by phillipw | May 14, 2020 | AL, BA, BI, GA, HE, RO, ST
Barsine, Roxane, Hephaestion, Bagoas and So On and So On Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Prince Alexander’s face looks melted, hard But melted slightly. Hardness lives in stone. The melting comes from...
by phillipw | May 14, 2020 | CH, DE, GR, ST
Death’s Lepidoptera Sample Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem My face falls hard against the layered plush Cloth. Underneath is trapped his curly hair Inside a ziplock bag. My whiskers crush Themselves...
by phillipw | May 14, 2020 | AN, RO
Horse Dream Meaning: Men Love Giddiness and Gore Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We do not have to be invaded by Pale luminescent aliens in sleek Star vessels throbbing lower from the sky. The Romans...
by phillipw | May 14, 2020 | DE
The Island of the Dead Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I sail to see the island of the dead. A stillness emanates from it across Its mist of waves. This quietude is spread...
by phillipw | May 14, 2020 | AN, HA, RO
People Have Always Been Pathetic Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem On altars made of turf there lies at rest The aster amellus * in rings. The fall Photo by Franz Xaver In fullness of its fruits and...