by phillipw | Jun 20, 2026 | AB, GR, YA
Higher Still Desires Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem His graduation goes still higher, his height Increased by dance with mortarboard of black Flung high. From earth of foreign land his flight Soars...
by phillipw | Jun 16, 2026 | AB, LO, RO, YA
“the salt, estranging sea” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He met a man called Abhishek. Although Unlikelihoods of that were overcome By Web-like wonder, life itself can throw Improbabilities, a giant...
by phillipw | May 10, 2026 | AB, YA
Lost in Today Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “forever—never. They are the two saddest words in the English tongue.” ~ J. M. Barrie, Dear Brutus “What doth Joy most borrow” George Eliot, Daniel Deronda...
by phillipw | Mar 17, 2026 | AB, NO, NT, Uncategorized
The soul is what escapes when mouth and lips Shut finally. The breath goes out before, But breath is breath and— after that soul slips Out. Teeth cannot hold in the troubadour Of meaningless existence. Souls await Release. Your soul will fly away to space So vast...
by phillipw | Mar 12, 2026 | AB, BA, FU, JO, Uncategorized
Triumphant Trance Music Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Batons of beauty and its undertow Bring up the signature of melodies And harmonies that fugal Bach would grow If he were not entombed and he could...
by phillipw | Feb 27, 2026 | AB, FR, KI, LO
Alone, Alone Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He’s sitting up alone. His friend sends lines As...
