by phillipw | Sep 14, 2026 | CH, MY, ST
Respiration Without Him Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Chuck lies, or floats, or sinks, or sulks, or waits In ashes, somewhere, everywhere so far As mind, the distanced mind can tell. My weights Of...
by phillipw | Sep 14, 2026 | SP
Florida Horse Conch in Gnawing Spirals Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Triplofusus giganteus – Wikipedia Occasionally Jehovah, Allah, God And Christ get their esthetics right. The tongue Of Florida...
by phillipw | Sep 14, 2026 | SN, SP
The Stink of Pretty Predation Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Syrinx aruanus – Wikipedia Do not forget that beauty does not come From innocence, not always. Spiral shape And grace grows large and...
by phillipw | Sep 13, 2026 | HE, LO, SE, VA
Oxheart Clam Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This sonnet is not dedicated to Abhishek. File:Glossidae – Glossus humanus.JPG – Wikimedia Commons ⇑ To see an image of this clam with its mother...
by phillipw | Sep 12, 2026 | AE, DE, Ho, TH
Never Mind Esthetics, Guys Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if Christ has no sense of hues, As if the color wheel does not exist. It is as if he doesn’t understand that blues Don’t go with...
by phillipw | Sep 12, 2026 | SP, UN
The Truths of Unicorns The truest unicorns exist without Confusions caused by legs and manes of colts Or stallions. Creatures live in seas and sprout Their spirals. Creatures with these curve-carved bolts Live not in forest of a tapestry. Instead they live in...
by phillipw | Sep 12, 2026 | Sonnet
Prospero and Catnip Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I gave my Prospero his catnip treats Whenever I remembered to. He did Not know how he could ask. No kitty tweets Were sent from him to make a tomcat...
by phillipw | Sep 12, 2026 | Sonnet
Non-identical Twins Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The one withheld, withheld — sensed well The present had to be the future tense. Tomorrow was the place for hardened swell, For force, fulfillment, time...
