by phillipw | May 18, 2025 | DA, LO, SA, SU
Sevres Jehovah’s Non-existent Saint He recalls tomorrow. He can do that. He knows his God is porcelain and knows Surrealism’s oils. Immortal splat Of death is his, a toy, because Christ’s rose Has blossomed on that finger where a ring, A wedding ring, was meant to...
by phillipw | Apr 16, 2025 | GA, LO, RO
Your Mouth Deserves a Tropical Seashore of Kisses Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The palm tree is an echo of our time Together in our love, reverberates It curving parts much more than echoes. Rhyme...
by phillipw | Apr 16, 2025 | LO, MA, TR
Carnival Hall of Distorting Mirrors Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If mirrors of themselves are green and not Their frames, Rococo onyx framings, will The looking glasses sprout pale orchids hot As...
by phillipw | Apr 11, 2025 | AR, AU, LA, LO, MI, Uncategorized, WI
Notes on a Forgotten Burial Ground Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cemetery where his aunts lie deep Beneath the sand of Florida hulks deaf To poetry. This trio lies in sleep Far lower than a...
by phillipw | Mar 2, 2025 | DE, LO
He Tries to Turn His Back on Romeo — and Siegfried Sassoon Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He enters into something like a cage, A puzzle, more a labyrinth. His aim Is to abandon, almost in a...
by phillipw | Mar 2, 2025 | BI, LI, LO, Uncategorized
In the British Library and Later He spends his life among the books, the great Ones, yes, of course. He reads about men’s love, Of Lancelot for Guenevere, and hate When men love men. He asks himself, “When’s love If men love men and...
