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Apostolic Mission to the Finale of Seem

2009-01-12T09:04:35-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Spiritual/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 319, Reviews: 0 Updated: 1-12-09, Published: 1-12-09
Status: Complete

A poem about doubt, death, horror, and other cheerful things. Is there any goodness to be found in this world? Is there even such a thing as goodness? Shall 'be' be finale of seem? A response of sorts to Wallace Stevens' "The Emperor of Icecream."

Distant Redeemer

2009-01-12T08:58:58-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 624, Reviews: 1 Updated: 1-12-09, Published: 1-12-09
Status: Complete

A poem about doubt, Neverland, Hell, and a distant redeemer.

Localized Whitman

2008-02-12T21:21:52-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 238, Reviews: 1 Updated: 2-12-08, Published: 2-12-08
Status: Complete

There is nothing in all the world quite as tiny as the universal. Nothing so enormous as the local, the specific, the singular. This tree, that blade of grass, that woman...

Long Day

2007-05-17T23:50:13-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: General
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 295, Reviews: 0 Updated: 5-17-07, Published: 5-17-07
Status: Complete

At the end of a long, rainy day, a woman has a chance encounter...

Dawn

2007-04-18T09:32:41-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Family
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 94, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-18-07, Published: 4-18-07
Status: Complete

Of the dawn, a baby's first cry, good, evil, and renewal.

The Stars Knew That

2007-04-02T14:27:40-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 143, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-2-07, Published: 4-2-07
Status: Complete

Of truth, the night, and your own reflection.

New Green Leaves

2007-04-02T14:26:54-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 36, Reviews: 0 Updated: 4-2-07, Published: 4-2-07
Status: Complete

The new green leaves on the tree the cycle continues.

Naked

2007-04-02T14:25:53-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 31, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-2-07, Published: 4-2-07
Status: Complete

A short poem about a feeling that's hard to express. Not nakedness in the conventional sense, but something other.

The Blackberry Patch

2007-04-02T14:24:15-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 39, Reviews: 2 Updated: 4-2-07, Published: 4-2-07
Status: Complete

It is life.

Prometheus

2007-04-02T14:23:20-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Fantasy
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 227, Reviews: 2 Updated: 4-2-07, Published: 4-2-07
Status: Complete

The good thief, the bad master...

Mezzanine

2007-02-20T01:51:27-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 126, Reviews: 0 Updated: 2-20-07, Published: 2-20-07
Status: Complete

No longer a lump of coal, not yet a diamond. That's the state of every Christian, I suppose. This poem is about that strange state of inbetween. Sort of.

Friedrich's 'Winter Landscape'

2007-02-20T01:45:12-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 103, Reviews: 2 Updated: 2-20-07, Published: 2-20-07
Status: Complete

Based on the painting 'Winter Landscape,'by Friedrich. An old man faces the winter of his life.

Grandpa

2007-02-20T01:37:55-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Family
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 264, Reviews: 3 Updated: 2-20-07, Published: 2-20-07
Status: Complete

Of Grandfathers, Grandmothers, and all that's best and irreplacable about the people we love.

Looking Back

2007-02-17T19:01:26-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 65, Reviews: 3 Updated: 2-17-07, Published: 2-17-07
Status: Complete

Of trees and childhood, winter and spring.

Flying Bears

2007-02-15T18:30:27-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 188, Reviews: 0 Updated: 2-15-07, Published: 2-15-07
Status: Complete

A poem about birds who learn to fly, bears who don't, and the sad, often uncrossable gap between one kind of relationship and another.

The Cataract

2006-10-13T02:06:57-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Humor/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 188, Reviews: 1 Updated: 10-13-06, Published: 10-13-06
Status: Complete

I led her by the hand along the path of dust...

Resurrection Day

2006-10-13T02:04:12-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 178, Reviews: 0 Updated: 10-13-06, Published: 10-13-06
Status: Complete

A visit of the sepulcher leads to an unexpected epiphany.

HeartWinter

2006-10-06T23:45:32-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Family
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Angst/Tragedy
Chapters: 2, Words: 351, Reviews: 1 Updated: 10-6-06, Published: 9-21-06
Status: Complete

Near the autumn equinox, I took the cemetery road...

The Cove

2006-10-06T23:33:03-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Poetry
Chapters: 2, Words: 195, Reviews: 1 Updated: 10-6-06, Published: 7-22-04
Status: Complete

The Cove - the kelp forest - the roaring waves - the fury of the tide - a handful of pebbles.

Life Eternal

2006-09-26T21:50:19-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 62, Reviews: 0 Updated: 9-26-06, Published: 9-26-06
Status: Complete

Time, a starry night, crickets, and an empty classroom with everyone's things still in it.

A Serpent in the Garden

2006-09-19T11:21:39-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Politics
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 98, Reviews: 2 Updated: 9-19-06, Published: 9-19-06
Status: Complete

There is a serpent in the garden. I'm not sure how well this works, born as it is from sheer fury, but I found that I could not stop my pen before it was all on the page.

Eagle's Roost

2006-05-08T15:16:59-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Politics
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 61, Reviews: 2 Updated: 5-8-06, Published: 5-8-06
Status: Complete

The eagle's roost is occupied again, though not by eagle-kind, nor other bird...

BirdSong

2005-06-24T09:32:28-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 45, Reviews: 3 Updated: 6-24-05, Published: 6-24-05
Status: Complete

Two men walking down a road - on perspective

Drooping Leaves and Stately Trees

2005-05-20T13:56:22-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 94, Reviews: 1 Updated: 5-20-05, Published: 5-20-05
Status: Complete

A musing on the gulf between childhood and adulthood

Late Afternoon

2005-04-13T17:01:04-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Spiritual
Chapters: 2, Words: 382, Reviews: 1 Updated: 4-13-05, Published: 4-13-05
Status: Complete

Late afternoon, and the yearning for Heaven.

RainBeat

2004-05-29T03:08:11-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 12, Reviews: 2 Updated: 5-29-04, Published: 5-29-04
Status: Complete

After watching the rain by moonlight...

In Light of a Slasher Movie Marathon

2004-05-29T03:05:29-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Humor/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 29, Reviews: 1 Updated: 5-29-04, Published: 5-29-04
Status: Complete

After a long night of watching a heavily censored Friday the 13th Marathon...

Christopher

2004-04-29T11:27:19-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 124, Reviews: 2 Updated: 4-29-04, Published: 4-29-04
Status: Complete

In memory of a ten year old autistic boy...

The Creek

2004-03-27T03:36:09-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General/Supernatural
Chapters: 1, Words: 92, Reviews: 1 Updated: 3-27-04, Published: 3-27-04
Status: Complete

The dignity of the earth has withered, but the roots of the mountains go deep...

Blue Cups

2004-03-23T18:18:10-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Biography
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General
Chapters: 3, Words: 1,414, Reviews: 2 Updated: 3-23-04, Published: 3-18-04
Status: Complete

A vingette dealing with a child learning how to count. An experiment in perspective. Feedback would be greatly appreciated.

War March

2004-03-11T08:13:51-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Fantasy
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Supernatural/Fantasy
Chapters: 1, Words: 179, Reviews: 1 Updated: 3-11-04, Published: 3-11-04
Status: Complete

When darkness comes, he does not come alone.

The Green

2004-02-10T14:44:17-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Fable
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General/Supernatural
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,006, Reviews: 2 Updated: 2-10-04, Published: 2-10-04
Status: Complete

After their old tree-house falls over in a thunder storm, two children go into the woods to find a replacement...

Winter Chill

2003-12-15T13:26:58-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 14, Reviews: 3 Updated: 12-15-03, Published: 12-15-03
Status: Complete

Breath

Garden

2003-12-15T13:26:23-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Haiku
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: General
Chapters: 1, Words: 13, Reviews: 3 Updated: 12-15-03, Published: 12-15-03
Status: Complete

The forest greenery - at dawn

Memory II

2003-12-13T20:39:18-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Family
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Tragedy/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 141, Reviews: 0 Updated: 12-13-03, Published: 12-13-03
Status: Complete

A companion piece to another poem of mine. Memory should be read first, followed by this one.

The Rally

2003-12-13T16:31:32-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Politics
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 155, Reviews: 3 Updated: 12-13-03, Published: 12-13-03
Status: Complete

Ah, the grand show. Political rallies, impassioned speeches, and stirring arguments...

Yet Not Alone

2003-12-03T18:19:01-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 112, Reviews: 2 Updated: 12-3-03, Published: 12-3-03
Status: Complete

A sonnet. C&C very much requested. "The hearth has cooled, and dim the light of home..."

Grandma

2003-11-17T17:51:07-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Family
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 190, Reviews: 1 Updated: 11-17-03, Published: 11-17-03
Status: Complete

A body should never be empty. The warmth of a home should not fade.

ShadowFlowers

2003-11-04T15:37:26-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 41, Reviews: 2 Updated: 11-4-03, Published: 11-4-03
Status: Complete

The shadow-flowers filled the night...

The Fear

2003-10-15T10:46:49-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Fantasy
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Supernatural/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 105, Reviews: 3 Updated: 10-15-03, Published: 10-15-03
Status: Complete

Strange as it may seem, this is a true story. The event described herein really did happen to me - I was in first grade at the time, and it's still as vivid in my memory as the night it actually happened.

A Prayer

2003-10-15T10:40:35-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Spiritual/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 124, Reviews: 2 Updated: 10-15-03, Published: 10-15-03
Status: Complete

I'm not really sure about this one. It's straight from the heart, but I'm not sure how well it works as poetry. C&C would be greatly appreciated.

The Little Dog Wagged His Tail

2003-10-13T15:36:00-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Spiritual/Supernatural
Chapters: 1, Words: 176, Reviews: 0 Updated: 10-13-03, Published: 10-13-03
Status: Complete

A pondering on life and death, of darkness and the sacred breath...

Forsaken

2003-10-06T01:54:37-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: T
Genres: Poetry/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 118, Reviews: 0 Updated: 10-6-03, Published: 10-6-03
Status: Complete

Sometimes we forget. Sometimes we take it for granted...

Foggy Night

2003-10-05T22:58:52-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 103, Reviews: 1 Updated: 10-5-03, Published: 10-5-03
Status: Complete

This one's odd - a bit different from what I normally write. I'm not sure how well it works, and C&C would be greatly appreciated.

Freedom

2003-10-04T04:25:37-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 62, Reviews: 0 Updated: 10-4-03, Published: 10-4-03
Status: Complete

And are we any different?

The One My Soul Loves

2003-10-02T21:42:08-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Religion
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 235, Reviews: 2 Updated: 10-2-03, Published: 10-2-03
Status: Complete

Funny how life is sometimes

Brother

2003-10-01T01:45:25-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Family
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Poetry/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 161, Reviews: 1 Updated: 10-1-03, Published: 10-1-03
Status: Complete

Where now is the fire that burned? Where the music that once filled the hills?

Memory

2003-10-01T01:41:50-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Life
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K
Genres: Poetry/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 69, Reviews: 2 Updated: 10-1-03, Published: 10-1-03
Status: Complete

Age, memory, and home.

A Moonlit Evening

2003-09-30T18:40:55-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Love
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Poetry/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 231, Reviews: 1 Updated: 9-30-03, Published: 9-30-03
Status: Complete

A ballad - the Moonlit Evening

The Rabbit

2003-09-29T15:42:22-08:00

Author: P.H. Wise
Category: Nature
Language: English, Fiction Rated: K+
Genres: Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 63, Reviews: 1 Updated: 9-29-03, Published: 9-29-03
Status: Complete

Injustice.