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...
by phillipw | Feb 17, 2026 | FA, KA
Karma in Sandusky When everything seems hidden in God’s mist, When nature has become a giant shield Against our seeing details men have missed, Then suddenly sad circumstances yield A swath of death not prophesied. A storm The night before forced college...
by phillipw | Feb 15, 2026 | DE, FA, SE, SP
The Breath of Pearls in April Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if departing April held Late cherry blossoms, hesitating with Them in reluctant arms. She feels compelled By threat of summer with...
