by phillipw | Sep 18, 2026 | CA, CO, LO, SO
White and Black Separation Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Though strange, the truth remains, as strange as blue Of irises in black man’s face. The truth Is loneliness occurs in nature. Jazz blue Is not...
by phillipw | Sep 13, 2026 | HE, LO, SE, VA
Oxheart Clam Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This sonnet is not dedicated to Abhishek. File:Glossidae – Glossus humanus.JPG – Wikimedia Commons ⇑ To see an image of this clam with its mother...
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...
