by phillipw | Dec 21, 2025 | MI, Uncategorized
“Go On, Guys!” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This sonnet contains language and sexual content that you may find offensive. If you think it might offend you, please do not read it. If you read it and...
by phillipw | Nov 30, 2025 | BR, FL, MI, OR
Enlightenment: the Sun’s Satori and Yugen in Mims Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The orange tree ~ its branches ~ leaves ~ are one In Zen. The darkness of the gloss on green Of leaf shines unitary with...
by phillipw | May 14, 2025 | BO, MI
Contentless Levis Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The mushroom sitting next to me has curls On top. He emanates as boring as Accounting made of grungy beige, smudged pearls. His shirt is...
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...
by phillipw | Apr 20, 2025 | FA, MA, MI, RE, SE
Masculine Modalities A young man loitering is seen by guys Who pass nearby. A single one pulls close Inside his Mustang . . . loitering one sees eyes Consuming him. The younger one feels gross And turns his face away. Four other men In uniforms approach...
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...
