by phillipw | Aug 26, 2019 | FR
Easy Does It Sometimes the definitions seem less grand. D. H. Lawrence remarks, “I like him. What Else is there?” Friendship’s not a big demand. It doesn’t have to be a great big strut Of pledges, principles, philosophy; It’s more,...
by phillipw | Aug 25, 2019 | FR
Carl Through forests that had died the rivers run Again, reviving what had ceased to be, And there the darkness dried up in the sun, Reveals now in each resurrected tree A beauty known to hunters in the dawn. Eternity rose up through morning light, Incarnate in a...
by phillipw | Aug 11, 2019 | FR, LO, Uncategorized
Sterile I throw my rice on you, small handfuls of White wishes with husks rubbed off. Grains catch there In your hair, a few, the ones that know love And its meaninglessness. That’s what they share With God, that clinging whiteness and a blank...
by phillipw | Jul 29, 2019 | FR
A Sheen of Strength A sheen of strength more powerful than gold Shines svelte on outer surfaces of glass, A beauty far more powerful and old Than gilding. Spreading out across the grass This April morning is an hour that brings Its joy to beast and plant alike. A...
by phillipw | Jul 8, 2019 | FR
Barraqué, Un Homme Piquant comme Moi The newer teacher didn’t know me long Before he asked, “You are a tetchy friend, Aren’t you?” Mais oui, I think that it is wrong For friends to treat us badly. There’s an end To that discussion. What’s the use,...
by phillipw | Jul 7, 2019 | FR
Cast in the Mold of Eternal Flame The law corrects the imperfections, flaws, And weaknesses of individuals. It can’t perfect them. Make as many laws As you might frame and still residuals Of cussedness will thrive like tares among Genetically...
