by phillipw | Apr 28, 2026 | IM, Uncategorized
You Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if a lark dislikes the joys Of singing, or as if a hawk held hate Of soaring in her heart, or if the noise Of daughters playing felt like heavy...
by phillipw | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Amphibious Insult Like Jazz Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The frog, when looking at a man like you, Is not impressed, not any more than in A Wonderland a caterpillar’s view Of Alice is majestic. Here...
by phillipw | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sacred Smorgasbord Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I’ll take a business trip to death to see What profits can be found. The wisest men Among philosophers present us free Advice and do not try to make a...
by phillipw | Apr 27, 2026 | PO, SE, Uncategorized
Take Up Thy Bed Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem — He felt the spirit of the waters move. They heaved around inside his heart and veins, Inside his Tuesday ribs. Their goal, to prove That God...
by phillipw | Apr 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Neon Tetras and Silvery Angel Fish Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The boy’s aquarium was more to him Than foreign fish in fervent movement through Mere water. Not an eerie, swirling hymn, An alien...
by phillipw | Apr 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
Tank Tops and Less Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem For Raymond Pike Orlando’s sun treads down upon the park, Eola, with its oddity, the spray Of water on a fountain (in the dark Effective but redundant in...
