by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | CH, DE, LO, PA, ST
Liquid Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The light in the cavern is daylight, not fire.” ~ Iris Murdoch, The Sea, the Sea Your loved one’s body, now destroyed by fire And lightning, cannot open as a ghost...
by phillipw | Aug 28, 2026 | CH, LO, ST
The Instant Merman Pulses with Passion Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I saw you and my flesh began to glow Beneath my skin. I saw you and my skin Began to tingle. It began to grow A silver sheen as if a...
by phillipw | Aug 25, 2026 | AB, AN, CH, CR, IN, NI, Sonnet, ST, YA
Slurs and Omissions Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem You know what dreams are like, are like the white Of orchid petals, innocent above The scarlet rose, its stabbing thorns at height Of Lucifer before he...
by phillipw | Aug 18, 2026 | CH, ST, WE
Waste Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Weeping Cherry” by Charles Randall Stanfield He wasted mornings in his day. He kissed Away the moment where he could have set A sonnet on the cosmos. ...
by phillipw | Aug 18, 2026 | CH, ST
As It Ever Was, Has Ever Been, and As It Ever Shall Be, A Man Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Our meetings are beginnings of God’s end. The lives of men are all endurance till They part. He raised his...
by phillipw | Aug 17, 2026 | BE, CH, DE, LO, ST, UG
Twirls Lacking in Lost Trees Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Entering the summer Grove, he finds no trace of Charles. No hint remains. None. ~ Shiki [Englished by Phillip Whidden Just once I went with...
