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,...
by phillipw | Jun 8, 2026 | AQ, IM, PH, RE
Ejaculate Conception is What is Wanted Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He had a love much deeper than the cave Of Plato, love that like a lever moves Not just the earth but also makes hearts crave The...
by phillipw | May 17, 2026 | FR, MA, PH
Because Their Matter Is Not Consummate “Perfection wrought of love and pain” ~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson—lover of Arthur Hallam In Memoriam A.H.H., Canto XXXIX • Line 11 “Love one another with a pure heart fervently. See that ye love one another.” “Already the words are...
