by phillipw | Oct 15, 2025 | AP, CU, RO, SE, UN
Love, the Little God Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When love, that little god, is worshiped, he (Or she, not they) hits back with arrows tipped With gold or lead. The gold tips set you free To love the...
by phillipw | Oct 14, 2025 | HA, RO, UN
Decades Later in an Unstained Bed Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The dream erupted in the morning night As nightdreams do. It brought with it a beast, A simulacrum made to give a fright. So long...
by phillipw | Sep 8, 2025 | DO, LO, UN, Uncategorized
Or Tied to the Mast You know the meaning of the paradise Of love. You sailed there with the ocean realm Around it, deep. You lost the map that eyes Provided, Paul’s or Pearl’s. The wheel and helm Were yours—you thought. Since heart sailed there before,...
by phillipw | Sep 7, 2025 | HA, MU, UN
Mystic Music, Subjects and Their Answers The hidden unity in music comes From secret truths we seek to find in notes, Though disparate they be. This oneness hums Through life’s apparent clashing din. Notes Are grouped in chords and melodies that hold And do not hold...
by phillipw | Sep 7, 2025 | ES, OR, UN, Uncategorized
Oriental Unity Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The individual is single yet Is indivisible, the small immense, The whole where individual is set, Cohering like an inlet, lacking fence From...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2025 | UN, Uncategorized, ZE
Beyond Mere Harmony Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The tinkling wind bells and the silent air Between are equal. Silence is ignored, But just as meaningful, the quiet heir Of beauty. Silence and...
