by phillipw | Oct 21, 2026 | AM, BI, CH
In Vain Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full” ~ Ecclesiastes 1:7 His heart was not quite written on the lake Of loss, lost memory, or upon the sea Of...
by phillipw | Oct 18, 2026 | AB, AM, IN, LI, NA
38 Ab The writer writes in sentences that she Repeats, repeats in part, repeats, repeats As rigid as an Indian brave we see Hanged out to die. The heart of bravery beats No longer, due to rigor mortis. These, The thirty-seven also by him, hang As rigid as America’s...
by phillipw | Sep 25, 2026 | AM, BI, CH, DE, DR, FR, HE, LO, LU, MA, SE, ST
Black Buckles Black No Matter What Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The grief for him does not belong to you Alone, though now you are alone, much more Alone. Black curly hair forever true Belongs to...
by phillipw | Sep 23, 2026 | AM, BI
Asian Trampsnail, a Twenty-first-century Love Sonnet Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Bradybaena similaris – Wikipedia Some spiral creatures go against the grain Of spiral patterns. Normal snails in...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | AM, FR, IN, JU, PO, SU, UN
Conclusionless Moments Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A present that does not contain the past And future weights as falsity, a rose Of toilet paper. Time contains a vast Uncertainty if prophecy lacks...
by phillipw | Jun 18, 2026 | AM, BI, CH, FR, GA, MA, Sonnet, SU
Mónon Autón Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “And you must love him ere to you He will seem worthy of your love.” ~William Wordsworth John could not...
