by phillipw | Mar 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Stones of Venice Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We call the blinds Venetian but of course If opened they don’t yield Venetian views. They block the sight of English boredom, force Much...
by phillipw | Mar 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Amorino Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I loved to buy the things that she deserved, Venetian and Parisian in style, The Positano, surcoat-like coat served With jewellery...
by phillipw | Mar 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
All Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin” ~ William Shakespeare, Ulysses in Troilus and Cressida Electron microscopes can...
by phillipw | Mar 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
A Day before the Great God’s Sabbath Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “By meer playing go to Heaven” ~ Henry Vaughan (April 17, 1621 – April 23, 1695) My brothers, cousins (I, too) went...
by phillipw | Mar 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Stalking My Prospero does not need Plato’s thought Or Jesus’s. No Buddha is required. My cat ignores the mouse that he just caught, Walks past it where it, crumpled, lies expired, Ignores it since it isn’t any fun Once crushed. It isn’t that he...
by phillipw | Mar 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Small Carved Ivory Spheres Inside of Small Carved Ivory Spheres Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I’m fearful for I’m coming to the last Crammed pages in my last book by the man Who long...