by phillipw | Apr 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Life versus Death Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The doom of death was a shadow compared to the raging destiny of life, the determined surge of life. ~ D. H. Lawrence, The Man who Died To say that death...
by phillipw | Apr 29, 2026 | FR
Frogs Waiting to be Gigged in a South Georgia Pond Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Frogs never sing of beauty, love or youth. They sing complacently, instead, of death Although in spring they do not know...
by phillipw | Apr 29, 2026 | DU, NI, SK
Since Music Be the Brood of Love—Sing On Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Romancing larks care not one whit for death. Love, love and life are what they want. Larks care About that triumph, love. They...
by phillipw | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Frog Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The animal that really has it nailed Is Pondlove Frog. He doesn’t really care if he Sits near or far away from family. Veiled Among the...
by phillipw | Apr 28, 2026 | IM, Uncategorized
You Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if a lark dislikes the joys Of singing, or as if a hawk held hate Of soaring in her heart, or if the noise Of daughters playing felt like heavy...
by phillipw | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Amphibious Insult Like Jazz Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The frog, when looking at a man like you, Is not impressed, not any more than in A Wonderland a caterpillar’s view Of Alice is majestic. Here...
by phillipw | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sacred Smorgasbord Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I’ll take a business trip to death to see What profits can be found. The wisest men Among philosophers present us free Advice and do not try to make a...
by phillipw | Apr 28, 2026 | EL, MO, TS
Prissy Harvard Scholars and Such Like Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It used to be that poetry was sung By nightingales and skylarks in the lines Of Keats and Shelley. Shimmering odes were flung Out...
