by phillipw | Sep 3, 2026 | BR, NO, OD
Gods of Poetry Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The glint that grows to poetry from gods Glares out to glisten on the tongue of one God, Odin. On the tongue of Bragi lauds Of luminescence of the wars men...
by phillipw | Aug 16, 2026 | BR, Ho, SE, TI, UG
Amid the Reek of Rotting Seaweed from the Indian River Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We know a certain awe when summer comes, When hot months come with sweat and heat among The trunks, the limbs and...
by phillipw | Jul 13, 2026 | BR, MA, MI, Sonnet, WE
Snared Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Deeds are the pulse of Time, his beating life, And righteous or unrighteous, being done, Must throb in after-throbs till Time itself Be laid in stillness, and the...
by phillipw | Jun 25, 2026 | BO, BR, CH, CO
Little Ones in a Florida Warmth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Microsoft’s Copilot prissily refused to make the above image. ChatGPT made it with no prissy qualms. We watched our dam of worthless...
by phillipw | May 19, 2026 | AU, BR, BU, FL, Ho
Trying Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The butterfly flicked Along as if it despaired Of this fluttering world. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden] We try to see inside our minds and hearts The buzzing...
by phillipw | May 7, 2026 | BR, CA, DO, PH, WH
Bluest Sky “by meer playing go to heaven” ~Henry Vaughan We played beside Canaveral’s shore, the two Of us, he strong and beautiful as men Can be, and me a silly boy, a stretch Too far that sunshine afternoon, and then We strained to life beyond the gilded sand And...