by phillipw | Jul 11, 2024 | DA, MO, SA, SU
Do Not Be Silly about Dalí or French Alexandrines no room for dream and its inexact flower ~ Lorca, “Ode to Salvador Dalí,” (Oda a Savador Dalí) We still have room for dreams as well as flowers. Uncertain blooms? They fail to exist, no Approximate lilies. His signal...
by phillipw | Jun 28, 2024 | CH, SA
Diluted Excuses for Chocolate and a Dark, Dark Savior Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I castigate those “chocolate” things too pale In chocolate content to unleash the taste Against the tongue enough but...
by phillipw | Jun 20, 2024 | CH, EN, SA
The Eighth Night of Creation Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem .. The moonlight causes motion. Petals sway So softly that their movement, more a hint, Seems mystic as their meaning while they play With...
by phillipw | Jun 19, 2024 | CA, CO, SA, YA
Cat Contentment Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Modern poetry m The cat begins his yawn by curling out His pinkest tongue tip as his lips begin To part. His faith in comfort is devout....
by phillipw | May 6, 2024 | AU, FA, JO, SA
Like the Burning Stake of Saint Joan of Arc A scarlet leaf, a yellow one, a gold Flame leaf, an orange one, these rages yield Enough to cause a fire. These colors scold The other seasons since they failed to wield Such passion. They held hot as summer sun And cool...
by phillipw | Mar 5, 2024 | EN, SA
After Prolonged Dark Moving Hours His life is opened by the sight of dawn, One dawn unlike the others as the sun Predicts itself before the sunrise drawn By something more than splendor, night outrun By waking in eternity of sky, A realm that never knows horizon or A...