by phillipw | Sep 7, 2025 | CO, NE, TW, Uncategorized
The Connecticut Twin Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I dreamed I had a twin up north, more twin Than not, not quite conjoined and not the same; . . . Identical in soul. Loves underpin Our...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2025 | CO, NE, TW, Uncategorized
“And the fiery heart of youth” I dreamed I had a twin up north, more twin Than not, not quite conjoined but closely same, Identical in soul, New England spin Inside us both. A pheasant’s breast aflame With afternoon’s Connecticut light rays Revealed this relative...
by phillipw | Aug 29, 2025 | CO, PO, SA, Uncategorized
Self-inducing Cyphers Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Great lines not self-fulfilled will seldom come. If lines to do not fulfill themselves, no life Will fill them. Circumstance may make them...
by phillipw | Aug 5, 2025 | CO, Uncategorized
The Pose of Truth If you desire some meaning for your life, Turn back to ancient Athens’ arts. Don’t seek for meaning in a man or wife. Don’t search for teachings in your children’s hearts. Explore through history all you want, and waste Your years...
by phillipw | Jul 17, 2025 | CO, FA, Uncategorized
Beside Our High Speed Highways; Pastures Ever Few The times when cows in pastures graze the green Of day and look about in calm not far From farm-house mornings are less seldom seen. We buzz past barns that hide the scar Of soul-less dairies, cows cooped up alone In...
by phillipw | Jul 16, 2025 | BA, CO, FA, GR, VE
Metallic Extrusion The barn sits red beneath a silvery roof And tries to call up memories of the time When it contained the gentle step of hoof Of soft-breathed cows, but modern farming crime Has jammed the cows in separate pens alone Except for cows...
