by phillipw | Aug 19, 2022 | CA, DO, DR, SL
Unleaping He lies there in a leap, or so it seems. He lies there on the bed as if propelled In hunting. Maybe in his twitching dreams He saw a mouse or bird and felt compelled To grasp it in those whitest sleepy paws Though in a dream they couldn’t...
by phillipw | Apr 1, 2022 | MA, SL
Vegan Dreams Become Real He swallowed other people’s dreams and tried To make them his. They made it down his throat, Right past his Adam’s apple. They were wide Inside him but too like a swelling bloat. These swelled like parts of men that conquer holes,...
by phillipw | Sep 9, 2021 | CA, DR, SL, TW
Cat Snap The cat sinks slowly into sleep but not Too deeply. Holding onto surface wit Enough to settle in its cardboard cot, A box lid, furred, unfazed, it starts to knit Together dreams and life until its tail Stops swaying slightly at its tip...
by phillipw | Aug 8, 2021 | CA, SL
Drowsing Comfort Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Why is it that a dog asleep is not Endearing as a cat curled up to nap? That isn’t logical. A doggy ought To be as cute. A poochie on your lap...
by phillipw | Jan 19, 2020 | DE, EX, SL
The Refugee Camp, the Deepest Coastline, the Mortuary The mother of the little ones who died Must fall to drowsiness like all the rest Of us. Her bleeding sorrow has not dried Out yet, but sleepiness will have its jest With agony, no matter what. Our eyes Close,...
by phillipw | Dec 26, 2019 | SL
Come British Bombs and Drop on Slough Big glossy, glassy buildings to the east And south cannot disguise the truth. Dull Slough Is tasty now because of dark brown yeast, And Turkish sausages, and spicy chow From Shalimar and Karachi. The white Kids blight the...