by phillipw | Apr 9, 2026 | AE, AR, ES, IM, MO, PA
Whimpressionists Impressionists depicted what they saw, Says one esteemed interpreter, what they Saw actually. Well, anyone says, “Nah,” If s/he has ever looked. They spew a spray Of specks and spots across the canvas, more A pretty mess than what we see. We just...
by phillipw | Apr 8, 2026 | PO, PR, VE
Precise Ballet and Heartburn Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The purpose of your prose is that it shows Us plainly what you mean, so if it fails To make its message clear as if on toes Of ballerinas, then...
by phillipw | Apr 8, 2026 | UG
Singing Synaesthesia Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The warbler stands upon the blossom branch, The beak so tiny that a miracle Alone might clarify the avalanche Of bloom-like melody, of lyrical And...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | GA, MA
The Truth is Harder than Marble Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When they were finished with the robber, he Was shoved down in a hole they dug beside The place they killed him. No ceremony Marked off the...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | JA, SP, UG, Uncategorized, WA
In Time and Times and Out of Time Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The white of the camellia is white, As white as white has been for eons long Before a woman or a man had sight To worship it. Pink sits...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | FO, FU, PO
Muskrat Mourning Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When warmer spring weighs in, she puts away Her winter furs. The spring makes storage sad. Unlike her neighbors, then she feels the sway Of minor...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | OX, PA
Pasts Go into Present Living Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Our past goes into present, living, past And living both combined, combined as one, Continuous from primal first to last Divided not and...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | AE, BE, ES, SH
The Valley of Love and Delight Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Shakers knew it. Most of us have tried To realize it, hold the notion real, That beauty comes, its rules are satisfied, When even...
