by phillipw | Apr 19, 2020 | CH, FR, MO, ST
Saint Julien-le-Pauvre, August 25, 2017, Dusk The icon held in holy dark behind The altar has a sacred candle lit In front of gilded beauty. Meaning lined Up from the flame agrees there on the armpit Of Christ in blessing. Steinway black and white Sends Chopin glory...
by phillipw | Apr 16, 2020 | FR, RO
Intercessory Our love is like an orchestra that plays https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Petrushka%20chord&item_type=topic In two key signatures at once, or like Grieg And Chinese music mixing, a blaze Of orange tweed against silk’s pink, a league Of...
by phillipw | Apr 14, 2020 | FR, MA
Greek and Roman Thoughts on Amity Denial of respect to you is done— Accomplished—by male silence. You’re a man, Not some boy or woman. You’re someone’s son Produced in hopes that your appeal would span Long-recognized presumptions that a friend Unlocks his heart to...
by phillipw | Apr 14, 2020 | FR, LO, MA, WI
An Ancient Greek Trinity In Athens Love was placed in honor by Athena. There beside chaste wisdom, love Was set up on a plinth. The Greeks placed high In their gymnasia that god above Their bodies practicing for ideal power. Accompanying love there in that place Were...
by phillipw | Apr 8, 2020 | FR, GR, HE
Qumran Caves versus the Academy, Character by Character “Greek scribes could be inaccurate, unlike the meticulous transcribers of Hebrew scripture whose work was judged, character by character, by God himself.” ~ Michael Schmidt, The First Poets The...
by phillipw | Apr 2, 2020 | FR, LO
Always and Forever in Love I’ve been in love as long as I have known About such stuff: I’ve been in love with me. I’ve always sat on true romance’s throne Inside my heart. It’s true that I’ve been free Since teenage years to fall in love you, For instance, or with...
