by phillipw | Oct 11, 2026 | CA, CO, FR, JO, KE, LO, MA
Nameless Blossoms Reign Supreme Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter” I wear real flowers he gave me in my head. He bought them, really, in a pot beside...
by phillipw | Sep 22, 2026 | AN, CO, IM, RH, SA, TH
“At one stride comes the” Exclamation Mark Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if the cherry flowerings turn At once to fruit, from pink (or white) to red Of dark and gloss, as if the blossoms burn...
by phillipw | Sep 18, 2026 | CA, CO, LO, SO
White and Black Separation Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Though strange, the truth remains, as strange as blue Of irises in black man’s face. The truth Is loneliness occurs in nature. Jazz blue Is not...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | BU, CO, EN, ME, TR
Twenty-four-carat Godlessness: True Thoughts Make Words and Gold Superfluous Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The statue sits in contemplation of The cosmos. Round the room here all is gold, Real...
by phillipw | Aug 16, 2026 | BE, BI, CO, GA, PO, RE, SA, SE
Slave Owner Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “whipping Courtenay in some posture or another” The Gothick lover Beckford bends to whip His boy. The whipper bends himself in shape That shocks...
by phillipw | Aug 8, 2026 | CA, CO, DI, PH, PR, RO
Sexual Thrills Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Though night comes on, the rich shoot pheasants still. The greed of riches stretches wide, more wide Than range of gloss on colors now, though chill The...
