by phillipw | Apr 6, 2025 | BO, CH, SC
Loch nan Uamh and Glenfinnan Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The heathered shapes of Scottish hills loom not As threatening as the nation’s history, blades That stab the monarch’s...
by phillipw | Mar 1, 2025 | BO, GA, GU, Ho, Uncategorized
Awe, the Akkadians, and Two Men in Love Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Loch Awe, embraced by Scottish hills alone, Lies long beneath the troubles caused by wind, Perhaps of troubled hearts. The cairns...
by phillipw | Feb 21, 2025 | BO, GA, GU, LO, RO
“but in our stars” We wonder whether we can ever find Each other in between our words and signs, Our gestures with our hands and arms. We wind Remembered kisses as if valentines Among our pains of exile. Not just lochs Divide us; more like...
by phillipw | Feb 20, 2025 | BO, GA, GU, LO, RO, Uncategorized
Orange Passion Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Not often mango sunset clouds and sky Cause burnishing of Scottish lochs that shine In orange of special garnets. Northern Skye Is foreign to...
by phillipw | Feb 20, 2025 | BO, GA, LO, RO
Stradivarius Our Language Above the Loch Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagine creatures flying up above Our loch, our loch that never did exist Except in minds and hearts, except in love, The love...
by phillipw | Feb 18, 2025 | BO, CH, SE
The Hometown Boys When men attempt to turn a nowhere place To poetry, the nowhereness bleeds through. The problem is the peopled childhood face, Once known, is sentimental, not quite true– If true at all. The boredom is ignored The way a woman does...
