by phillipw | May 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
The God of Mercy “rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.” “the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever” Some people want all poetry to be Like Bambi sans the death of mother, their Theology to be...
by phillipw | May 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
To the North of Dreams Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The house of dreams that never was comes up. Perhaps it never was a part of life. My dreams attempt to catch it and to cup It in . . . my heart. I...
by phillipw | May 5, 2026 | FA, FI, PR, SE
Brothers with Single Lenses or with Multiple Lenses Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I had three. Two of them were dragonflies, And one a flitting butterfly. The two Sat down with certainty; each found...
by phillipw | May 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
Fullness in Concavity Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It has handsomeness in grace, a grace Receding and yet full. It glares with flame, A flame of blackness yet without a trace Of smell’s apology,...
by phillipw | May 4, 2026 | BL, MY, RO, WI, WO
Blake District Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem What Wordsworth felt about the rocks is just About as crucial as the way that they Regarded him. If they cried out in dust About the lakes and hills,...
by phillipw | May 4, 2026 | BE, DR, Uncategorized
Butterfly Dreaming Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The butterfly is dreaming wingful dreams Where it is waiting on the warming stone. The stone is less important than the streams Of light that play on...
by phillipw | May 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Conception, Immaculate Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem An unborn child, unformed except in thought; A tone without a sound, a noteless chord; Click on these two links ⇒ [ Wanamaker Organ – The Lost...
by phillipw | May 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Meaning of Creation Consider how the sound a fish makes, dark The sound, in dark since fishes are unknown In essence, most especially the shark, Unknown to us not least because no groan Escapes from slaughter underneath dark waves. The coldness of the cutting,...