by phillipw | Mar 29, 2026 | FR, LO, MA, RO, Uncategorized
Alloy of Stainless Steel and Gold Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When you came into life, my life, the full moon rose At height of day. No, not a quarter moon Or crescent moon, this full moon shed...
by phillipw | Mar 27, 2026 | HE, LO, RO, SE, Uncategorized
She Rises Up to Heights Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem You hit her with a rose, she shivers. Stick Her with the malest part of you, she moans. You stroke her with that flesh, she shivers, slick. You...
by phillipw | Mar 27, 2026 | AU, CA, LO, Uncategorized, WI
Cypress, Jasmine, Orange Blossoms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cypress tree that raises roots above Those swamps beyond the space port launch and far Away from gantries and gigantic shove Of...
by phillipw | Mar 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Purer than White and Heavier than Silk Brocade Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Gardenias are the roses of God’s realm. Refusing all the lurid colors of The rainbow rose, gardenias overwhelm The senses...
by phillipw | Mar 26, 2026 | Uncategorized, VI
Mary and Thorns Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We wonder, then, how many were her thorns, Her woe stabs, as the years went by before He wore the crown of thorns, his harsh spur thorns That spun him...
by phillipw | Mar 25, 2026 | BL, MI, RO, Uncategorized, VA
Deflated and Drained as if by Undead Fangs Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem My blood not red now flows like white streams through My veins, my arteries, capillaries And heart. I do not have a heart to sue...
