by phillipw | Sep 3, 2021 | AS, FR
Never a Lack of a Target An afterthought of life is death, but frogs Sing always, solely of old age or death. The rest of us allow unwholesome smogs Of daily life to fill our songs. Frogs’ breath Is drawn in only for their threnody, For ours as well...
by phillipw | Sep 2, 2021 | FR, HA, PO, RA
Japanese and Chinese Poets Imagined Frogs Performing Poems Te wo tsuite uta mōshiaguru kawazu hana Placing his hands on Mud, the frog respectfully Recites his poem. ~ Sōkan Those poets speak of frogs producing lines Of poetry. Such poets of the pond Gulp forth...
by phillipw | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Beginning is the End My soul rolled out to meet him like a scroll For Christ to write on with his blood. A slack Remainder tried to be unlike a hole. To lift one’s wrists after a heart attack Is challenging. He lifted both his wrists. That tells you...
by phillipw | Sep 1, 2021 | DO, IV, WH
The Heel Hit His Back so Hard it Killed All the Nerve Endings Where it Smashed We played our games together. Some were mild Like using rubber bands to shoot brothers With paper ammunition. Some were wild, Too wild at times. If we had our druthers, We’d spice the...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2021 | HE, KI, MA
“The Declaration of Independence” and “Resistance to Civil Government” Bring Peace and War The mildness of a Ghandi turns to thrust Of violence. The little spinning wheel Becomes a maelstrom. Prejudices combust The whole subcontinent. That...
by phillipw | Aug 30, 2021 | CA, DO, FE
Waking Honesty Our cats are not like us. They sleep the sleep Of focused soldiers, dreaming dreams that we Would never dare. Cats’ drowsing isn’t deep But deep enough. They live hyperbole Or, at the least, intensity. They curl Around,...
by phillipw | Aug 29, 2021 | HA, ME, MU
At Last Explain the rise of scents, those melodic Perfumes that we call music. There were drums And rhythms, but what brought on rhapsodic Cantabile is hidden. Passion thrums Through men and women, mango girls and boys, And one night...
by phillipw | Aug 26, 2021 | GA, JA, MA, WE
Wesley Marley Had the Third Largest Private Collection of Jazz Recordings in the World and Played Them on a Huge Stereophonic Sound System He knew a charismatic peace inside His mother’s living room and in between The ganging giant speakers there beside His shoulders...
