by phillipw | Nov 24, 2025 | IN, MA, WE
Epithalamium Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The love affair continued only long Enough to give him throbs, bypassing pain, (Yet pleasure’s pain). That pain was not as strong As stinging needle prick...
by phillipw | Oct 3, 2025 | IN, RA, Ta, TR
Rabindrinath Lyrics as Litany Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Tagore was Poet, first. Then later on He bowed to writing plays and opera. He Began a school to raise a newer dawn For youth because...
by phillipw | Jun 17, 2025 | BY, IN, LO, PO
Enola Gay and Heart Attacks Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poemFOR “where burning Sappho loved and sung” for Donald Anthony Whidden The duty of the poet is to turn The mild surprise, the...
by phillipw | May 31, 2025 | AS, IN, PO, SU
The Music of Throbbed Spheres Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A poem comes from inner space — and not. The regions round the ribs are where it comes From, or, from in soul’s sun, its mind, a spot...
by phillipw | May 14, 2025 | IN
Individual No individual exists in death. The human disappears. The heart dissolves To chemicals. That’s it. Not even breath Remains as breeze. No dust devil revolves Where meaning was in emptiness of air. The rattle in the throat is much the same...
by phillipw | Apr 21, 2025 | IN, MI
Karen If I could burn a voodoo herb inside Your bedroom, what result might I expect? The smell of lusting would be amplified. The smell of darker men, their thrills erect And thrusting toward your heart, would reappear Among the fumes of...
