by phillipw | Dec 9, 2019 | LO, RO
Astrophysical Observation .. Assess the hope and likelihood that you Or anyone who tends to watch the moon — When moving in elliptic pathway through The evening’s stars or morning like a rune Estranged from omens in the mindless sky— Will witness sudden splash...
by phillipw | Dec 9, 2019 | LO, RO, SE
Men, Date Palms, and Night-time Fires My love for you is like a nomad’s tent, Its ceiling stretched with shared discoveries, Its folds and walls made heavier with the scent, The fragrance of our sweat and memories, And soaked with incense from our lusts and...
by phillipw | Dec 9, 2019 | AD, CH, DR, LO, ST
Intravenous Love: A Sonnet Sequence I I take my drug in doses that must last For months—or years. Your distance now restrains Me from continuous supply. In veins Scarred caution punctures steady highs, but vast Effects on mind and soul make...
by phillipw | Dec 9, 2019 | LO, VI
Meteorology, Mysticism, and Husbandry Because you were a rain that fell on long- Dried roots, resulting petals can’t forget, And since the point of vineyard flowers is strong- Intentioned harvest, you perhaps will let The lees of stirred up generosity...
by phillipw | Dec 9, 2019 | AD, DR, LO
Hoverdose Your dying in this moth-meandering way Just might destroy me more predictably Than if you pressed your earlobe (with a plea For ultimate commitment) to the stray And curly strands of sideburn by my ear, Then pulled a trigger at your other cheek...
by phillipw | Dec 8, 2019 | FR, KI, LO
On the Occasion of Edward II’s 700th Birthday—April 25,1984 On burning blue spring mornings such as this One, he would best have found his satisfactions In passionless ditch-digging with the bliss Of sun on neck and back,or, in actions Of sweat while making...
