by phillipw | Apr 8, 2026 | PO, PR, VE
Precise Ballet and Heartburn Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The purpose of your prose is that it shows Us plainly what you mean, so if it fails To make its message clear as if on toes Of ballerinas, then...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | FO, FU, PO
Muskrat Mourning Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When warmer spring weighs in, she puts away Her winter furs. The spring makes storage sad. Unlike her neighbors, then she feels the sway Of minor...
by phillipw | Feb 26, 2026 | PO, Uncategorized
The Limits of Truth for Poets Blood never runs as fast as water. Streams And rivers, falls and cataracts flow With force as quick as torture does in screams But sometimes water courses, grudging, slow Down. They are slow as cancer in its threat. Blood thickens but...
by phillipw | Feb 20, 2026 | EP, PO, PR
Where Epics and Divinities Come From Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The reason that the thought of God or gods Arose in man’s existence is like need For poetry. When humankind just plods Along, its heart...
by phillipw | Feb 19, 2026 | BE, EM, PH, PO
Philosophy’s Cave Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Philosophy, the enemy of Keats, Is like an axe to kill that Eden tree, The Tree of Life. The poets, they are cheats, Spews Plato, while they...
by phillipw | Feb 17, 2026 | CA, PO, WH, WO
The Poor Boy and the Poor, Poor Joe* Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The little boy, not more than that, took out His gun to hunt for family’s food. The dirt Patch farm was even worse than dirt. Its...
