Poetry Posts are a bi-monthly email of new poems by Phyllis Stowell with the intention of carrying on a poetic dialogue. Individuals who wish to respond are invited to send to me a quote, a lyrical paragraph or a poem of their own. If appropriate, I will post this response in the GUEST folder. If individuals prefer to write something personal not for the GUEST folder, I will respond by email. Posts will be archived for a limited period of time.
A fragment of day
A fragment of day batters my brain with its broken maul Like a dream not body-born core-deep tolling calls worshipers at noon calling them home Unbelievably we trust what has no sound and yet [...]
I am the voice
I am the voice the city no longer hears the comings and goings that stir no dust I am the candle flame I did not ignite the moonless garden I am the figment imagined a [...]
Why no tears?
Well Phyllis why no tears? What miscue steadies you? What prompts you to catch each moment at the crest? You ride it this great final wave a surfer loving the thrill On impulse you bought [...]
Hidden no more
Well Phyllis why no tears? What miscue steadies you? What prompts you to catch each moment at the crest? You ride it this great final wave a surfer loving the thrill On impulse you bought [...]
Paradise in Total Eclipse
July 11.1991 After the naming of flowers – Plumeria, Yellow Ginger, Ixora – the garden of lava and white coral scattered like bones fell short; you imagined it wrong. You had not counted on rats, [...]
PLENTITUDE
An hour which knows plentitude of soul Gaston Bachelard At the peak of [...]