by phillipw | May 31, 2026 | DE
Ruthless Do not forget that darkness drifts along Forever and when galaxies are gone The darkness, deepened, will go on . . . more long . . . Than light could dream of. Then no dawn Will ever drag itself above that night. No planet will experience the rise...
by phillipw | May 31, 2026 | AS, LO, RO
Lasting Lunar Love Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The way that Saturn has his rings though chilled, The way that moons are held in far embrace, The way that Ganymede is grasped and thrilled Is how I...
by phillipw | May 30, 2026 | RO, SE
Holiness in a Tennessee Dim Dusk in a Hollow Grove Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The light of life glows, coolness, and is light Within the firefly, life within its tail. This little greenness flashes...
by phillipw | May 30, 2026 | MO, TR
Ageless with a Negative Meaning Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem They accidentally write their own demise. They paint and sculpt the doom of blind collapse Of arts’ acceptance in the eyes Of men and women...
by phillipw | May 29, 2026 | MO
Undeserving Heirs in the Great Cemetery Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The heirs of poetry and other arts Do not just wait among the tombstones’ graves With lines carved hard in marble. Men with hearts...
by phillipw | May 29, 2026 | RO, UN
Made to Share Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Song’s sonnet is a lever lifting up The lungs and heart to one you love and not A basic form of poetry’s plain cup, But is a chalice, wine, both spiked and...
by phillipw | May 28, 2026 | LO, UN
You Know the Moment Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A loneliness without a name, intense In length but mild, vanilla in your soul You cannot find with fingers, or in sense Of words its meaning. It is...
by phillipw | May 28, 2026 | LO, RO, TR, ZH
He Filled MOMA with Dignity Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem One turned away from everything except True love. He lived it in his person like An orchid grows a bloom; would not accept An R.M.B. or...
