by phillipw | Jan 21, 2026 | IM, PH
Esemplastic Power Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A fish that nearly fills Antarctic seas, Its oceans, quite as much, a thousand miles Across, swims nearly large enough to please A poet’s...
by phillipw | Jan 20, 2026 | MO, Uncategorized
Aurora Glorialis, Aurora Fujialis Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Aurora borealis turns from ice To flame and turns Lake Biwa’s truest mount From settled snow to ghosts, from holy gneiss To spirit, mount...
by phillipw | Jan 20, 2026 | AN, AR, BO, UN
Do angels have some hair beneath the arm? Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Do angels have some hair beneath the arm Or wing? If so, just where? Beneath the wing Would make the hairs seem heavenly. No...
by phillipw | Jan 20, 2026 | AN, AR, MU, PA, SI
Reclining on Clouds Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The angels lie on clouds in paintings, art And poetry. Archangels lead the choir (The speaking choir)* and are the tenor part Declaiming angel stanzas...
by phillipw | Jan 19, 2026 | DA, IN, TO
One as Plural “see, collected in tranquility” [or something like that] ~ William Wordsworth For poetry he dives like Baja boys For pearls but leaps through eyeballs like young Tom From heights. He dives through lenses and the noise Of life and finds our spheres. He...
by phillipw | Jan 18, 2026 | WH
A Mystic Reality Show We want to put a special room inside The White House and without a trace of gilt Within. We want this room filled, side to side And top to bottom, with a total tilt For decent people, filled with them indeed. In Indian thought this room could be...
by phillipw | Jan 18, 2026 | CA, CO, PA, PE, SA
The Flame of Modesty Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Some Catholic priests must savor losing face, The screened confessional providing Christ’s Humility for them. His helpful grace Gives pious...
by phillipw | Jan 18, 2026 | FR, Uncategorized
“And there will be no more sea” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem For Abhishek Yadav You know why Crusoe felt a terror when He saw that footprint. He had been alone So long, had learned to love the lack of...
