by phillipw | Oct 7, 2026 | ED, IN, SI
A Gate at the End of the World Genesis 3:24 The first of gates that opened and then closed, That gate which opens possibilities, Is set by seraphim from Christ. They posed With sword and flame to thwart abilities. The notion of a choice from freedom made Was...
by phillipw | Oct 7, 2026 | EV, GA, IN, SI
Perhaps on Their Seven Hundredth Day Together and Apart Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” Genesis...
by phillipw | Oct 7, 2026 | Sonnet
Trees Never Ravished Him Except in Autumn “The green trees, when I saw them first through one of the gates, transported and ravished me . . .” ~ Thomas Traherne, Centuries of Meditation “Love refuses nothing.” ~ Cosimo in The Baron in the Trees, Italo Calvino The...
by phillipw | Oct 7, 2026 | SE
The Twain “Seraphim” of Torture Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Genesis 3:24 KJV A gate that ravishes with rudest hair Christ fashioned but he then forbade with sword, Held flaming sword, of cherubim. ...
by phillipw | Oct 6, 2026 | DR, NI
Sometimes a Dream is Nightmare Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem At times a dream is nightmare when the dream Is not a nightmare. Dreams will wade, drag to Drowneed needs, pull like an undertow. Dreams...
by phillipw | Oct 6, 2026 | CH, DR, FR, MA, NI, Sonnet, ST
To Sleep Above the Sky Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “I’m never quite sure my thoughts will take me. All I can do is follow them.” ~ Michel de Montaigne “A thought went up my mind today” ~ Emily...
by phillipw | Oct 6, 2026 | Sonnet
Verboten by Angelic Flaming Sword Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He opened up a gate more beautiful Than New Jerusalem and Eden though That opening destroyed the dutiful. The view contained forbidden...
by phillipw | Oct 5, 2026 | Sonnet
David with Baby Absalom, Upside Down Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He sits in T-shirt with his tiny son, In T-shirt and in shorts, the long black hair Like Absalom’s. It’s almost like a pun On...
