by phillipw | May 6, 2020 | EN, PL, VA
Plato was Wrong The world we know is not those shadows. We Are shadows, less than shadows, faded by A darkness. Shadows laid on shadows, free Of any weight or substance, we are shy Of meaning since we die, and since the stars And everything will vanish. ...
by phillipw | May 6, 2020 | AM, ME, PE, VA
Shalimar by Guerlain Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Nothing is ever quite lost, even though its sense might be.” ~ Michael Schmidt, The Story of Poetry, 11 When time has taken long enough to...
by phillipw | Apr 1, 2020 | VA
When Juan is Dressed in his Best Outfits When Juan is dressed in his best outfits, he Is like soap opera stuff in a deluxe Gift wrapping, like a flame vine covered tree All brilliant orange and green, or like Starbucks Tricked out as Tiffany’s. He might not wash As...
by phillipw | Jan 26, 2020 | VA
“La tristesse durera toujours.” ~ Vincent van Gogh Dr. Gachet, Wikipedia The sadness will not ever go away. It may not cut like razors in the wrists, Yet like the black hole ghosts of yesterday The stain will linger. Like those haunting mists Of midnights...
by phillipw | Aug 26, 2019 | VA
My Heart is Like a Satin Valentine My heart is like a satin valentine Except instead of dark and darker things With pastel sickly centers, glossy shine Still inwardly desires love’s angel wings. The irony is far too much for me And you know even better how...
