by phillipw | Sep 16, 2019 | AE, AR, ES, JE, OI, PA
Wonky Shoulder Christ Perhaps the reason why the painting makes Christ’s shoulder look deformed is not because The artist, Rubens, wants to show God aches For human suffering he’s caused with flaws In his creation. Why this wonky joint Was perpetrated on...
by phillipw | Sep 16, 2019 | Ta
The Convening of the Etats Généraux on May 4, 1789 ….. ……………………………………..Wikipedia “The torrent formed by ignorance became A passion violent enough to be Impossible...
by phillipw | Sep 15, 2019 | CA
The Tortured Mouse The tortured mouse lies curled along the tiles. It did not know that it would be laid out In state on beige linoleum. The wiles Of feline hunting placed her little snout Against my floor. She never knew that claw And tooth would pierce her life...
by phillipw | Sep 15, 2019 | PA
Loving Parents–Wanting Rid of her Son I have some friends from early in my life, A loving couple, he a former priest (Well, pastor), she, well . . . she a loving wife. The reason that his ministry has ceased And he has turned to mending cars is that He was a bit...
by phillipw | Sep 15, 2019 | CA, PE
Pelops The dish that Tantalus served up to gods And goddesses degraded every gift Presented since, to anyone. The odds Of ever matching it were cut adrift By knives inside his kitchen. How compete With such a present? Even South Sea tribes Don’t serve their...
by phillipw | Sep 15, 2019 | AS, Uncategorized
[Some readers might find this sonnet offensive. If you are easily offended, please do not read it.] Asshole, The An adolescent man who has the plague Inside his veins keeps sacred mystery Among his heartbeats. No hints, clear or vague, Will say he’ll give his...
by phillipw | Sep 15, 2019 | AA
Aardvark Dining on Termites …………………………Wikipedia What must it feel like, being labeled by Your teeth? For 60,000,000 years you’ve been Around, but still your tubuled teeth defy Set classification. No,...
by phillipw | Sep 15, 2019 | AA
Unlike the Hyena …………………………..Wikipedia Poor little thing, the aardwolf is too small To be as brutal as the hyena. The back legs, compared to the front, are tall, Thus improving any ballerina Hopes beasts...
