by phillipw | Sep 11, 2026 | 9/11, IS, MU, SE, SU, TW
Before the Fall of Would-be Corpses Numbers 35:33 KJV Isaiah 47:11 KJV An English lesson of the sort he gave In ordinary secondary schools Left students (and himself) not zinged — not grave With stunning revelations. Grammar rules And Blake could be oppressive in...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | CH, MU, TR
Smoke and Leaves Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A mountain cone quite bare of trees on one Side seems to know a secret totem, true. You read it if you will. Of course the sun Is part of it; with wings...
by phillipw | Aug 3, 2026 | MU
“Where Are the Women?” Cry Their Lovers Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The garden in the morning when no eyes Or ears are there, when no one’s nose goes past The petals and perfume of rose; the skies Of...
by phillipw | Jun 21, 2026 | CI, ED, MU, PA
Haunted Love Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Cicadas — sing — with — single-minded — zeal, — Their — passion — pushed, — pulsed — through the leaves and trees. Their song is sung so loudly that its...
by phillipw | Mar 13, 2026 | AS, MU, ST
The One Imperial Realm The realm of music is where emperor kings Can meet within a tent of cloth of gold And where one billion Stradivari strings The 5 Most Expensive Violins in the World of 2026 Would play if they were bought and then enrolled In heavens where...
by phillipw | Mar 12, 2026 | MU
Composed Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We memorize the moment that we first Took in that music is of bits of sounds Each felt apart, but, all to make the burst Of beauty breaking through their separate...
