by phillipw | Sep 20, 2026 | CE, GH, HU, SE
Comeliness in Constancy Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cosmos harbors constancies of grace Unending in their forms. These coiling curls Are logarithmic out in Outer Space And in our chasmed seas. ...
by phillipw | Aug 29, 2026 | GH, HA, WR
Come Away, Come Away, Come Away Home Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The wraiths belong to staircase places, trapped, Cannot tread up or down. Wraiths’ steps are lost. The stairs are lost. No ghostly...
by phillipw | Aug 2, 2024 | GH, HA, SP
Arctic Incantations Only in Their Nightmares Since ghosts make sounds of silver freezing, we Do not hear specters. Lost, their metal stains Of tarnish are more silent. Throats might see Them as the smoke from Eskimos. Refrains From howling will not do. The...
by phillipw | Apr 5, 2023 | AN, GH, IN
Oppositional Productivity Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Emotion is as difficult to free From poetry as cultures’ deepest faiths From superstition. It will have its spree Inside...
by phillipw | Dec 14, 2020 | GH, HA
Nudging You to Accept Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The reason ghosts exist beyond our sight Is so that they can do their sucking lick Unnoticed as a breath on lips when night Has coddled us. ...
by phillipw | Dec 13, 2020 | GH, HA
It’s Useless to Cover Your Nose and Throat Ghosts never come to us, but if they do It may just be to try to smooth us into death. They will not want to grab and pull us through To their invisibility. Our breath Is far too warm and wet. It would disgust Their...
