by phillipw | Mar 21, 2021 | FU, HE, SE, ST
The Novelist at the Supermarket Till Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He looks through men and women and he sees Them not just outwardly but sees inside Them like a CT scan. His heart can tweeze Out...
by phillipw | Mar 19, 2021 | BL, BO, GA, ST, Uncategorized
Bob Stubbs Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He wallowed in his first epiphany. He could not bring himself to leave the thrill Of it behind. The first polyphony When it appeared in music...
by phillipw | Mar 16, 2021 | EA, ER, HA, HE, HI, LO, MA, ME, SE, ST
Recollections Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Dawn comes and wakens up inside my core The reminiscences that sleep inside The past, that sleep there, stowed subconscious lore That...
by phillipw | Mar 7, 2021 | AD, GA, HE, Ho, LO, ST
It’s May! It’s May! The Month of “Yes, You May” Traditions here are moss grown, very green And healthy. Ordered ways have not gone down. The white dressed cricket teams can still be seen Though players’ skins may well be black or brown As maybe distant centuries...
by phillipw | Feb 25, 2021 | EM, MA, PH, ST
The Tonic of Thought from Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Not all of thought is good, but thinking heals, Or offers therapy. The thinkers past Give guidance in their...
by phillipw | Feb 24, 2021 | CH, LO, RO, ST
A True Love Will you be tracing the scars on the fair Skin? (Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme…) Will You rub limbs (herbals to cure)? Black curls, hair, And strongness of nostrils—now you must spill Like blood the therapies. Resurrection...
