by phillipw | Dec 11, 2019 | CR, LO, RO
Cremation Our future ashes will well symbolize The waste heap we have made of myths we shared; And yet, though cinders say that flames have flared, Our past doomed heat—with all which that implies. Our embers will be cold, and represent The...
by phillipw | Dec 10, 2019 | RO
Swallowing We feel as if we’ve swallowed jewels, when we Encounter love. The emeralds go straight Up to the mind, inducing it to see Forever-spreading rivers in full spate. A ruby goes, mainlining, to our hearts And turns them into shining,...
by phillipw | Dec 10, 2019 | LO, RO
. . . For Eternity If kisses were less mortal and could last As long as death, your lips would lead to realms Inhabited by gods—and even past Nirvanas, since your hot mouth overwhelms Awed intimations of that tongueless void, Negating it repeatedly with lust....
by phillipw | Dec 9, 2019 | LO, RO
Astrophysical Observation .. Assess the hope and likelihood that you Or anyone who tends to watch the moon — When moving in elliptic pathway through The evening’s stars or morning like a rune Estranged from omens in the mindless sky— Will witness sudden splash...
by phillipw | Dec 9, 2019 | LO, RO, SE
Men, Date Palms, and Night-time Fires My love for you is like a nomad’s tent, Its ceiling stretched with shared discoveries, Its folds and walls made heavier with the scent, The fragrance of our sweat and memories, And soaked with incense from our lusts and...
by phillipw | Dec 8, 2019 | LO, RO
Parting Your hair disturbs my heart, distressing me As much as ritual words a demon. Light Beatifies the strands and makes the sea In sunshine vague banality. The sight Of sea waves seems mere repetitious fact. Your hair recalls the hours of childhood...
