by phillipw | Jan 20, 2020 | GR
Murmurs/Purling [“Lo! I divine through murmurs borne The subtle thread of voices old” ~ Paul Verlaine, “Je divine, a travers un murmure” in Romances sans Paroles] Just broken murmurs...
by phillipw | Dec 25, 2019 | GR, HA
Arthur Hallam Arthur Henry Hallam Alfred, Lord Tennyson Deep grief refuses warping. You can fold It, put it in a safe-deposit box Protected by a speechless cipher, cold Steel doors with sleepless guards, and keyless locks, But grief still...
by phillipw | Dec 19, 2019 | CE, GR, PE
Père Lachaise: Four Sonnets in a Sequence– A Visit to the Tomb of Frédéric Chopin; A Visit to the Tomb of Oscar Wilde; A Visit to the Tomb Abelard and Heloïse; A Message from the Grave of Jim Morrison A Visit to the Tomb of Frédéric Chopin Perhaps the worst...
by phillipw | Dec 8, 2019 | GR
Six-legged Mammon The bee’s bright trove refracts, hones no rainbow. Midas’s cup is not a prism. Only one Greedy color comes from it. Strain, stain, glow– Wealth. That’s it. Maybe momentary fun Shines out, but mostly it’s just...
by phillipw | Dec 5, 2019 | GR
Altars in the Nightfall The isles of Greece! the isles of Greece Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose,...
by phillipw | Nov 27, 2019 | GR, MO
Requiem Mass: The Death of God My being suddenly became a ghost, A substance pale enough for fog or hail To penetrate, its flesh and veins the host For transubstantiated loss, a grail Predestined for the gruel-like fate your face Left lingering on the...
