by phillipw | Apr 14, 2026 | LO, SA, SK
Love is as Strong as Death Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The reason that the skylark sings and sings And sings and sings is since the sky is wide And high. He thinks this means his song and wings...
by phillipw | Apr 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Single-hearted Soul The skylark is a single-hearted soul, A Christian soul in that one aspect, pure In major key devotion, song its whole Obsession as its soaring, one sect pure In melody and purpose. Shakers could Not in their dancing and their simple song...
by phillipw | Apr 13, 2026 | OX, PA, SY
Ultimate Black Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The water’s sound turns black – more dark – black, black, The black of night before the thought of stars Occurred, the dark before all light,...
by phillipw | Apr 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Long Before You and Long After You No poetry requires its reading by A lukewarm reader. If we do not want To read it, it will live within the sky Of poetry forever and will haunt That heaven if we do not bother with Its royalty, its kingship, with its crown. Our...
by phillipw | Apr 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Galaxies of Diamonds Predicted and Discovered in Your Rib Cage Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem You do not have to travel far, past stars And past the space beyond the farthest one; You do not have to go...
by phillipw | Apr 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Competing Mockingbirds in Song Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The orchid and the daisy are the same; Though they are different, manifest as one. The difference is the sameness though we name Them...
by phillipw | Apr 12, 2026 | CL, DE, EP, ET, FU, MI, SA, Uncategorized
Flown to Rest Forever and Forever Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The valley leads to distance and to clouds. Beyond them comes horizon that we see With seer’s mind’s eye through the evening shrouds. Then...
by phillipw | Apr 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sedge Warblers and Stellar Constellations Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem SEDGE WARBLER (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) – songbird factfile Each singing bird is like a singing star (Though other...
