by phillipw | Jun 18, 2026 | BE, CH, DO, Ho, JE, RO
The God of Small Things Genesis 1:26-28 The man lifts up the wood of beehive lid And puffs some pine-straw smoke inside the space. In panic bees begin to swarm and skid Around to find escape from fire. No trace Of guilt invades the minds of men who trick These orange...
by phillipw | Jun 18, 2026 | AM, BI, CH, FR, GA, MA, Sonnet, SU
Mónon Autón Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “And you must love him ere to you He will seem worthy of your love.” ~William Wordsworth John could not...
by phillipw | Jun 17, 2026 | Sonnet
Tremors, Truth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The rosebuds start faint flutters with the flow Of liquid from the roots toward’s heaven’s eye. They shiver with the prophecy. They glow (Though inwardly)...
by phillipw | Jun 17, 2026 | BE, ME, SA
Manhattan Mega Beauty Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If you are beautiful enough, why take The trouble to be decent, doing good Like saintly Francis or Saint Clare? Just shake Your curls as any pretty...
by phillipw | Jun 16, 2026 | SY
Synesthesia Scents from Sepals Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagine you can hear the liquid rise As sweetness through the branches with their leaves. You listen as the fragrance, tiny, cries Of beauty...
by phillipw | Jun 16, 2026 | DE, EA, EY, JO, KE
An Old Eagle on His Eyrie Above the Pacific “Silent, upon a peak” ~ John Keats The eagle’s talons, firm, still grip, though old. The scales on them clasp hardness there above The ocean. Harsh of voice his throat can scold At everything against his long-term love....
by phillipw | Jun 16, 2026 | AB, LO, RO, YA
“the salt, estranging sea” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He met a man called Abhishek. Although Unlikelihoods of that were overcome By Web-like wonder, life itself can throw Improbabilities, a giant...
by phillipw | Jun 15, 2026 | AP, CH, ST
Improbabilities Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “This, too, is probable, according to the saying of Agathon: ‘It is part of probability that many improbable things will happen.’ ” ~...
