by phillipw | Oct 6, 2026 | DR, NI
Sometimes a Dream is Nightmare Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem At times a dream is nightmare when the dream Is not a nightmare. Dreams will wade, drag to Drowneed needs, pull like an undertow. Dreams...
by phillipw | Oct 6, 2026 | CH, DR, FR, MA, NI, Sonnet, ST
To Sleep Above the Sky Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “I’m never quite sure my thoughts will take me. All I can do is follow them.” ~ Michel de Montaigne “A thought went up my mind today” ~ Emily...
by phillipw | Oct 6, 2026 | Sonnet
Verboten by Angelic Flaming Sword Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He opened up a gate more beautiful Than New Jerusalem and Eden though That opening destroyed the dutiful. The view contained forbidden...
by phillipw | Oct 5, 2026 | Sonnet
David with Baby Absalom, Upside Down Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He sits in T-shirt with his tiny son, In T-shirt and in shorts, the long black hair Like Absalom’s. It’s almost like a pun On...
by phillipw | Oct 5, 2026 | DE, FR, MA
Montaigne sans La Boétie Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem One void is absolute though it can be Particular. The void of death is all If brought to you alone in amité. The loss of one, just one is lover’s...
by phillipw | Oct 4, 2026 | CH, GA, LO, RO, SE, ST
That First Fragrance Before Incense Was Ever Imagined Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem That air that doesn’t wish to be some thing It isn’t, like the first time that you smelled Him in the...
by phillipw | Oct 4, 2026 | CH, LO, RO, SE, ST
Twenty-four Carat Uncaring Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem His hair reduced to ashes blames the Christ Whom he presumed to love and who he thought Loved him, but then that God performed the heist Of life...
by phillipw | Oct 4, 2026 | GR, KI
No Infrared or Seismic Communication Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The magnificence of Man, the sublimity of Nature, are seen as they really are, one thing.” ~ R. H. Blyth, Haiku, Summer-Autumn...
