by phillipw | Sep 27, 2026 | FR, MA, PH, RO
Friends With and Without Benefits, a Rival in Arms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A pair of blue green eyes and half a smile Hid half of hatred in the friendship, — love, — Whatever. Friendship’s by a...
by phillipw | Sep 26, 2026 | FR, GE, MA, PH
Coming to the Shore, Arrival of Arms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He forms much more than friendship at the shore. He formulates fun truancy as love. His friend intuits that their love is more Than...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | AN, PH
Plato as Hedonist Philanderer Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The light in the cavern is daylight, not fire.” ~ Iris Murdoch, The Sea, the Sea The problem is the lack of daylight, not The shadows. If the...
by phillipw | Aug 26, 2026 | DO, FL, IV, PH, TI, WO
Little Pulses in a Sabbath Afternoon after Church— Helen Not Knowing Any Better Gets Some Rest Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A belfry or a Steeple Without a bell spreads Peace by citrus groves. ~ Shiki...
by phillipw | Aug 8, 2026 | CA, CO, DI, PH, PR, RO
Sexual Thrills Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Though night comes on, the rich shoot pheasants still. The greed of riches stretches wide, more wide Than range of gloss on colors now, though chill The...
by phillipw | Aug 5, 2026 | CH, PH, ST
Meaning Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If time has meaning, you are it. If days And nights, millennia and eons bear Some meaning as a stretched out, straightened maze, You fill them with your blackest,...
