by phillipw | Aug 12, 2026 | AE, AP, BE, ES, MA
Long After Greek Scrolls Long AftƏr GrƏƏk Scrolls Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Library Streaking The streaks of black across that treble brow Were carved in Heaven but inspired by Hell. Streaks...
by phillipw | Aug 5, 2026 | AP, AR, CE
Frauds Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A statue in a mild-beamed grove defies Reality in every way. The white Of marble tells of lies, artistic lies, Too much perfection in the deep grove light, Much...
by phillipw | Aug 2, 2026 | AN, AP
Religion Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The guiding paths are lost and rank with grass And weeds. Millennia have seen slabs racked With earthquakes. In this space where gods might pass, If they were real...
by phillipw | Jun 15, 2026 | AP, CH, ST
Improbabilities Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “This, too, is probable, according to the saying of Agathon: ‘It is part of probability that many improbable things will happen.’ ” ~...
by phillipw | May 10, 2026 | AP, CA, Uncategorized, WH, WO
Quivering Like Cassandra but Between “the salt-estranging sea” and Brine Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He did not know it as a boy or teen, Not even in his cosmos known as dreams. He did not know that...
by phillipw | Apr 22, 2026 | AE, AP, BE, MI, PR, TH
Apasra Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I met Miss Universe one night. Online The pics of her are not as beautiful As she herself was. She deserved a shrine. A royal woman she was dutiful About...
