by phillipw | Jun 14, 2026 | FR
Prohairesis and Krosis Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Prometheus, if bound before he brought Us fire, that tragedy would bring a loss Worth telling. Beaks and talons would have caught His liver in our...
by phillipw | Jun 14, 2026 | AL, SH, SU
Subterranean Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cavern holds it chambers and its streams. The hallways compass night, a darker night Than night. The cave hides memories, daydreams, dreams And...
by phillipw | Jun 14, 2026 | EX, PO, RH, SC, WI, WO
Not Bees that Soar for Bloom, Not Furness-fells Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A truly awkward “poem” in its beat And awkward wording, dwarf with broken bones, Is how these lines lead onward to defeat Of...
by phillipw | Jun 13, 2026 | TR
Juxtaposition Does Not Guarantee Truth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Though sentimentality is evil, Is bad enough to ruin lines, It’s opposite is another weevil In crops of truth. Each one of these...
by phillipw | Jun 11, 2026 | TR, WA
Like a River in Eden or Like the New Jerusalem’s Crystal Sea Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When water sweeps, it swirls, one thing, whole, Like God — and — Christ — and — Holy — Spirit, One. If water be...
by phillipw | Jun 11, 2026 | AL, CA, RE
Water from a Universe Whole and Undivided Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The perfect utterance is what “soul” seeks, In epic, novel, sonnet, painting . . . art. We usually attain more pygmy peeks. We...
by phillipw | Jun 8, 2026 | AQ, IM, PH, RE
Ejaculate Conception is What is Wanted Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He had a love much deeper than the cave Of Plato, love that like a lever moves Not just the earth but also makes hearts crave The...
by phillipw | Jun 7, 2026 | Sonnet
Separated Identical Conjoined Twins Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The difficulty is that that one shore Does not allow out dreaming to go on, That shore, that Coast Undreaming. There no soar Of seraph...
