by phillipw | Jul 8, 2026 | PA
Oxymoron Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “One day still fierce ’mid many a day struck calm” ~ Robert Browning, The Ring and the Book A caring middle-class Republican Is not an oxymoron. “Paradox” Is also...
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 | Jun 7, 2026 | CO, PA, RE
“hell, nor am I out of it” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Your yesteryears are not old embers, coals Imperial topaz in their blaze but now Are ashes, diamonds burnt by fire, are souls Reduced in...
by phillipw | May 13, 2026 | PA, PR, SH
In the Realm of Prophecy and Shamans Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When first you get to meet new people, males Or females, first you get to know new things, You place them in your ignorance, lift veils...
by phillipw | May 11, 2026 | CU, PA, SK
The Cuckoo and the Lark “Sing aloud love’s lark!” ~ Untraditional The cuckoo and the skylark do not form A cross in flight. The lark flies up and high. Its life is full of song and loving, warm. The cuckoo doesn’t sing and it is sly. Its flight is horizontal or,...
by phillipw | Apr 24, 2026 | MA, PA, RO
The Moth for the Testosterone Star Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem One truth that adolescence taught you hard Is loving is far better than the love You get. Both tall and sharper than the Shard In...
