by phillipw | Jan 3, 2026 | AB
A Man of Many Talents but Modest Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He says he cannot read hard poetry But when he reads it, he does understand It even when it holds philosophy About some Hindu mysteries,...
by phillipw | Dec 1, 2025 | AB, LO, YA
The Test is Best You do not need to write to him or call Until you do important, bigger stuff. You know YOUR stuff that’s large and not that small Stuff like the stuff for loving, small enough Because it’s only stuff for love and not Important like a driving...
by phillipw | Nov 3, 2025 | AB, LU, YA
Paris, not Berlin, is Called the City of Lights Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The silence that you forced upon me shows Me that I do not need you as my wife Or spouse, whatever. Truth about that grows...
by phillipw | Oct 16, 2025 | AB, HE, LE, LI, RO
Petals Fall Around Monticello’s Garden By a collapsed house A pear tree blooming. Here a Battle was fought. ~ Shiki At Gettysburg we walked across the fields. Not far away from there a pear tree bloomed. In Arlington Lee’s mansion has no...
by phillipw | May 28, 2025 | AB, MU, NO, Uncategorized
Hard Produces Hard and Soft The poet is just plain peculiar if He opposes cosmic law. Unique Is what that law requires. If there’s a whiff Of uniformity, a tiny tweak Is DNA-deployed. This law insists On freaks. No perfect copy is allowed. There always have...
by phillipw | Apr 21, 2025 | AB, UN, YA
Hollow Love Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I tried to send to you a prophet’s note, “My soul is far away.” Your heart is far More distant from my love; in fact afloat...
