by phillipw | Apr 23, 2025 | BR, DE, FL, TI
Twilight, No Morning Star Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The sunset croons a lullaby to trees In rows of dark . . . then darker green. The sun Goes down on orange blossoms in a breeze As warm as...
by phillipw | Apr 8, 2025 | BR, FL, OR
His Childhood as Sunrise Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem c ont emporary poem The glass of morning at the daybreak hour Is held above the barely waking state. The few who rise to drink from dawn know power Of...
by phillipw | Apr 8, 2025 | BR, CA, FL, IN, OR, TI
Sebastian Florida Essences Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Lift up the orange blossoms in your mind, The orange petals in their dark green grove. Lift up the fragance of the flowers behind His childhood...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2025 | BO, CH, FL, SW
Rock Springs near Apopka Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Revelation 21:19 Fresh water gushes up and out. The springs Rush out of rock. The cleanliness is pure, As pure as Heaven wants to be with...
by phillipw | Apr 5, 2025 | CH, DE, FL, ST
Pyrostegia venusta Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He sometimes thinks he has a flame vine heart But maybe that is just hyperbole. His heart is only overgrown, each part Of its outside,...
by phillipw | Feb 28, 2025 | BR, FL
A Florida Childhood A boyhood made of doodlebugs and bees Would be too boring, so throw in a bear His father shot and mother served with peas And carrots and potatoes — bear meat flair For lunch. Another time a coral snake Was chopped up by his...
