by phillipw | Aug 12, 2026 | AE, AP, BE, ES, MA
Long After Greek Scrolls Long AftƏr GrƏƏk Scrolls Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Library Streaking The streaks of black across that treble brow Were carved in Heaven but inspired by Hell. Streaks...
by phillipw | Jul 13, 2026 | BR, MA, MI, Sonnet, WE
Snared Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Deeds are the pulse of Time, his beating life, And righteous or unrighteous, being done, Must throb in after-throbs till Time itself Be laid in stillness, and the...
by phillipw | Jul 12, 2026 | MA
Good Taste Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Although he doesn’t taste, he tastes as good As bourbon jazz on Bourbon Street. His teeth Taste good. His tongue tastes like a God’s tongue...
by phillipw | Jul 8, 2026 | DA, FR, MA
Like the Wide Space in the Constellation Orion the Gate of Love Is Opened Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I Samuel 18:1 His love as if in coma was asleep But, lapsed inside synapses, was awake, Inside his...
by phillipw | Jun 24, 2026 | MA, YO
Male Youth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Young men marooned in morning do not know They dwell imprisoned there. Their morning holds Them, though they do not grasp that. Glow Of futures is too...
by phillipw | Jun 23, 2026 | HE, LO, MA, RO
“My desolation does begin to make A better life” ~ William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When desolation comes, it drags a chance Behind it as in Caesar’s train. The...
