by phillipw | Jun 23, 2026 | HE, LO, MA, RO
“My desolation does begin to make A better life” ~ William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When desolation comes, it drags a chance Behind it as in Caesar’s train. The...
by phillipw | Jun 22, 2026 | ER
Triumphant Poetess Rediscovered in Oxyrhynchus Ground Down No More Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Throughout millennia and much, much more Most females found themselves tied down away From poetry and...
by phillipw | Jun 22, 2026 | DE, LO
Catalepsy State Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagine that you do not die but lie In trance, one unimagined by your mind And eons pass and, still, you hear them cry Beside your deathbed. They remain...
by phillipw | Jun 21, 2026 | CI, ED, MU, PA
Haunted Love Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Cicadas — sing — with — single-minded — zeal, — Their — passion — pushed, — pulsed — through the leaves and trees. Their song is sung so loudly that its...
by phillipw | Jun 21, 2026 | BU, DE, EL, PE, RA, SA
The Very Stones Will Cry Out Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem In desert places God is seen and heard. A burning bush appears but does not burn. Mild flames are miracle enough. A bird Sings out some...
by phillipw | Jun 21, 2026 | BU, CH, JE, RE
The Mountain is Not Removed Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Inside the Buddhist center in the town Of Mims mosquitoes maze around and bite. They munch your blood until your hand slaps down And...
by phillipw | Jun 20, 2026 | AB, GR, YA
Higher Still Desires Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem His graduation goes still higher, his height Increased by dance with mortarboard of black Flung high. From earth of foreign land his flight Soars...
by phillipw | Jun 19, 2026 | CA, DE
“The best laid plans of mice and men” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Since death arrives when it will come, you need Not plan as if you know. What happens next Is less important than a ruined seed...
