by phillipw | Nov 1, 2025 | DR, Uncategorized
Samadhi Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Sometimes as I drift idly on Walden Pond, I cease to live and begin to be.” ~ Henry David Thoreau As if in floating in between the sleep Of depths...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2025 | DA, DR, NI
Dreams Redreamed Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The dreams you do not want to dream again Are damned upon you, over, over, new But always old, again, again, in pain. They come as bruises, always...
by phillipw | Aug 27, 2025 | DR, NI, SE, Uncategorized
Against the Tide Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He always had an undertow beneath His skin, but as in nightmares he did not Know what it meant. It was like a sheath Around his member holding...
by phillipw | Aug 1, 2025 | DR, HE, NI, PS, SL
The Disinfected Gallery of the Therapied Brain Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem So clear and yet ambiguous the scene Holds more — a haunting on the canvas, ghost As moon predicting death, the muzzle keen...
by phillipw | Jul 11, 2025 | BU, DR, FO, GI, NI, Uncategorized
Not Exactly the Minotaur’s Maze at the Bottom of the Marianna Trench Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem You know what dreams are. Poetry in sleep They tease us with their challenges and knots. Our...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2025 | DE, DR
Glistening from His Lips Soft specters slip among the sliding spills Of water sent along the stream. We hear No screams from ghosts but each one causes chills For unsuspecting swimmers. Whispers clear The movement of the flowing so we do Not feel the threat...
