by phillipw | May 10, 2025 | UN
On that Verge Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The border that you dread is never where You think it lies. The feared or hoped frontier Waits where you are. The Bergen-Belsen air Is in...
by phillipw | Apr 21, 2025 | AB, UN, YA
Hollow Love Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I tried to send to you a prophet’s note, “My soul is far away.” Your heart is far More distant from my love; in fact afloat...
by phillipw | Apr 6, 2025 | MO, SE, UN
The Tenor Finds His Love Dead in His Embrace Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Venice he has known gives only sighs, Sighs. Never mind the Bridge of Sighs, not quite Tears — they would be...
by phillipw | Mar 30, 2025 | DR, OE, SU, UN
Inside Our Brains and Otherwise Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We lie in darkness with our souls agog, The midnight hours and those beyond, until We wake to ho hum stuff. We rise as mog And not as...
by phillipw | Feb 15, 2025 | CH, ST, UN
Portent, Almost Would-be Love Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Another wind is blowing on the side Where you are, signalling silently and straight. On my side, here, the curving breezes glide And you...
by phillipw | Nov 5, 2024 | LO, UN
The Featherless Singing Phoenix Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If he were tall and baritone, perhaps Your heart would grow the ears to hear his soul, But as things are he hears your interest...
