by phillipw | Apr 21, 2026 | CO, NE, PH, PI, Uncategorized
A Florida Boy Feels Destiny While Approaching Hartford and Knows the Healing of Blue Wounds Under Connecticut’s Blue Sky Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem con “the blueness of a wound” ~ Proverbs 20:30 The car that took...
by phillipw | Feb 28, 2026 | CO, CR, DR, HE, LU, RO
Speedy Affliction Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Addiction is an evil when it brings You love. The Greeks were right about that drug Delivered by an arrow. Its point stings You with the chemical. That...
by phillipw | Feb 26, 2026 | AN, BE, CH, CO, CR, Uncategorized
The Lens to Capture Irony Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem She saw the cormorants at work while she Was on vacation in a rural part Of China, but, unlike them, she was free. She had a tender, sentimental...
by phillipw | Feb 20, 2026 | CO, CU, FU, SE, Uncategorized
This is a sexually explicit sonnet. Do not read it or look at its illustration if sexually explicit material will offend you. Do not complain since you were warned. Hedonism as Heroic Truth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern...
by phillipw | Jan 25, 2026 | CO, ME
Contemplative Moon Mood Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The blossoms on the plum limb disappear As slowly as the moon is rising. Day Allows our sight of them but beauty sheer As theirs begins to fade...
by phillipw | Jan 18, 2026 | CA, CO, PA, PE, SA
The Flame of Modesty Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Some Catholic priests must savor losing face, The screened confessional providing Christ’s Humility for them. His helpful grace Gives pious...
