by phillipw | Aug 5, 2024 | GU, Uncategorized
A Religion for Bergamot, Lemon, Iris, Jasmine, Rose, Patchouli, Vetiver, Opopanax, Tonka Bean, Frankincense, Sandalwood, Musk, Civet, Ambergris, Leather, and Vanilla Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If...
by phillipw | Aug 5, 2024 | AR, PE, PR, underarm hair
Prophetic Suppositions Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We have to guess if prophets ever wore perfume. They do not tell us if they did. Just where They dabbed it (if they did), within the plume...
by phillipw | Aug 2, 2024 | GH, HA, SP
Arctic Incantations Only in Their Nightmares Since ghosts make sounds of silver freezing, we Do not hear specters. Lost, their metal stains Of tarnish are more silent. Throats might see Them as the smoke from Eskimos. Refrains From howling will not do. The...
by phillipw | Aug 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
My sun is made of vellum. They accuse It. But what if this is so? It sends out flares That scare away eclipses since their Muse Is garbled freedom. I prefer the stairs Of Jacob to defamers’ ladders for Wild salmon and the loosest leaps for spawn. My moon is made...
by phillipw | Aug 1, 2024 | LO, RO
The Stunted Loveliness Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem My body was the shallow pot of earth For you to use to make your bonsai in. My soul Was waiting, though. To start this gnarled birth You...
by phillipw | Aug 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Narcissus was the lucky one, escaped The dirtiness of others in him, round Him with their sweat. Their mouths gawped and he raped Them never touching. Facing...
by phillipw | Jul 31, 2024 | MO
It’s a Mad, Mad, Sad, Bad World Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Some artists are so desperate for the new That they create mere nonsense, not the art We want. They wield farce art for just the few...
by phillipw | Jul 31, 2024 | LO, MO, PH
Seven Hearts Like Moon Rises Inside Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A clutch of hearts he held inside his chest Beside the fleshy one. The first in youth Was quite beyond his explanation—best Forget...
