by phillipw | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Acetylene the Eyes Are Hell in Heaven Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Jim wonders if they see the two as one, One beauty. Blondness beauty sits beside Him in the café light on M Street, sun And gold this...
by phillipw | Feb 16, 2026 | PE
It Does Not Waver in the Penance Air Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Solemnity is what one wax flame holds. Although the light is solemn, it holds weight. The white of candle with the flame enfolds The...
by phillipw | Feb 15, 2026 | PA, SC, TR
The Several Are One Scam Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Two, you and I, are both too straight in mind To think like Buddha in the Eastern way, Conflating opposites as one. We blind Ones, Westerners,...
by phillipw | Feb 15, 2026 | DE, FA, SE, SP
The Breath of Pearls in April Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if departing April held Late cherry blossoms, hesitating with Them in reluctant arms. She feels compelled By threat of summer with...
by phillipw | Feb 15, 2026 | CH
No Contradiction Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Spring feels that it will last forever, pure As April air. It feels this way and yet It yearns for summer in itself. The cure For evermore is change. To...
by phillipw | Feb 14, 2026 | SE
Winds of Seasons MTheodern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The winds that pass never return. The wind of wilt-washed spring departs and, weak, Goes dying into summer. Grass and leaves And blooms give in...
by phillipw | Feb 14, 2026 | DE, LI, ZE
Munching Mare as Mother Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The zebra is not stripes. She is an eye Of liquid loveliness that looks at colt And looks for lionesses in their sly Approach with claws and...
by phillipw | Feb 14, 2026 | DE, Ho
Manic Depression Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When time feels hefty like a cube of stone That fills your chest and mind, not even notes Of Mendelssohn can lift the weight and tone Of hours. Not even...
