by phillipw | Nov 24, 2019 | CA, DE, LO
Treats for Tall, Tall Dougie He had a wide-faced heart and it was warm As if it too were wrapped in his thick fur. When he came running up, it caused a swarm Of love to swirl around the soul, a blur Of bright affection, since of course we knew How welcoming...
by phillipw | Nov 21, 2019 | LO, SE
Limber, Expanding The hardness that is softness is the best. The hard part drives the need. The soft part wins The other’s will and helps the hardness wrest Agreement. Hardness calls for thrilling ins And outs of twinned fulfilment and the slick Parts, soft...
by phillipw | Nov 21, 2019 | LO, RO
Our Hearts, Nested Balls Our hearts—stretched concentric spheres of gold—twinned In parallel, spoil steel Jehovah’s law That nothing should be flawlessly akinned Except the Trinity, that Love called awe. Whereas the taut-lipped godhead’s strength looms straight,...
by phillipw | Nov 21, 2019 | LO
Liquid Resistance Enfolding skin that covers bulk and flesh Makes paradox of softness, firmness in My arms, themselves a melting strength. We mesh Where holiness combines with soul of sin Or with an element that cannot stain, That cannot be improved. We call...
by phillipw | Nov 20, 2019 | LO
Halcyon Affections There comes a morning when the clipper sails Upon the Caribbean waves of sun, Where warmth caresses billows, basking whales, Cuddling, shining in that deeper love, fun. Then climbs the noon when canvas billows full Towards all happy...
by phillipw | Nov 20, 2019 | DE, LO
The Death of Love The death of love numbs like paralysis Or like a tetanus infection in A purple vein, a poison sans its hiss, A serpent spurting venom lacking sin. This end has lain, lurked voiceless from the start Behind an evergreen, beside a rock, Unknowable to...
