by phillipw | Jan 8, 2020 | LO, RO, UN
…Love at First ……….. Love swoops around like terror, once inside The chest, as if a feral cat’s been trapped Among the ribs, is scratching at the hide Of heart and lungs—or vampires have been clapped Inside that prison, tantalized...
by phillipw | Jan 8, 2020 | LO, RO, UN
Yet Yet lancet arches are what really made . … Me choose this elegant, receding view. Ranged narrowest ones gave their distant, blade- Like contemplation of the glass—and you Arose within my consciousness. What chance I had for consummation of my...
by phillipw | Jan 8, 2020 | LO, RO
Gifts The big mistake is letting love leave, your own, Sending it to somebody else. If trapped Or lost inside another, it will groan And not thrive there. It cannot be unwrapped Once it is moaning in that other chest. Do not allow your feelings...
by phillipw | Jan 7, 2020 | LO, RO
A Long Dead Message I can’t afford to send you flowers. Besides, They’re only flowers. I want to send instead Those things that blossoms stand for, those that brides Desire. A garland for your curly head Is what you need, one made of brightness, joy, And subtle...
by phillipw | Jan 7, 2020 | AF, LO, RO
Gardenias and Snowdrops Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I send you all the fragrances of flowers, Those heavy with rich overtones as well As those with light perfumes of tranquil hours, The...
by phillipw | Jan 7, 2020 | LO, RO
A Lyric Note Set Out in Various Inks A lyric note set out in various inks Comes up from where it’s lain forgotten years. A greeting card of flowers (but no pinks) Of yellow, purples and the shade of tears, This message tries to match inside the fold Of glossy white. ...
