by phillipw | Jul 20, 2021 | CH, PE
Petals and Paradox If petals fall on Avon water streams, Their pinkness disappears. The river flows Unchanged, unchanging. Changelessness forms dreams In minds of gods and holy men. It grows And yet it does not grow. It cannot grow If it is God. ...
by phillipw | Jul 19, 2021 | CH, GO, ST
God’s Hard Bolt Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Since Charles has crossed the mountain, now he will Not see the cherry blossoms in the spring. He took me to the Mall but now the...
by phillipw | Jul 19, 2021 | GA, Ho, RO
No Conscience June storms come lashing down on roses. They Hold up as best they can like soldiers trapped By heavy friendly fire. June rains betray The blossoms. Pinkest petal strength is sapped. The perfect stems and leaves, though under fire As...
by phillipw | Jul 18, 2021 | ET, TI
A Kite Flies in the Morning, the Afternoon, and the Evening Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The haiku poet seems to think that time Becomes eternity in yesterday. What happened then is part of the...
by phillipw | Jul 18, 2021 | HI, LO, SE
Avoid Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Avoid his eyes, too beautiful and deep, Or plunge in, from Olympic height, from high Dive love. The risk is higher yet, yes, steep But...
by phillipw | Jul 16, 2021 | SU
Lurking Darkness Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Who thinks of darknesses and shadows at The beach? Its sand and sun compete to make It bright. They neither want a finish matte Or dull. The waves...
by phillipw | Jul 15, 2021 | LO
A Year of Hairless Yearning Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If you could take your lover out just one Time every year, how fresh would he seem each Unveling from his box? Would beauty stun You like...
by phillipw | Jul 15, 2021 | BO, FI, PO
A Doll Manufactured before Sex Perhaps: Prelapsarian Porcelain Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The doll, its face, and limbs, hold dignity As sweet as childhood when imagined by A sentimental mind, a...
