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...
by phillipw | Jan 16, 2021 | AE, BE, ES, EV, IN, PE, PU, SU
White Petals and Yellow Pollen Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This, then, the open face we wish that we Could see throughout the universe, the pure, The innocence are utter. We would see These...
by phillipw | Dec 21, 2020 | IN, PR, RE, SU
Moanasteries, More Like Most prayers are cramped things. They are far too full Of names, though mostly just the one, your name. Prayers think that childishly their words may pull A loveless god (or God) to feel some shame For not observing our exactest...
