by phillipw | Feb 26, 2026 | AN, BE, CH, CO, CR, Uncategorized
The Lens to Capture Irony Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem She saw the cormorants at work while she Was on vacation in a rural part Of China, but, unlike them, she was free. She had a tender, sentimental...
by phillipw | Jan 21, 2026 | AN, Uncategorized
The Decline and Fall of Fuzzilization Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It used to be that ancient Japanese Religious shrine apprentices ran nude Around the temples and their grounds, male knees Completely...
by phillipw | Jan 20, 2026 | AN, AR, BO, UN
Do angels have some hair beneath the arm? Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Do angels have some hair beneath the arm Or wing? If so, just where? Beneath the wing Would make the hairs seem heavenly. No...
by phillipw | Jan 20, 2026 | AN, AR, MU, PA, SI
Reclining on Clouds Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The angels lie on clouds in paintings, art And poetry. Archangels lead the choir (The speaking choir)* and are the tenor part Declaiming angel stanzas...
by phillipw | Jan 14, 2026 | AN, Ho
No Unholy Exhalation Religious people don’t know how to breathe Because they’ve chosen not to breathe, not To let the world in, unlike those who breathe Both in and out. They breathe out only, hot Breath only, never any cooler air Or dryer air. ...
by phillipw | Jan 9, 2026 | AN, BA, BR, FL, HA, IM, LU, VI
Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagine banjos made of silk, their strings Of satin and their cases made of cloth That’s stiffened just enough so music sings Its melodies as if a luna moth Has met the...
