by phillipw | Aug 5, 2026 | CH, PH, ST
Meaning Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If time has meaning, you are it. If days And nights, millennia and eons bear Some meaning as a stretched out, straightened maze, You fill them with your blackest,...
by phillipw | Aug 5, 2026 | ET, IM
The Dancer Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This dancer, this one dancer never will Retire, but do not blame him since he can’t. The older that he grows, his dance will spill Along across eternity. The...
by phillipw | Aug 5, 2026 | AP, AR, CE
Frauds Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A statue in a mild-beamed grove defies Reality in every way. The white Of marble tells of lies, artistic lies, Too much perfection in the deep grove light, Much...
by phillipw | Aug 3, 2026 | EP, FR, PO, TR
“mental squint””mental squint” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary “mental squint” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary...
by phillipw | Aug 3, 2026 | FR, PO, WA, WH
“The straightforward pathway had been lost.” ~ Dante Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learned to stray.”...
by phillipw | Aug 3, 2026 | BY, CI, KE, SE, SH
Balancing Ballads with Ballsiness: Poets Need Whores and Holes, not Mercy Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cicada is Seen when it stops its crying, Flying in silence. ~ Shiki [Englished by Phillip...
by phillipw | Aug 3, 2026 | MU
“Where Are the Women?” Cry Their Lovers Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The garden in the morning when no eyes Or ears are there, when no one’s nose goes past The petals and perfume of rose; the skies Of...
by phillipw | Aug 2, 2026 | AN, AP
Religion Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The guiding paths are lost and rank with grass And weeds. Millennia have seen slabs racked With earthquakes. In this space where gods might pass, If they were real...
