by phillipw | Mar 14, 2025 | MU, SA, SC
Rhythms Remain and Are Broken Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem These hills in Scotland are like movements of A symphony. They rise and form, and rise And form–and rise like lovers form their love....
by phillipw | Mar 13, 2025 | AM, FA, PO, PR
“signifying nothing” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We do not want our poetry to reach The moons of Saturn. Reaching Saturn’s clouds Will be success. Those clouds are cousin speech...
by phillipw | Mar 12, 2025 | DO, WH
Donald, the Man Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem For reasons that I do not understand, Society requires that men should show Themselves quite plain in clothes, not seem too grand. I think this...
by phillipw | Mar 12, 2025 | AB, GA, RO, Uncategorized, YA
In Romeo’s Ghost’s Clutch I slept in you without your knowledge. You Were sleeping in my arms and I slept in Your brain and yet because my eyes are blue Your mind did not hold on to me. No sin Arose, at least not in your sleeping soul. I cannot promise...
by phillipw | Mar 11, 2025 | BR, CY, PI, SE, TR, YE
Stoics Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The ancient trees teach manliness, the way It lives and means. Sequoia and yew And cypress show rigidity but sway Enough. They say their roots...
