by phillipw | Jun 13, 2025 | AE, BU, ES, IM, SA, Uncategorized
Sabi and “Kubla Khan” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “withered the health and the spirits of his bride” ~ Edgar Allen Poe, “The Oval Portrait” The poet left his lines unfinished—and Unfinished it...
by phillipw | Jun 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
What Escapes Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It’s not so much a thought that disappeared Before you caught it, like a butterfly That flew away, or like a love that sheered Away, that...
by phillipw | Jun 12, 2025 | RE, SO, Uncategorized
Sonnets as Black Holes with Auras Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour. ~...
by phillipw | Jun 10, 2025 | AE, ES, ID, PE, PO, Uncategorized
The Alchemists Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Man errs, till he has ceased to strive. ~ Goethe, Doctor Faustus The perfect poets, if there be such things, Want lines condensing life...
by phillipw | Jun 9, 2025 | SU, Uncategorized
Women Have a Dream Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem ROSA PARKS A woman takes a seat inside a bus — And she’s arrested for that black stain crime. She lives where “colored” people cause a...
