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...
by phillipw | Jun 5, 2019 | FR, LO
The Lake The Lake Your eyes grow deep as galaxies for me, Much deeper than the sky at dusk, as high And deep as midnight and serenity Reflected on the surface like the cry A swan sends echoing—all this because Of death. Old memories include your head, My lap, years...
by phillipw | Aug 2, 2018 | A, CH, FR, GA, LO, RO, ST, UN
α — The first letter of the Greek alphabet “And all the sons of God shouted for joy” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The memory of you rinses even light. Though clouds today add gray to sky...
