by phillipw | Apr 22, 2026 | AU, GA, LA, NI, SI, TI, WH, WI
Lagrange Cemetery Waiting for Death Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The shadows of the trees and Spanish moss Fall down upon the gravestone and the grass. Those shadows, almost ghost-like, fall across The...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | GA, MA
The Truth is Harder than Marble Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When they were finished with the robber, he Was shoved down in a hole they dug beside The place they killed him. No ceremony Marked off the...
by phillipw | Mar 12, 2026 | GA
Isabella Stewart Gardner on her Knees Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We tire of life, its many tricky lures, And try to leave them for some howling hounds To follow. Lures like these are not the cures...
by phillipw | Mar 6, 2026 | GA, OD, TE, TV, Uncategorized
Split Screen Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Americans can’t stand an ugly mug In newsrooms. Anchors and reporters must Be gorgeous, male and female, beauty smug In telegenic strength. The...
by phillipw | Feb 21, 2026 | GA, OM
And God Said, “Let There Be Blight.” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Pure truth does not exist, or when it hits You do not like it, do you? Only death Is purest truth, unequalled in its blitz Across the...
by phillipw | Feb 3, 2026 | GA, SE, SN
Feral Nature Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem In Japanese the word for petals on The ground is “chiri” — mud. The apple tree, And cherry tree are now no longer dawn Of beauty; dropping petaled...
