by phillipw | Jun 22, 2021 | LI
The Endless Loop Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Each blossom pushes towards perfection, pink Or white or orange. Petals open wide Like little gods that in their waking wink Towards a soft...
by phillipw | Jun 22, 2021 | CO, CY, PH
Love Administered by the Local Council The little beauties disappear. We walk Past those for season after season, year On year. The world’s brownish evils stalk Them, though. A pretty pinkish, purplish cheer They give, the cyclamens that grow beside Each other just...
by phillipw | Jun 21, 2021 | CA, CH, FA, IN, PI, PR, RE, RO, SU
Miraculous Bunkum The minds of pilgrims plod along because They lack the gifts required to see without A relic. Hunkered there inside its gauze Of cloth of gold as if in holy pout, It waits for priests to open up its box Or gate, the reliquary encrusted with ...
by phillipw | Jun 20, 2021 | CH, EA, WA
Sempiternity Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The chambered nautilus goes pulsing through Dark depths. It pulses underneath the waves For eons rocking gently, steady, true Enough to last. ...
by phillipw | Jun 18, 2021 | RO, SA, SH, TI
The Weight of Time is Felt Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Some times are felt as weight. The Sabbath of The Jews or Christians settles on the soul Sabbath Day Lake Like Florida’s humidity...
