by phillipw | Sep 17, 2026 | Sonnet
Sea Butterflies and Sea Angels Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Sea butterflies come swirled, gel left and right, In spiralled shells that oppositely twirl In corkscrew loveliness, some in slight And spin,...
by phillipw | Sep 16, 2026 | SP
Spirals Vast and Microscopic Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem From spiral galaxies of various Configurations to ammonia Elphidium and multifarious Small creatures, clusters of valonia, Right down to...
by phillipw | Sep 16, 2026 | BE, CH, DE, ET, LI, SP
The Swerving Through the Deep Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The shell is more than spiral only, more Than time, mere time. The nautilus lies curled In time and in eternity, the shore Between them where...
by phillipw | Sep 14, 2026 | CH, MY, ST
Respiration Without Him Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Chuck lies, or floats, or sinks, or sulks, or waits In ashes, somewhere, everywhere so far As mind, the distanced mind can tell. My weights Of...
by phillipw | Sep 14, 2026 | SP
Florida Horse Conch in Gnawing Spirals Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Triplofusus giganteus – Wikipedia Occasionally Jehovah, Allah, God And Christ get their esthetics right. The tongue Of Florida...
by phillipw | Sep 14, 2026 | SN, SP
The Stink of Pretty Predation Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Syrinx aruanus – Wikipedia Do not forget that beauty does not come From innocence, not always. Spiral shape And grace grows large and...
by phillipw | Sep 13, 2026 | HE, LO, SE, VA
Oxheart Clam Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This sonnet is not dedicated to Abhishek. File:Glossidae – Glossus humanus.JPG – Wikimedia Commons ⇑ To see an image of this clam with its mother...
by phillipw | Sep 12, 2026 | AE, DE, Ho, TH
Never Mind Esthetics, Guys Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if Christ has no sense of hues, As if the color wheel does not exist. It is as if he doesn’t understand that blues Don’t go with...
