by phillipw | Apr 20, 2025 | FA, MA, MI, RE, SE
Masculine Modalities A young man loitering is seen by guys Who pass nearby. A single one pulls close Inside his Mustang . . . loitering one sees eyes Consuming him. The younger one feels gross And turns his face away. Four other men In uniforms approach...
by phillipw | Apr 20, 2025 | BU
Perspectives in the Plaza de Toros Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Slim, slim the waist of matadors, as slim As trickle of the blood from bull; thin, thin The satin silk of jacket; bulge of him In...
by phillipw | Apr 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Dior of Desperation If I could wear the sadness that you cause Me, cloth of nails with tears would make the suit. The Iron Maiden or the pharaoh’s gauze Around the mummy would make pain transmute To Galliano flair. The toque above my face Would mean...
by phillipw | Apr 19, 2025 | DE, Uncategorized
Death versus Poetry’s Continuing Life Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Death looks for me among the orange groves where I lived my childhood nights and days. I left Them long ago, their seaweed...
by phillipw | Apr 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
His Father Called the Indian River’s Cumulus Clouds the Mountains of the Sunshine State Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He never rode on horseback through the trees Around his childhood...
by phillipw | Apr 18, 2025 | AB, AD, CA, EV, FE, MA
The Prime Man after Woman’s Sin Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This multi-colored parasol lets light Through. Underneath that light the shades show you In different hues. The shining beams...
by phillipw | Apr 18, 2025 | BR, HE, MA, WE
Till B-r-e-a-d-t-h Do Us Part A tinsel throne is what the world provides For women on each wedding day. While they Are dressed for it in satin silk, the brides Are treated like a princess’s bouquet Held up for admiration. But then life Takes over. Mother of...
by phillipw | Apr 18, 2025 | OR
Daybreak Without Caresses Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I have to say that I was never up In time to walk around the grove behind My childhood home and then to cup The orange blossoms where...
