by phillipw | May 25, 2026 | CO, MA, ON, PE, SE, TE, TH
Him to Hymn Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “I am driven to a fine extremity; this limb of mine is mine own.” ~ Merry Wives of Windsor, III, sc. 5 His Him parts cause the hymn. You...
by phillipw | May 5, 2026 | FA, FI, PR, SE
Brothers with Single Lenses or with Multiple Lenses Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I had three. Two of them were dragonflies, And one a flitting butterfly. The two Sat down with certainty; each found...
by phillipw | May 2, 2026 | ME, SE
It All Comes Out Wrong in the Wash Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Mosquitoes in the daytime; Buddha hides Them, dark behind him.” Fantasizing such, The poet Issa, sentimental, glides To sacred...
by phillipw | Apr 30, 2026 | EA, Ho, NE, RA, SE
Down Near the Earlier Mediterranean Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem One hundred thousand years long gone in holes In southern Europe men and women chipped Out arrowheads. Long, long before first scrolls...
by phillipw | Apr 27, 2026 | PO, SE, Uncategorized
Take Up Thy Bed Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem — He felt the spirit of the waters move. They heaved around inside his heart and veins, Inside his Tuesday ribs. Their goal, to prove That God...
by phillipw | Apr 25, 2026 | SE
Upon Their Foreheads Darkest Perfect Azure Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The seraphim have wings of silk and blue, Of blue with gilded dust. Each seraph bends Its wings around itself. A light shines...
