by phillipw | Oct 9, 2026 | AN, MO, WH
The Reverend Slope “In the gloom of the temples there are lights here and there.” ~R. H. Blyth, Haiku, Summer-Autumn, vol. 3, 279 For Donald who became a Roman Catholic Across millennia the temples span Our darkness. They are best when they are grim. Caves...
by phillipw | Sep 22, 2026 | AN, CO, IM, RH, SA, TH
“At one stride comes the” Exclamation Mark Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if the cherry flowerings turn At once to fruit, from pink (or white) to red Of dark and gloss, as if the blossoms burn...
by phillipw | Sep 9, 2026 | AN, GA, GO, LU, SI
Sex Outside Heaven’s Gigantic Ménage a Trois, Thousands Upon Thousands and Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The leech, the spider and the rattlesnake Are evil. Evil is a...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | AN, PH
Plato as Hedonist Philanderer Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The light in the cavern is daylight, not fire.” ~ Iris Murdoch, The Sea, the Sea The problem is the lack of daylight, not The shadows. If the...
by phillipw | Aug 26, 2026 | AN, GR, NE
Aspiring Gyre Held Together Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The triton seashells manifest as far More beautiful than Triton merman god Could ever be. Charonia, bizarre In shape and flare, a visual...
by phillipw | Aug 25, 2026 | AB, AN, CH, CR, IN, NI, Sonnet, ST, YA
Slurs and Omissions Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem You know what dreams are like, are like the white Of orchid petals, innocent above The scarlet rose, its stabbing thorns at height Of Lucifer before he...
