by phillipw | Feb 4, 2026 | OU, RO, TI
Forget about Newton, Einstein and All That Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee to-night.” 5.1.34 Who cares about infinity of space, If space is infinite? The mind may...
by phillipw | Feb 4, 2026 | CH, LO, RO, ST
Purgatory or Hell Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When I am dead, I want to be a hot, Hot, hotter kind of smoke, the hottest smoke A ghost can be. I want this smoke, and not, For only you. I want to...
by phillipw | Jan 27, 2026 | PH, RO, SE, SN
Not Exactly Hypatia Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem She struck him as a woman lacking thought, At least no semblance of a thought that she Originated. Taking what she ought To think, she sometimes tried...
by phillipw | Jan 21, 2026 | LO, RO, SP, ST
Treasure Chest Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Spring spreads its light across the body on May’s bed. The beam has snowdrop, daffodil And wonders of narcissus in this dawn Since spring refuses to let...
by phillipw | Dec 25, 2025 | DE, RO, SE
That Deeper Calendar Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The songs of love live stronger than the songs Of seasons. Lancelots and Guineveres Go singing through the souls. Their love belongs In every age,...
by phillipw | Dec 24, 2025 | LO, RO, Uncategorized
“Let no man wait within” ~ Thomas Merton He does not need to swallow bombs. He’s loved Enough. They taught him worse than Molotov Combustions. Those he loved . . . rejected, shoved Or silently exploded, “Bugger off.” He chewed on fuses. They of course did what A...