by phillipw | Sep 25, 2026 | AM, BI, CH, DE, DR, FR, HE, LO, LU, MA, SE, ST
Black Buckles Black No Matter What Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The grief for him does not belong to you Alone, though now you are alone, much more Alone. Black curly hair forever true Belongs to...
by phillipw | Sep 24, 2026 | WI
The Sinister Heart Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked: Who can understand it?” Jeremiah 17:9 If scientists consider why your heart Is clothed...
by phillipw | Sep 24, 2026 | Sonnet
Full-blooded Writers from the Nth of Core Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poemModern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The lotus with its petals made of...
by phillipw | Sep 23, 2026 | AM, BI
Asian Trampsnail, a Twenty-first-century Love Sonnet Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Bradybaena similaris – Wikipedia Some spiral creatures go against the grain Of spiral patterns. Normal snails in...
by phillipw | Sep 22, 2026 | AN, CO, IM, RH, SA, TH
“At one stride comes the” Exclamation Mark Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if the cherry flowerings turn At once to fruit, from pink (or white) to red Of dark and gloss, as if the blossoms burn...
by phillipw | Sep 22, 2026 | Sonnet
The Scat of Jazz, “Bee-bop,” “Scoo-bee Do,” and “Doo-dah” “Truth is so rare, it is delightful to tell it.” ~ Emily Dickinson The Faiths all tell one serpent lie, that death Is something else, that death is not the end, That when your lungs breathe in your...
by phillipw | Sep 22, 2026 | Sonnet
The Afterlife “Death, thou shalt die.” John Donne, Holy Sonnet X [not to be confused with Elon Musk’s X] Vermont | phillipwhidden.com This is the weblink to the sonnet ⇑ this post is about. The poet writes its last word on the page. That word is “still.” Some...
by phillipw | Sep 22, 2026 | ST, TO
Saint James and the Tongue James 3:5-8 As you can see in the above graph, ⇑ AI cannot even label correctly elements in graph it generates. I think AI needs a tongue lashing. Young men, young men no matter what you say Like other prowling men, yes, have a tongue. They...