by phillipw | Jan 30, 2026 | ID, SA, SE
Idol, Slick Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The mist refuses to enhance the power Or beauty of the mountain or the hill. Their granite beauty is a gray, white tower Above such silliness. They hulk...
by phillipw | Jun 10, 2025 | AE, ES, ID, PE, PO, Uncategorized
The Alchemists Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Man errs, till he has ceased to strive. ~ Goethe, Doctor Faustus The perfect poets, if there be such things, Want lines condensing life...
by phillipw | Sep 7, 2023 | AM, AN, CL, ID, PE
The Ideal Refuses Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Greeks never showed the Amazon with one Breast chopped away in marble. Beauty’s shape Flowed lacking flaws. Greek teachings all...
by phillipw | Apr 18, 2021 | BE, ID, LO, PE, PU, SI
The Two Domes on the Gurdwara Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The dome of gold is higher than the white One. Both are perfect. “Innocence,” says one, “Is perfect, flawless, like a rigid rite.” Yet...
by phillipw | Oct 9, 2020 | ID, NE, PL, RE
Gospel Songs and Other Falseness Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The hollowness of neys is crucial to Their meaning. That is what platonic thought Would say. Their Dervish melodies are true, But...
by phillipw | Oct 5, 2020 | AE, ES, Ho, ID, PH, PL
Plato Alludes to and Quotes from Homer 331 Times Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A thinker who can’t think attempts to be Philosophy’s Big Name. He blames those who Write poetry since they lead...
