by phillipw | Oct 21, 2025 | PO, SI
Fish Hauled in as Galaxies Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A poem casts its net, spreads wide across Much more than sea, across the oceans, wide Across the cosmos, snags the Southern Cross And nebulae,...
by phillipw | Oct 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Know Thyself Alone Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The dream was heaving like a nightmare, more Like being drowned beneath an iceberg set To sail forever where there is no shove. The dream was like...
by phillipw | Oct 21, 2025 | TH
Supernal Early Dawn and Clouds’ Drizzle Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem by Phillip Whidden These two are not their opposites since they Are both together one. A night of drudge Blends two with heaven,...
by phillipw | Oct 20, 2025 | DE, SE
Red is the Color of my True Love’s Hair Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The thing you do not have is dark red hair. If you had that, I’d let you crawl across My chest and stomach to my moving pair Of...
by phillipw | Oct 20, 2025 | FL
Resonance between the Strings According to Eastern Philosophers Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He used to play a piccolo and flute But never in the Sunshine State’s storm force. Tornados follow...
by phillipw | Oct 20, 2025 | AU, DE
Certain, Contented Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Great minds insist that we should all embrace What comes our way. The greatness of this thought Implies that there is not a hiding place From beauty or...
by phillipw | Oct 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Bitter Brown Sugar Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If you could twirl his heart, you would, or spin It like a moon knocked out of orbit, wound It in the process like an angel’s sin Beside the throne of...
by phillipw | Oct 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
With Hair as Curly as a Fugue Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Singing is a lover’s thing.” ~ Saint Augustine A face more beautiful than choiring songs, More beautiful than singing in the choir, A...
