by phillipw | Oct 6, 2019 | CH, CR, MA, ST
He Never Came to Travel in the Coach Past Regal Fields with Me ‘A chain was provided to bind him to the stake, and after it had tightly encircled him, fire was put to the fuel, and the flames began soon to ascend. Then were the glorious sentiments of the martyr made...
by phillipw | Oct 3, 2019 | BE, MA
Imperfections He stares out, haughtiness implied in brows Here blackly burned above uneven eyes. That large, uneven nose might just arouse Distrust. Unevenly an eyebrow lies Distorted at the nose as if it grew More chest hairs there like those revealed inside His...
by phillipw | Sep 29, 2019 | LO, MA
Testosterone “live long life in little space” ~ John Keats To live long life in little space, to live And love within the boundaries allowed Are manly limitations. We forgive The universe, in fact are scarlet proud To...
by phillipw | Sep 28, 2019 | MA
Unity in Adversity “live long life in little space” ~ John Keats To live long life in little space, to live And love within the boundaries allowed Are manly limitations. We forgive The universe, in fact are scarlet proud To fill the challenge with adrenaline...
by phillipw | Sep 25, 2019 | AT, MA
Good Works The man two doors along is more a man Than I am. That’s according to clichés. Those normal things I can’t do right, he can. The simplest manual travail dismays Me. He just does it. He has more of bulk Than my slight body does. He has the form,...
by phillipw | Sep 23, 2019 | CO, DE, MA, SP
Breathing Death The pink magnolias creased, bruise-brown, well nigh Immediately in springtime air. The breeze Came blustering and wrinkled in the dye Of death on unsuspecting trees. Of course they will not die, not yet, nor yet These fleshy blossoms opened...