seems, implies that stuff With women caused him greatest grief, except For Taatamata. Mother was enough To force him to desire control. She kept Him on the tightest lead as best she might And love for Ka produced a...
by phillipw | Nov 8, 2021 | CH, DO, FA, HE, IV, PA, PH, WH, WO
There Wasn’t Any Hill in Brevard County, Florida, but There Were Songbirds The oatmeal made with milk and honey . . . and With mother love . . . was eaten with the sound PATTI PAGE – Mockin’ Bird Hill(1951)with lyrics – YouTube Of “Mockingbird Hill”...
by phillipw | Oct 27, 2021 | CH, DO, EV, GE, TR
Christian Love and MAGA* These Christians, when they see that church denies Their politics, decide to leave their faith Behind. Their savior in this instance lies To win them, and their Christ becomes a wraith. He changes to a ghost of mercy, love, And Good...
by phillipw | Oct 11, 2021 | DA, DO, ET, SA
“Something Evermore to Be” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Yes, something evermore to be awaits, Or we await it. It is promise or Recurring prophecy. Sublimest gates Are opening. This truth is at the...
by phillipw | Sep 1, 2021 | DO, IV, WH
The Heel Hit His Back so Hard it Killed All the Nerve Endings Where it Smashed We played our games together. Some were mild Like using rubber bands to shoot brothers With paper ammunition. Some were wild, Too wild at times. If we had our druthers, We’d spice the...