by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | AM, FR, IN, JU, PO, SU, UN
Conclusionless Moments Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A present that does not contain the past And future weights as falsity, a rose Of toilet paper. Time contains a vast Uncertainty if prophecy lacks...
by phillipw | Aug 25, 2026 | FR, SA
Ardent Anthesis Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He sublimates as if he is a monk In black and white (or gray), as if he swears Off ordinary life, as if life’s junk Is on Transfiguration’s Mount. Despair...
by phillipw | Aug 3, 2026 | EP, FR, PO, TR
“mental squint””mental squint” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary “mental squint” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary...
by phillipw | Aug 3, 2026 | FR, PO, WA, WH
“The straightforward pathway had been lost.” ~ Dante Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learned to stray.”...
by phillipw | Jul 8, 2026 | DA, FR, MA
Like the Wide Space in the Constellation Orion the Gate of Love Is Opened Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I Samuel 18:1 His love as if in coma was asleep But, lapsed inside synapses, was awake, Inside his...
by phillipw | Jun 24, 2026 | FR, KA
Dorothy Hale Captures Manhattan’s Attention For a Moment Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem She lives forever in her fall or on The pavement pressed in velvet black around Her. Yellow roses do not make a...
