by phillipw | May 23, 2020 | EL, PH, PR, QU
Philip, Prince of Greece and Great Britain — a sonnet sequence within the larger sonnet sequence, The Encyclopedia Sonnetica Simian Wound to Greece “The new Greek king, Alexander, … was out walking his wolfhound, Fritz … and the dog was attacked by a...
by phillipw | May 23, 2020 | EL, MA, PR, QU, SE
H.R.H. Prince Philip His limbs have shrunk. The skin is slack And wrinkled like his balls have always been Though it is paler, thinner than that sack. The hairs that used to stick out from each shin Evaporated years ago and yet She still remembers him hunching...
by phillipw | May 9, 2020 | EL, MA, PR, QU, SE
H.R.H. Prince Philip His limbs have shrunk. The skin is slack And wrinkled like his balls have always been Though it is paler, thinner than that sack. The hairs that used to stick out from each shin Evaporated years ago and yet She still remembers him hunching...
by phillipw | Oct 14, 2019 | QU
Homophobia Psalm 11 and Genesis 1 I’m like a bird that hopes he might be free From harm among the hills. He spreads his wings And hops from branch to branch. Each budding tree Protects the happy bird whose true heart sings Through throat and beak. But what the cock...
by phillipw | Aug 13, 2019 | QU
Queen for a Day When “Queen for a Day” came on, my world stilled. Whatever else was happening, my day Went solemn like a praying nun who filled Her heart with peace. I knew that come what may A needy woman miraculously Would have oppressive troubles swept...
