by phillipw | Apr 28, 2026 | SI, SO
Pawn Chorus Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The animals produce their poetry: The whales sing out slow-motion melodies Across the ocean depths and widths; the sea Spreads out the song, the chanting...
by phillipw | Apr 27, 2026 | PO, SE, Uncategorized
Take Up Thy Bed Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem — He felt the spirit of the waters move. They heaved around inside his heart and veins, Inside his Tuesday ribs. Their goal, to prove That God...
by phillipw | Apr 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Neon Tetras and Silvery Angel Fish Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The boy’s aquarium was more to him Than foreign fish in fervent movement through Mere water. Not an eerie, swirling hymn, An alien...
by phillipw | Apr 27, 2026 | JI, TR, WI
See-through Sterling Silver Lavender Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The color of the incense, if its wisps Wished as a single hue, is like a wraith Of spirit vine, wistaria in lisps, A specter...
by phillipw | Apr 25, 2026 | EY, FA
Eyas Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The falcon fledgling shows its joy in all The feathers of its wings. This infant bliss Rides in its full felt power, though fretting small The...
by phillipw | Apr 25, 2026 | SE
Upon Their Foreheads Darkest Perfect Azure Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The seraphim have wings of silk and blue, Of blue with gilded dust. Each seraph bends Its wings around itself. A light shines...
by phillipw | Apr 25, 2026 | BL, CA, EU
The Escaping Sickly Pet Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I walk about unseeing. Mistress feeds Me mushy food and munchy food. I taste Them both and do not see them. All my needs She notices, she thinks...
by phillipw | Apr 24, 2026 | MA, PA, RO
The Moth for the Testosterone Star Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem One truth that adolescence taught you hard Is loving is far better than the love You get. Both tall and sharper than the Shard In...
