by phillipw | May 4, 2021 | LO, RO, SE
Black Regrets–Sénanque Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He holds a postcard in his hand. The view Is of an abbey high in chalky hills (Provençe). The abbey there of...
by phillipw | Apr 25, 2021 | DA, EL, HE, RO, SE, SP, ST
Repeat PerforMANce Repeat PerforMANce Repeat PerforMANce Repeat PerfoMANce…. Robert Sparks They danced in discos. That was not the point. The one was just a usual kind of bloke, Not gorgeous and not plain. He had the joint For humping in...
by phillipw | Apr 25, 2021 | CH, LO, RO, ST
What the Pharaohs Commanded in Looking Glasses Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He lives inside the past. Back then he filled A tiny room, but now it glows. The walls Are echoed glass. My spinal...
by phillipw | Apr 19, 2021 | LO, RO, UN
Love in England I even sent you stupid things like pics Of guards in London backed with notes about The mayflower being in bloom. The tricks I pulled were quite pathetic. Rave and shout Was just about the only method left Untried. The sonnets, longer...
by phillipw | Apr 19, 2021 | LO, RO
No New Place for Love From Stratford-Upon-Avon I sent: “This is” Shakespeare noted,”the monstrosity Of love, . . . that the will is infinite,” bliss Is huge, but though its existence is free, The “execution” is...
by phillipw | Apr 19, 2021 | LO, RO, Uncategorized
Both Sad and Calm On the back of a post card I quoted from The Queen of the Damned: “The morning would come and he would be sad but calm.” Both sad and calm cathedral beauties are. The picture on the card of Salisbury glows With stillness. It was taken from...
