by phillipw | Jun 11, 2020 | AL, ES, GI, LI, SE
Gin as Tonic It moves like hypnotism down the throat, Like fuzzy ecstasies that stroke the tongue Along their way. A beauty soon begins to bloat The brain like sugared peace and mist among The nagging weights, those boring days, the nights Of brownish...
by phillipw | Jun 4, 2020 | LO, LU, SE
The Climax “To be philosophical, then, is to be vigilant – sôphron – about one’s erotic mania.” ~ http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/plato-and-the-poets/ A manly mindfulness is not enough. You have to think as hard as marble cut To temple pillars carved with grooves...
by phillipw | May 29, 2020 | AD, CH, FL, GO, HE, MO, PR, RO, SE, ST, Ta
Talleyrand & Gouveneur Morris Crippled Twinning “Your character is such that you destroy Unhappiness much faster than can fate Create its sadnesses,” said Monstesquiou To Adelaïde, who had the lovely trait Of being charming Countess de Flahaut— Which meant that...
by phillipw | May 28, 2020 | AN, CH, SE, Ta
[The following sonnet may offend some readers. Do not read it if you think you may be offended.] Preincarnation: Rear Regard Action* Talleyrand said, “Love is a reality in the domain of the imagination.” “Celui qui n’a pas vécu au dix-huitième si...
by phillipw | May 28, 2020 | CH, SE, Ta
[The following sonnet may offend some readers. Do not read it if you think you may be offended.] Message to Minister Talleyrand What must it be like, this having no friends? I guess it would be pretty much all right If ladies’ offerings, their bottom ends,...
by phillipw | May 26, 2020 | CH, HU, LO, RO, SE, SH, ST, TW, WI
Parts Song “Take, oh Take Those Lips Away” “(sung at the Eton College Concert)” ~ Emily Daymond Take, oh take those lips away, That so sweetly were forsworn, And those eyes: the breake of day, Lights that do mislead the Morn; But my kisses bring...
