by phillipw | Jun 7, 2026 | Sonnet
Separated Identical Conjoined Twins Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The difficulty is that that one shore Does not allow out dreaming to go on, That shore, that Coast Undreaming. There no soar Of seraph...
by phillipw | Jun 7, 2026 | BI, CO, DE, HE, Sonnet
Heaven and Earth Are Full Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Pleni sunt cæli et terra gorya tua. Both Heaven and earth are full of sly, gory Results of thy creation. Black holes eat The matter and the light...
by phillipw | Jun 4, 2026 | Sonnet
Love’s Launch Enlarged Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Desire deploys full sails because of lips. Desire displays full sails to woo the eyes. The wind of circumstance reveals full hips, Their swagger,...
by phillipw | Jun 1, 2026 | Sonnet
The Throat and Mouth from which Exquisite Melody Flows Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Divine and human, music, mystic, sings Combined. The tenor or soprano sweeps The choir along. As seraphim’s gold...
by phillipw | May 25, 2026 | PE, RO, Sonnet
Imagination Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We build up fancies in our minds too much, Like sonnets in a sequence, or a plot Inside a Mills and Boon romance. A touch Of madness like divine ideas is...
by phillipw | May 20, 2026 | Sonnet
Universal Charity, Agape Love and All That Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If only midges buzzed like Buddhist monks Or like the Jains, so ethical no bites Would stab the skin and flesh. No flaming...
