by phillipw | May 10, 2025 | CH, FL, SE, TI
Ephemeral and Not Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem In sinking towns like Titusville the sun Is setting always. Little shopping strips Thrown up when you were just a kid are done,...
by phillipw | May 10, 2025 | UN
On that Verge Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The border that you dread is never where You think it lies. The feared or hoped frontier Waits where you are. The Bergen-Belsen air Is in...
by phillipw | May 9, 2025 | BU, RA, RO, SC
Though ’Twere Then Thousand Smiles Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Scots have learned to smile at sadness. Where Else? Maybe happiness can come apart From sorrow for the Sassenach. In Ayr The...
by phillipw | May 9, 2025 | CH, FA, MA, ST
The Fatherless Son Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He does not have a son to call him to His mind or heart. Instead both men are ash. Chuck’s hair and underarms that women knew Are now like...
by phillipw | May 8, 2025 | VL
Our Poienari Castle Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We want the world to be a realm where wraiths Are music, poetry, the lines of notes Of symphonies and epics. We want faiths Composed of...
