by phillipw | Feb 26, 2026 | AN, BA, BL, CA, EG
Karnak Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cat communicates what cats can say From ancient Egypt onwards. Cats and men Rubbed, just as people pet their cats today. A hungry cat would rub again,...
by phillipw | Jan 13, 2026 | BA, JE, MO, NI
Fantasias versus “Free Verse” (prose) Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem brother james air – YouTube The birds are happy with their songs. They sing Them yet again, again. Unchanging through...
by phillipw | Jan 11, 2026 | BA, DE, DI, GO
The Reason Bamboo was Created Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The long thick tubes that rise and dominate Were first created by a certain God, Perhaps an Oriental one whose fate Required him to be oddly...
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...
by phillipw | Jul 23, 2025 | AE, BA, ES
Murder Will Out “goodness, like murder, will out” ~ R. H. Blyth Nerds try to kill normality like those Who kill off music, art and poetry. The twelve-tone tunes (?) attempt to set a pose Of music, but our normal ears still see Straight through the scam. In...
by phillipw | Jul 16, 2025 | BA, CO, FA, GR, VE
Metallic Extrusion The barn sits red beneath a silvery roof And tries to call up memories of the time When it contained the gentle step of hoof Of soft-breathed cows, but modern farming crime Has jammed the cows in separate pens alone Except for cows...
