by phillipw | May 3, 2020 | VI
Purity What if, when books were opened, we found leaves, Not leaves of books, but autumn leaves, of elms And maples, sycamores, or fragrant sheaves Of deer tongue shoots, vanilla in their realms Of soul. What if, when volumes opened, they Revealed...
by phillipw | Apr 25, 2020 | RE, VI
Vijaya and Mary Religions are quite conscienceless. They are. They dream up anything that they can use As fodder for their faith. A special star, A vision from a desert-place recluse, And even bestiality. They said The earliest of Indian kings was...
by phillipw | Apr 14, 2020 | LO, VI
Gay Love as Paradox Love, who is wisdom’s pupil gay ~ Euripides Euripides goes on to say that love Leads on to virtue, often. Note that one Word, though: “often,” for love is not above Dementing men with a rot-like passion. Stun Them, that is what love does, like a...
by phillipw | Apr 11, 2020 | AN, RA, VI
Nude in the Gymnasium, Dressed in Modesty at Home “For the ancients, poetry socialized people; for the moderns, it reflects or promotes alienation.” ~ Michael Schmidt, The First Poets, 10 The ancient poets, epic poets, taught Their boys to find the maleness meant for...
by phillipw | Mar 28, 2020 | VI
In a Baroque Cathedral, Counter Reformational The paintings, slick and artful as can be, Are pompous as a pope in peacock robes. Such scenes sneer at spirituality, Though that’s unclear. Our lucid thinking probes The glossy oil meaning. Saints can feel Their cloaks...
by phillipw | Dec 9, 2019 | LO, VI
Meteorology, Mysticism, and Husbandry Because you were a rain that fell on long- Dried roots, resulting petals can’t forget, And since the point of vineyard flowers is strong- Intentioned harvest, you perhaps will let The lees of stirred up generosity...
