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...