by phillipw | Jun 7, 2026 | Sonnet
Separated Identical Conjoined Twins Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The difficulty is that that one shore Does not allow out dreaming to go on, That shore, that Coast Undreaming. There no soar Of seraph...
by phillipw | Jun 7, 2026 | DE
The Gate Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We know one shore that has twelve trillion paths To it but only one. Exactly what That means you know. Not many aftermaths — It is the aftermath of...
by phillipw | Jun 7, 2026 | DA, FO, JO, MI, SM
In the Manly Marriage Bed Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When Michal thought about those foreskins while In David’s wedding bed, just what did he Obsess about between her legs? His smile Produced a sick...
by phillipw | Jun 7, 2026 | AN, RA
Nicht Richtig Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem 1 Samuel 18:27 The Nazis were not püre enoügh to please The Führer ütterly. They coüld have made Him swastikas with Jewish bones, with knees At joints as...
by phillipw | Jun 7, 2026 | MA, TR
Gabriel Would Clobber Me Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Catholics are against me. Bread and wine Are meat and blood I dare not swallow since My “soul” is not a cannibal. Divine They are, but human....
by phillipw | Jun 7, 2026 | CO, PA, RE
“hell, nor am I out of it” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Your yesteryears are not old embers, coals Imperial topaz in their blaze but now Are ashes, diamonds burnt by fire, are souls Reduced in...
by phillipw | Jun 7, 2026 | BI, CO, DE, HE, Sonnet
Heaven and Earth Are Full Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Pleni sunt cæli et terra gorya tua. Both Heaven and earth are full of sly, gory Results of thy creation. Black holes eat The matter and the light...
by phillipw | Jun 6, 2026 | BE, LO, SE, WO
Venus Has No Moons Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Now speak to me, my beauty, with the voice Of love. Speak love to me as if a globe, A moon of Venus, might make love rejoice Inside my sternum. Lift...
