by phillipw | Jun 18, 2026 | AM, BI, CH, FR, GA, MA, Sonnet, SU
Mónon Autón Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “And you must love him ere to you He will seem worthy of your love.” ~William Wordsworth John could not...
by phillipw | Jun 14, 2026 | FR
Prohairesis and Krosis Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Prometheus, if bound before he brought Us fire, that tragedy would bring a loss Worth telling. Beaks and talons would have caught His liver in our...
by phillipw | May 17, 2026 | FR, MA, PH
Because Their Matter Is Not Consummate “Perfection wrought of love and pain” ~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson—lover of Arthur Hallam In Memoriam A.H.H., Canto XXXIX • Line 11 “Love one another with a pure heart fervently. See that ye love one another.” “Already the words are...
by phillipw | Apr 29, 2026 | FR
Frogs Waiting to be Gigged in a South Georgia Pond Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Frogs never sing of beauty, love or youth. They sing complacently, instead, of death Although in spring they do not know...
by phillipw | Mar 31, 2026 | FR, ID, SU, UN
Soil and Trouble Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Act IV, scene 1 The mysteries embraced in midnights of The mind take masterful control of heart And other organs. Lust replaces love Like cuckoos lay...
by phillipw | Mar 29, 2026 | FR, LO, MA, RO, Uncategorized
Alloy of Stainless Steel and Gold Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When you came into life, my life, the full moon rose At height of day. No, not a quarter moon Or crescent moon, this full moon shed...
