by phillipw | Jun 26, 2024 | HE, LO, RE, RO, YO
Knots Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Every word was once a poem. ~ Emerson We try to tie a knot to give some truth To life, our lives. At times this means red grace, A bow of...
by phillipw | Jun 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Ultimate Dome-like Ceiling Called Mendelssohn’s Melody Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E Minor, II. Andante (youtube.com) The apogee of music came when two Men...
by phillipw | Jun 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
A Rejection of Stigmata Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The peony in April sun feels light Upon its petals. That is shining weight Unfelt. The pink embraces springtime, slight As...
by phillipw | Jun 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Cut Out My Shadow; Cut Out My Shadow Revisited — Two sonnets paired “Cut out my shadow.” ~ Lorca, “Song of the Barren Orange Tree” (“Canción del Naranjo seco”) Some readers want each sonnet to omit The truth. They want a shadowless report On life. They do not...
by phillipw | Jun 23, 2024 | BU, CR, DE, MO
Too Late to Understand the Reality वास्तविकता का एहसास होने में बहुत देर हो चुकी है। Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Cut out my shadow. Free me from the torture of seeing myself fruitless. ~ Lorca,...
