by phillipw | Feb 18, 2026 | AE, AP, BE, BY, CH, ES, LU, MA, RA, UM
Male Gaze Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem You see the people in the April rain. Perhaps they are umbrellas, not much more To you, or raincoats. They are like a stain On retinas and not much more. They...
by phillipw | Dec 15, 2025 | AP, PO, VE
Docility Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The statues of the heroes and the gods Stare straight. Immortal marble makes them stare. Though they were painted once against the odds Of transience, the...
by phillipw | Oct 15, 2025 | AP, CU, RO, SE, UN
Love, the Little God Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When love, that little god, is worshiped, he (Or she, not they) hits back with arrows tipped With gold or lead. The gold tips set you free To love the...
by phillipw | Oct 1, 2025 | AP, BE, CU, GA, Uncategorized
“Nothing is good or fair alone” ~ Emerson, “Each and All” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We know that no thing can be “fair or good Alone.” The Star of Africa when set In darkness in the deepest mine...
by phillipw | Sep 23, 2025 | AP, LO, Uncategorized, ZA
Zakynthos and Cyprus Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Zakynthos reddish rocks recede where blue Of water colored like no Grecian wine Could hope to be, no wine that Homer knew, The rocks and...
by phillipw | Mar 23, 2025 | AP, CO, DA, ER, PE
Sturdy Sight Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Apollo failed to make a son inside Nymph Daphne. Godly rape was on his mind. Apollo’s semen had to be applied To leaves instead. ...
