by phillipw | Jun 21, 2021 | CA, CH, FA, IN, PI, PR, RE, RO, SU
Miraculous Bunkum The minds of pilgrims plod along because They lack the gifts required to see without A relic. Hunkered there inside its gauze Of cloth of gold as if in holy pout, It waits for priests to open up its box Or gate, the reliquary encrusted with ...
by phillipw | Jun 3, 2021 | BL, FE, MA, SE, SU
Mastery The first dream morning brought, on honeymoon To start his life together, he smiled, yawned, And stretched, and then he moved himself to spoon Against that back and hips. It slowly dawned Inside his brain that he could grin and keep This...
by phillipw | Mar 30, 2021 | DU, EV, NI, SU, TW
Pensive Radiance A melancholy glory comes while light Begins to dim. The sky and earth resume Another twilight, herald of a night Like brooding. Far too glass-like to be gloom, The early evening glows like gentle glass Designed to spread the slightly...
by phillipw | Mar 29, 2021 | SU
Summer Dunces Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The ones who care for summer are the ones Who like to spend their time with stupid stuff Like going to the mindless beach. If suns Sear...
by phillipw | Mar 27, 2021 | DE, SU
The Final Scene Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem For younger ones warm death feels picturesque. Young men imagine Romeo inside Their ribs. For young ones death is not grotesque But more...
by phillipw | Mar 9, 2021 | EL, ME, SE, SU, Uncategorized
Who Needs the Islamic State? Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Severed heads: The green and orange Elysia marginata sea slug is capable of decapitating itself when its body becomes infected with...
