by phillipw | Jul 6, 2024 | CO, FL, ME
Levitation above the Arbor’s Lawn Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Some petals send no scent that human nose Can sense. These flowers have no fragrance for The person passing by. Smells dispose...
by phillipw | Jun 19, 2024 | CA, CO, SA, YA
Cat Contentment Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Modern poetry m The cat begins his yawn by curling out His pinkest tongue tip as his lips begin To part. His faith in comfort is devout....
by phillipw | May 3, 2024 | AC, CO, RO, SE
The First and Usually Unspoken Rule of Great Writing Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The greatest rule of writing is to tell A truth, the truth if possible, within The scope of lines set out, to sound...
by phillipw | Apr 9, 2024 | CO, PU, SN
Meaningless in French Restaurants With grace in every part the snail moves, fast Like all perfections, fast in nature, form And beauty. Snails do not want meanings vast And mystical. The snail is not a warm Enlightenment from Zen, sparrows picked By Christ for...
by phillipw | Jan 9, 2024 | CO, ER, HA, Ho, MA, PE, RU, SE
The Haunt of Manly Dreams Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A tingling in his skin with hairs makes nubs Rise up. They pop up from connections to His heart, nerve wires. His left-hand searches,...
by phillipw | Sep 27, 2023 | CO, GA, LO, PI, RO, SA, SI, ST, TE, Uncategorized
Harlequin in Guise of Tuberculosis Hovering When love is played in luscious settings, clowns Are needed. Sad or comic they can be But never tragic, really, dressed in gowns That do not give the game away. We see Them loving like doom’s humans, threatening clown Just...
