by phillipw | Apr 11, 2026 | BL, MO, PA
Perfume of Mockingbird Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A sadness hovers in the fact that things, Not just a few but many, have no voice. A tree however lovely never sings. It never speaks in sonnets to...
by phillipw | Apr 9, 2026 | AE, AR, ES, IM, MO, PA
Whimpressionists Impressionists depicted what they saw, Says one esteemed interpreter, what they Saw actually. Well, anyone says, “Nah,” If s/he has ever looked. They spew a spray Of specks and spots across the canvas, more A pretty mess than what we see. We just...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | OX, PA
Pasts Go into Present Living Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Our past goes into present, living, past And living both combined, combined as one, Continuous from primal first to last Divided not and...
by phillipw | Mar 19, 2026 | FO, MA, ME, MO, PA
Marriage Carried On in a Morgue Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Sometimes you feel that you are like corpse A necrophiliac ignores. He mounts You more as if it were his duty, warps The meaning of the...
by phillipw | Mar 8, 2026 | LO, PA, RO, SE, Uncategorized
Because of Cemetery Stones Modern poetry modern verse conteern poem mporary poetry contemporary verse modcontemporary poem I want my husband, call him what you will, To cover me with selfish, manly hate. I want the emptiness of holes to spill The universe’s...
by phillipw | Mar 5, 2026 | BL, BU, CH, JE, PA, VI
That Hand Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I cannot understand why everyone Misunderstands that hand raised up, that palm Turned towards the viewer. Black and white keen nun Assumes that Jesus...
