by phillipw | Apr 16, 2026 | BA, FA, ST, Uncategorized
Ghost-like Skylark Singing Fills the Air Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Before he finds the firmament his voice Has disappeared and he has disappeared. The purity of cloud has forced his choice To wrap...
by phillipw | Apr 2, 2026 | AU, FA, FL, GI, IN, SU, WI
If Only Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If only girls were more like flowers, their hands Like petals gesturing in breeze-blown loves Of innocence that burn like harmless brands, Or dressed in...
by phillipw | Mar 16, 2026 | FA
The Cleanest Energy Truth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem In every error we see truth, though turned Around as in the mirror’s view. The sight Presented is truth’s opposite. We learned This...
by phillipw | Mar 11, 2026 | DE, FA
Carnegie Hall of Frozen Ebony Music Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We are still masters of our fate. ~ Winston S. Churchill Our lives meander, not knowing what they Might hear. This situation is not...
by phillipw | Mar 8, 2026 | BU, CH, FA, HI, IS, JU, OR, PR, RE, TR
The Spider Webs of Fibers Finer than Charmeuse Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We find ourselves between the basest hopes And silliest of fears. When still we find Ourselves despite religions and those...
by phillipw | Mar 1, 2026 | FA, Uncategorized
Piety in Front of Perfected Contrapposto ‘‘fall short of the glory’’ The sculpture bends, impossible to curve Like that, but there he is, a headlong thrust To needful beauty and a hipslong swerve To teasing sacredness. You long to gust Desire inside those bronze or...
