by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | CH, DE, LO, PA, ST
Liquid Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The light in the cavern is daylight, not fire.” ~ Iris Murdoch, The Sea, the Sea Your loved one’s body, now destroyed by fire And lightning, cannot open as a ghost...
by phillipw | Aug 28, 2026 | CH, LO, ST
The Instant Merman Pulses with Passion Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I saw you and my flesh began to glow Beneath my skin. I saw you and my skin Began to tingle. It began to grow A silver sheen as if a...
by phillipw | Aug 25, 2026 | DE, FA, LO
“O cursed spite, /That I ever was born” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Unless you are a Hamlet (not on stage But really royal, really real) surrounded by Reality complexly evil, rage Of wickedness around...
by phillipw | Aug 20, 2026 | AB, LO, MA, PA, YA
The Village Crops Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem His mother almost saw the seaweed brown In irises. Perhaps his father could Foresee his ocean travels and the gown Of graduation, but that likelihood Was...
by phillipw | Aug 20, 2026 | AB, LO, YA
The Indian Boy Who Does Not Want to Be an Indian Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Not suitable at all except . . . that he Is beautiful and male, he wants away From marriage, even to a man. The sea...
by phillipw | Aug 18, 2026 | LO, OS, SE, WI
I Do “To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.” ~ Oscar Wilde The others have not ever felt the way I do. At least I think that they have not. How could they? I am me and they are they. Their hearts are theirs. My mind has never taught Me how to read...
