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...
by phillipw | Feb 24, 2026 | MU
Starcrossed in Translation Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If music be the code of love The word of love is one that must be said More quietly than heart’s own quietest beat. The word is quiet like the...
by phillipw | Feb 11, 2026 | MU, OR, SI
The Nestling Pushing Out the Innocent Eggs Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The singing of the nightingale brings blood To spirit and a pure soprano brings The spirit blood. These two together thud The...
by phillipw | Jan 20, 2026 | AN, AR, MU, PA, SI
Reclining on Clouds Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The angels lie on clouds in paintings, art And poetry. Archangels lead the choir (The speaking choir)* and are the tenor part Declaiming angel stanzas...
