by phillipw | Oct 26, 2025 | BR, DO, FL, IV, LO, PH, RO, SI, SU, TI, TO, Uncategorized, WE, WO
Lone Ranger Sunshine Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Some buttered beams of light assured him that His world was not just treacly tombstone jewels. The shafts were shining from a cowboy hat Of boyhood...
by phillipw | Aug 29, 2025 | BO, BR, CH, FL, HE, WH, WO
PerpetualPerpetualPerpetualPerpetual Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “little unremembered acts of kindness and love” ~ William Wordsworth The blessing of the morning sun on lochs And bens is like a...
by phillipw | Jul 17, 2025 | BR, SA
“The Foolishness of Unbreeching” ~ San Polo; Stigmatization Leading to Stigmata on Naked Torso and Hands and Feet Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Saint Francis gave his father’s clothes straight back To...
by phillipw | Jun 16, 2025 | BR, EL, RO, T, Uncategorized
“gentle shock of mild surprise” ~ Thomas De Quincey A piece of writing that delivers mild Enjoyment must appeal to some like those Who study T. S. Eliot. A wild Container holding gooseberry jam glows For some, though palely, I suppose. A taste Can be developed for ....
by phillipw | May 25, 2025 | BR
The Housing Estates with Royal Poinciana Killed Off the Groves Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Vast realms of orange groves spread out across The sands of Florida. Uncounted trees Became the kings and...
by phillipw | May 24, 2025 | BR, FL, Uncategorized
Late Spring and Early Autumn Before palmettos flourish out in flower (In starburst blooms above the sand below), The coral-colored citrus has its hour In globes like giant orange pearls on show In Florida. They hardly seem to be Within the same dimension,...
