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.’ ” ~...
by phillipw | Jun 15, 2026 | ME
Pitifully Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Who cares about your brain? Who cares about Your heart (assuming that you have one)? Who Could care about such stuff? Just let us shout For you to...
by phillipw | Jun 15, 2026 | CL, EP, LO, RO, UR, WI, YE
Mount Nebo Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We do not want to dress in loss of dreams, Forgetfulness our robe. Our memories clothe Our meaning. They enwrap with sacred seams. We look for ways for...
by phillipw | Jun 15, 2026 | Sonnet
Satoris in Frankincense Burning with Myrrh Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “like a haze amidst illuminations” ~ part of a faux epigraph in George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda “like the birth of galaxies in...
by phillipw | Jun 14, 2026 | FR
Prohairesis and Krosis Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Prometheus, if bound before he brought Us fire, that tragedy would bring a loss Worth telling. Beaks and talons would have caught His liver in our...
by phillipw | Jun 14, 2026 | AL, SH, SU
Subterranean Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cavern holds it chambers and its streams. The hallways compass night, a darker night Than night. The cave hides memories, daydreams, dreams And...
