by phillipw | Apr 2, 2026 | HA, HE, SE, ST
The Consummate Flower Girl Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He wishes for a voice as frail as pink In fading peonies except in bed While in her, wants her gestures like a mink Glove rubbing him until a...
by phillipw | Apr 1, 2026 | CH, ST
Liberty Azure Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If he had worn a mantle of the blue Of navy skies, that mantle would have been An honesty of love — but then in lieu Of loving fully. Lovers should have...
by phillipw | Apr 1, 2026 | CH, LO, RO, ST
Seen by No One Else Under the Stars Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Though quite invisible the utter kiss Felt flung across the cosmos in its night. The lips of both of us sang out with hiss Though silent...
by phillipw | Mar 13, 2026 | AS, MU, ST
The One Imperial Realm The realm of music is where emperor kings Can meet within a tent of cloth of gold And where one billion Stradivari strings The 5 Most Expensive Violins in the World of 2026 Would play if they were bought and then enrolled In heavens where...
by phillipw | Feb 26, 2026 | CH, ST, Uncategorized
Cut Down Trees Before God Cut Him Down with Lightning Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Weeping Cherry” (on heartwood) by Charles Randall Stanfield He cut down trees. He chopped off limbs. He...
by phillipw | Feb 4, 2026 | CH, LO, RO, ST
Purgatory or Hell Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When I am dead, I want to be a hot, Hot, hotter kind of smoke, the hottest smoke A ghost can be. I want this smoke, and not, For only you. I want to...
