by phillipw | Mar 9, 2025 | AE, BE, ES
Reverie and Hypnosis Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem His irises come not from seashore waves In Florida. Their Caribbean blue Smiles, ancient though, more ancient than the caves Where men first...
by phillipw | Mar 8, 2025 | AE, AR, ES
Material Ideals Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The men who made cathedrals, workers, not The architects; the Indian men who built The temples, stone designs completely fraught With...
by phillipw | Feb 26, 2025 | AE, BE, BL, ES, Uncategorized
The Firmament Above, the Flowers Below Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem In dawns and twilights, winds prefer their lips To whisper, breezes coming, if at all, As gently as a smile. Their fingertips Just...
by phillipw | Feb 16, 2025 | AE, ES, GR, PO, W
Attention-seeking Brat like Rimbaud “he never will be missed” ~ The Mikado A poet (!) says that language traps him tight. I mean, my GAWD, that’s through the looking glass. I might accuse him, saying he is trite, Except I know the truth. ...
by phillipw | Dec 25, 2024 | AC, AE, BE, ES, MA, PH, Ta
Alpha Men and the Arts Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When far too manly in your thought, don’t dream Of doves collecting sighs or nightingales Amassing sobs. Your thick-thighed rugby team...
by phillipw | Oct 18, 2024 | AR, ES
Venus by Botticelli, Diadoumenos, Johann Sebastian Bach Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Perfection has its drawbacks. It destroys Descendants in their hopes to make an art That breathes new beauty. ...
