by phillipw | Aug 30, 2026 | DO, FA, IM, RE, SO
Choking on Untruth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! Although the holy ones insist that we Extend beyond our bodies and mere time, That we have SOULS and...
by phillipw | Aug 14, 2026 | AN, CA, OE, PU, SO
Antigone Hangs Herself with Her Bridal Veil Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The audience desires a swollen purge, Says Aristotle. In the tragic mode The people want the playwright’s tricks to urge To a...
by phillipw | Aug 14, 2026 | AF, DE, LE, SO
Sung Incense-vague Roses Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The good is oft interrèd with their bones” Prepare your poetry to be your song For singing after you are gone. The grave Is not for it. As...
by phillipw | Jul 11, 2026 | AN, CI, DE, IM, IN, SE, SO, Sonnet
John 1:3 Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The insects and the birds sing out their sounds As if to make a choir of imps combined With seraphim all singing separate rounds Together, notes and screes of...
by phillipw | Apr 28, 2026 | SI, SO
Pawn Chorus Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The animals produce their poetry: The whales sing out slow-motion melodies Across the ocean depths and widths; the sea Spreads out the song, the chanting...
by phillipw | Apr 17, 2026 | SO
No Need for Seeing Eyes Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Bird thou ever wert You do not need to see the lark when song Fills air and sky. His voice alone prevents That need. His strength alone pulls...