by phillipw | Jun 21, 2026 | BU, DE, EL, PE, RA, SA
The Very Stones Will Cry Out Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem In desert places God is seen and heard. A burning bush appears but does not burn. Mild flames are miracle enough. A bird Sings out some...
by phillipw | Apr 28, 2026 | EL, MO, TS
Prissy Harvard Scholars and Such Like Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It used to be that poetry was sung By nightingales and skylarks in the lines Of Keats and Shelley. Shimmering odes were flung Out...
by phillipw | Mar 7, 2026 | AR, BR, EL, MA, MI, MO, Ta, Uncategorized
Beauties and the Beasts Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Jean-Paul Belmondo, Barbra Streisand, such As these hold up the hope that ugly folk Can be attractive, sexy just as much As Doris Day and Rock. An...
by phillipw | Mar 3, 2026 | AD, CA, EL, LO, LU, OL, RO
Elio in the Gaze of Oliver Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem How slim his shoulders since he has not filled To manhood yet, or even started there Except inside his heart with secrets thrilled That only...
by phillipw | Sep 15, 2025 | EL, SA, WH
The Scuttlebutt Door Prophecy Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem At least Saint Ellen only held a book Aloft, impossibly, and didn’t claim To feel her total quaking body shook By angel penetrations. In this...
by phillipw | Jun 16, 2025 | BR, EL, RO, T, Uncategorized
“gentle shock of mild surprise” ~ Thomas De Quincey A piece of writing that delivers mild Enjoyment must appeal to some like those Who study T. S. Eliot. A wild Container holding gooseberry jam glows For some, though palely, I suppose. A taste Can be developed for ....
