by phillipw | Sep 1, 2026 | Sonnet
That You Love Me Still the Same [in the voice of CRS about my continued dedication] Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem (73) Balfe: The Bohemian Girl / Act 2: “I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls”...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | SU
Dracula Eating Lunch with Victims Impaled around his Feast; a Hairshirt on a Evening Martyr; Murderer’s Garotte in Darkened Alleys; a Postulant’s Pure Innocence the Color of Unopened Morning Pearls Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | AN, PH
Plato as Hedonist Philanderer Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The light in the cavern is daylight, not fire.” ~ Iris Murdoch, The Sea, the Sea The problem is the lack of daylight, not The shadows. If the...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | CH, DE, LO, PA, ST
Liquid Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The light in the cavern is daylight, not fire.” ~ Iris Murdoch, The Sea, the Sea Your loved one’s body, now destroyed by fire And lightning, cannot open as a ghost...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | BU, CE, CH, MI
Silent in Their Silver Sleepless Chambers Military Parade as Palaces Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Their castles in a row wait underground. When men signed up, they thought that they were kings And...
