by phillipw | Aug 29, 2023 | AN, EG, EY
Caged Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Egyptian royalty wore strict strokes round Each eye—in life and death—for force. This fence In life was formed of grace. The kohl that crowned The...
by phillipw | Aug 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Fragments of a Golden Glimpse Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Perhaps light glints (that run the eyelid’s rim Of midnight), blue in arc above the stare (Black circle perfect as a priestly hymn) Mean...
by phillipw | Aug 28, 2023 | AK, AN, SO
A Glowing Untruth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Christians and the Jews and Muslims, not To mention Hindus, Buddhists and the . . . rest, Have failed to tell us in exactly what Sweet...
by phillipw | Aug 28, 2023 | PR
Seamless Spirit and Muons Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The primitives...
by phillipw | Aug 21, 2023 | CH, DE, ST
Tiny or Immense, Who Cares? Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The hope we need at break of day waits, small, And does not have to be as large as sky And cosmos in the blue, but only tall Enough for each...
by phillipw | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Scars Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Hard scars called love express tectonic plates Beneath the surface of the heart that move In pain. These scars well up between the straits...
by phillipw | Aug 6, 2023 | BL, PE, PH, SO, WI
Bliss’s Obsidian Wand Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Maleness is magic, the potent principle of universal creativity.” ~ Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae, 40 A warlock holds his...
by phillipw | Aug 4, 2023 | RO
Detonation with Shadows Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When love explodes inside the chest it turns The organs in the ribcage into blast. The heart becomes atomic as it spurns Control. The decent...
