by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | Sonnet
U. S. Highway One North of Titusville Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The concrete church, Christ white, could not afford A steeple pointing up to crystal sea. The concrete blocks could only whisper,...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | Sonnet
Sinister Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem An infestation of a dragon kind Has surged around the town. Because their threat Is scaled, severed, the beasts are in a bind Behind some metal barriers. Fangs...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | CH, MU, TR
Smoke and Leaves Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A mountain cone quite bare of trees on one Side seems to know a secret totem, true. You read it if you will. Of course the sun Is part of it; with wings...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | BU, CO, EN, ME, TR
Twenty-four-carat Godlessness: True Thoughts Make Words and Gold Superfluous Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The statue sits in contemplation of The cosmos. Round the room here all is gold, Real...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | FU, KI, SE
Arches of Blood by Killer Whales Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem https://iere.org/what-animal-eats-fur-seals/ How complicated can a whale’s mind beat If it is made of kill, kill, kill, not love At all...
by phillipw | Sep 4, 2026 | BY, EM, GI, MO, RA
Tridacna Maxima Tridacna Giges Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Within the Giant Clam there, deep, awaits A flowing spiral, flowing in its shape Though fixed in stiffness. Spirals have their fates As if...
by phillipw | Sep 4, 2026 | AD, AR, ED, EV, GA, SP
The Serpent and Adam as One Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The spiral made of gemstones round the eye Of Aztec Quetzalcoatle, a blue, Hard turquoise spiral means to glorify A god of evil and of good, a...
by phillipw | Sep 4, 2026 | BO, CH, CR, IR, SP
“Praise for them springing, fresh from the Word” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It turns out there are spirals that are not Quite spirals. See the bobtail squid. Its spots And arms and tentacles are in...
