by phillipw | Dec 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Gods as Valentine-ish Charybdis Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Greek and Roman gods know truer truths Than Plato and his lot. Gods love the tight, Hot holes they hump for pleasure. They love...
by phillipw | Dec 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Certitude in Stony Sockets Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Greek and Roman statues, not the late Ones, stare so certain first because the truth Fills up their marble and their bronze. They hate Decay...
by phillipw | Dec 2, 2025 | AL
Despite His Bourgeois Salesman Dad and Wavy Hair He turns to drink, to alcoholic drink Because he is too stupid to decide A better way to live. His choices stink, But then he isn’t bright enough to guide Himself correctly. He was clearly told As if the brightest sun...
by phillipw | Dec 2, 2025 | DI, VO, WO
Locked Up Like Lucifer in Hell Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He gropes for that immortal active verb, That one you know, that every lover knows, The total verb just waiting to disturb The mortal gods...
by phillipw | Dec 2, 2025 | DA, DR, Uncategorized
Alone My dream remains alone. It lurks inside My core though hoping to escape. In sleep it twisting sneaks for ways to slide To daylight thrills. A hero in a cape Might help but in my doubts he will not swoop And lift m high to glide far up above Low...
by phillipw | Dec 1, 2025 | AB, LO, YA
The Test is Best You do not need to write to him or call Until you do important, bigger stuff. You know YOUR stuff that’s large and not that small Stuff like the stuff for loving, small enough Because it’s only stuff for love and not Important like a driving...
by phillipw | Dec 1, 2025 | AB, LO, Uncategorized, YA
Fighting not to Answer My WhatsApp Messages Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A dribble of slight WhatsApps has become What we can manage. That is quite enough For you. That trickle is the final sum Of...
by phillipw | Dec 1, 2025 | AU, DE, FA
Fall? But what if it’s an autumn leaf? Can you Lean back to April and the early spring? If so, the challenge will be making new From withered old. The leaf may be a wing October soon will send across the chill Of air, Vermont in varying leaf veins Of yellow,...
