by phillipw | Jul 22, 2021 | CO, ER, FU, PE, SE
Precious Hardness, Precious Black Wood The leopards love the manly flesh of thighs With hair, the humid meat of men. Fangs love The bone of flesh hard maleness sings and size Of satiation that men give. Above These basics, though, the leopards want a feast Of gold...
by phillipw | Jul 20, 2021 | CH, PE
Petals and Paradox If petals fall on Avon water streams, Their pinkness disappears. The river flows Unchanged, unchanging. Changelessness forms dreams In minds of gods and holy men. It grows And yet it does not grow. It cannot grow If it is God. ...
by phillipw | Jun 3, 2021 | MU, PE, PY, SY, TC
Outside the Painted Cave Before men thought of poetry, they fell In love with paintings on a petal’s tongue. It started ringing in its silent bell So utter they could almost hear it. Swung From it came colors so much like a song They almost gave men melody, at...
by phillipw | May 13, 2021 | ME, NO, PE
Difference and Sameness Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Each rose is slightly different yet the same As all her sisters (or her brothers) on The stems. Perhaps it might be quite a shame If all...
by phillipw | May 9, 2021 | DE, FL, PE
Flowers and Flamingos Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It suffers violence but it does not know What violence is. Is blossom pink less real Because it does not know a cruel blow Might be delivered to...
by phillipw | Apr 18, 2021 | BE, ID, LO, PE, PU, SI
The Two Domes on the Gurdwara Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The dome of gold is higher than the white One. Both are perfect. “Innocence,” says one, “Is perfect, flawless, like a rigid rite.” Yet...
