by phillipw | Apr 27, 2026 | JI, TR, WI
See-through Sterling Silver Lavender Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The color of the incense, if its wisps Wished as a single hue, is like a wraith Of spirit vine, wistaria in lisps, A specter...
by phillipw | Apr 22, 2026 | AU, GA, LA, NI, SI, TI, WH, WI
Lagrange Cemetery Waiting for Death Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The shadows of the trees and Spanish moss Fall down upon the gravestone and the grass. Those shadows, almost ghost-like, fall across The...
by phillipw | Apr 11, 2026 | BA, RO, Uncategorized, WI, YE
“from everywhere, from nowhere” ~ R. H. Blyth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I hand the cosmos over to your heart And hand. Why not? I do not have the power To give it to you, but because pure heart...
by phillipw | Apr 2, 2026 | AU, FA, FL, GI, IN, SU, WI
If Only Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If only girls were more like flowers, their hands Like petals gesturing in breeze-blown loves Of innocence that burn like harmless brands, Or dressed in...
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 | Feb 23, 2026 | AU, LO, WI
Pitiless Love at La Grange Burial Ground Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A cloud-like breeze in Florida flows through The cemetery. Headstones with their names And dates don’t notice breezes. Hopes once...
