by phillipw | Dec 3, 2025 | CA, DR, PR
Twitching Paws Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Cats walk on paws made up of velvet, silk And fur’s mink touch. The velvet and the mink Mean violence since lions and their ilk Walk also on such...
by phillipw | Nov 5, 2025 | AL, CA, LE, SU, TH
Single-mindedness “Five times as warm, and five times as cold, just as I am five times as rich as you are, and five times as clever.” ~ The Red Queen The old pond; A frog jumps in — The sound of the water. Basho, Translated by R.H. Blyth There’s nothing that...
by phillipw | Oct 17, 2025 | CA, FU, HA, JO, RE, SA
Trip Ups Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A ratatouille made of shadows seen Through God’s kaleidoscope is what the faiths Present to us. Religions, each a different scene Of glitters, promise...
by phillipw | Sep 14, 2025 | CA, LA, PR, Uncategorized
Poetry Encompassed by Wonder Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A poem is a cave-wall painting made With flame-lit, fuming words. The smoking torch Is needed. When a poem does not fade, This means that...
by phillipw | May 15, 2025 | CA, PE
Prospero’s Prosperity Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem My cat, the skin beneath his fur, goes jerk. He knows much more about the truth of things Than I do. He intuits teeth that lurk. He...
by phillipw | Apr 18, 2025 | AB, AD, CA, EV, FE, MA
The Prime Man after Woman’s Sin Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This multi-colored parasol lets light Through. Underneath that light the shades show you In different hues. The shining beams...
