by phillipw | Dec 9, 2025 | DO, JO, Uncategorized
Death Be Taut, Proud Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Death never can be killed. If death could think That, it would be as calm as light, as calm As darkness. Death could smell the faithful stink...
by phillipw | Dec 8, 2025 | ME, PE, WH
Imaginary Fabulous Beasts Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If you want emerald mermen, unicorns Of ivory, Galahads in siver white Bright armor, whitest roses lacking thorns As lovers; if a man who does not...
by phillipw | Dec 8, 2025 | CA, CH, GO, JE, WE
Never the Fall Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “there was no more sea” ~ the Disciple whom Jesus loved I never fall in love. I raise my heart And fling it up to soar across loves’ skies So planets, moons...
by phillipw | Dec 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Magic Circle Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It’s strange, but, still, he wears that golden thing. He doesn’t know quite why. It’s like a weight That can’t come off, this wedding golden ring....
by phillipw | Dec 7, 2025 | AM, GR, LU, PR, SA
By Reason of Thy Brightness Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If we attain exactly everything, Yes, even far beyond what we have dreamed, Our wishes filled with sex and love on wing In Heaven’s flight, if...
by phillipw | Dec 7, 2025 | MA, WH
Alleluja Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem She carried daisies (marguerites), the flowers Of Chaucer’s love though “showers sweet” refrained From hurting her or wedding light. Those showers Were...
by phillipw | Dec 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
This post is the 4,100th post on this website. Because the useless tools provided by WordPress do not allow the creator of the website, Phillip Whidden, to distinguish a post that is just one sonnet from a post that has more than one sonnet in it, readers need to be...
by phillipw | Dec 6, 2025 | AD, ED, LU, MO, SA, WH
Guardian Angels God Will Send Thee / Dark the Path that We Are Treading Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The moon in the creek shines upon the breeze in the pine-trees” ~ Wang Wei “The white horse...
