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 24, 2026 | CR, FO
The Threat Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The crab goes scrabbling past small shells but halts In sidewise walk. He stops because he comes Upon a footprint. Crabby, side-ways waltz Goes...
by phillipw | Jan 28, 2026 | CR, underarm hair, WA
His Shroud on the Mountains Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary po His shroud, the mountain mist, is white as he In glory by the Throne of God. Below, Beside the crossroads, passersby can see Him high and lifted...
by phillipw | Jan 8, 2026 | CR, DA, DU, MI, PR, SE, SU, TW
The Brocade Auroras in Robes of Prophetesses Around Us Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The light is lingering on stream and pond Although the sun has set. The light does not Desire to leave though sun...
by phillipw | Jan 4, 2026 | CR, DE, DN, JE
Late, Late, Late in Human Wisdom Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A patch of mold begins to spread across The leather on a sofa down below And in the basement where the sun can’t cross The spot. Life will...
