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 | 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...
by phillipw | Apr 25, 2026 | BL, CA, EU
The Escaping Sickly Pet Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I walk about unseeing. Mistress feeds Me mushy food and munchy food. I taste Them both and do not see them. All my needs She notices, she thinks...
by phillipw | Apr 10, 2026 | CA, DE
Kipper and His New Home Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Before we even moved, we thought of him. We did not think of death. We first put in His cat flap. This was not a loving whim. We planned his...
by phillipw | Mar 27, 2026 | AU, CA, LO, Uncategorized, WI
Cypress, Jasmine, Orange Blossoms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cypress tree that raises roots above Those swamps beyond the space port launch and far Away from gantries and gigantic shove Of...
by phillipw | Mar 22, 2026 | BE, CA, SH, WH, WO
Tiny Bits of Banging Boy Bullets that Betrayed His Bursts His father’s blood and semen caused four sons Inside the woman whom he loved, loved, loved And loved. His manly semen overruns All other genes. The semen that he shoved Inside her womb filled all his sons...
