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 13, 2026 | GO, HA, IM, LO, SU, VE
After Xanadu the Muteness of My Heart Crying for Lucifer Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “If only,” says the lover, “I could dream Again the words of reverie in sleep, If I could capture in my chest the...
by phillipw | May 23, 2026 | CH, EA, HA, WA
His Gifts as Though in Bethlehem or Bodh Gaya Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “It will hardly be denied that even in this frail and corrupted world, we sometimes meet persons who, in their very mien and...
by phillipw | Apr 24, 2026 | HA, HE, MI
The Brevity of Erato’s Emotions Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagination’s sea has haar upon It. If the sun is setting, then a red Embraces mist, yet if the sun in dawn Is wooing haze, then varied...
by phillipw | Apr 2, 2026 | HA, HE, SE, ST
The Consummate Flower Girl Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He wishes for a voice as frail as pink In fading peonies except in bed While in her, wants her gestures like a mink Glove rubbing him until a...
by phillipw | Feb 9, 2026 | HA, LO, MO, VI
The Beauty of the Body of Lord Hanuman Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A bird of prey delivered holy food for Anjana. Held up hands received the gift. Her eating of it made her womb to soar There in the...
