by phillipw | May 29, 2019 | MO
Marilyn The radio announced that she was dead As flatly as a Stock Exchange report. My heart turned satin and began to shred And leaked out doom and beauty. In the court Of Heaven Gabriel reached up to wipe God’s eye and Jesus hid his face behind The bloodied robe of...
by phillipw | May 28, 2019 | CA
Ocean Fish Reverie Two cats are sleeping near me, one stretched long Across the velvet easy chair. Her nose Lies pressing pinkly there. A little song Of tiny snoring, muffled by the pose, Is nearly all absorbed in plush gold pile— A fitting, soft recipient of her...
by phillipw | May 20, 2019 | SM
Poets and Monarchs as Would-be Lovers What happens when a poet and a king Both fall in love and desperately desire The same young woman or young man. They bring Their hearts to him, the color of Greek fire, Or to the girl. We have examples of This. Polycrates,...