by phillipw | May 31, 2020 | CH, FR, GE, PA, Ta
Talleyrand by François Gérard: a Crippled Sonnet ……………~ commonswikimedia.org He isn’t looking quite askance at us From oils and frame. The gilt surrounding trim, The mouldings, desk, rectangle-rimmed canvas) Are as close as...
by phillipw | May 28, 2020 | BY, CH, DU, GE, LO, Ta
[The following sonnet may offend some readers. Do not read it if you think you may be offended.] Talleyrand and duc di Biron These two engaged in a competition With long dead Baron Byron–the French lords T and Duc de Biron . The ambition Was for them to strike...
by phillipw | May 21, 2020 | AL, CE, GE, SP, TH
String (Strung Out) Theory Stop! Not so fast, guys! Einstein’s shocked white head Apparently opined not that the rate Of light was swiftest, but nowt could be sped Up quicker than light, could accelerate To be more fleet than it. His crucial thought, That...
by phillipw | May 17, 2020 | BU, DU, GE, PA, US
Amputee on Inauguration Day: A Sonnet Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Wrapped up in strictest red and white and blue The tight Marine snaps out a straight salute. His brute, square jaw imprisoning, and...
by phillipw | May 13, 2020 | DO, GE, HE, NI, RI, TR, WA
What Really Matters Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Heroic happenings in legends bear A factuality more sacred than Plain data. The cutting of Samson’s hair Is consequential to his threatened clan...
by phillipw | May 9, 2020 | CH, GE
Geoffrey Chaucer Lived on Vellum When the Dukes Had Died “By 1386 he had written more than half of his poetry, a body of work sufficient to establish him as the greatest English writer before Shakespeare…. He wrote not for hire or on command or, most...
