by phillipw | Mar 1, 2026 | FA, Uncategorized
Piety in Front of Perfected Contrapposto ‘‘fall short of the glory’’ The sculpture bends, impossible to curve Like that, but there he is, a headlong thrust To needful beauty and a hipslong swerve To teasing sacredness. You long to gust Desire inside those bronze or...
by phillipw | Feb 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Ultimate Division Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We walk alone between our world and sky. Between the earth and sky we think that we Are not alone. The people pass us by In bustled streets but...
by phillipw | Feb 26, 2026 | CA, MI, MO, Uncategorized
A Cat Means Love . . . Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem . . . But then you have to know that claws and teeth Are parts of what a cat is. If you can Not deal with killing facts, then you’re beneath...
by phillipw | Feb 26, 2026 | CH, ST, Uncategorized
Cut Down Trees Before God Cut Him Down with Lightning Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Weeping Cherry” (on heartwood) by Charles Randall Stanfield He cut down trees. He chopped off limbs. He...
by phillipw | Feb 26, 2026 | AN, BE, CH, CO, CR, Uncategorized
The Lens to Capture Irony Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem She saw the cormorants at work while she Was on vacation in a rural part Of China, but, unlike them, she was free. She had a tender, sentimental...
by phillipw | Feb 26, 2026 | PO, Uncategorized
The Limits of Truth for Poets Blood never runs as fast as water. Streams And rivers, falls and cataracts flow With force as quick as torture does in screams But sometimes water courses, grudging, slow Down. They are slow as cancer in its threat. Blood thickens but...
