by phillipw | May 21, 2022 | PR
Unbalanced Gods “I the LORD thy God am a jealous God” ~ Exodus 20:5 Prometheus was never praised, adored Or worshiped like true ancient gods required. Demanding sacrifices for reward Of favors, those were monsters. They inspired Deep superstition, or at...
by phillipw | May 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ravishing Poetry True poetry is not just beauties, thoughts Or feelings. It is something other, more. It listens more like complicated knots Awaiting Alexanders for its roar To be released. The poem, once unloosed Inside the non-Platonic cavern of...
by phillipw | May 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Immaculate Conception Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Though nature hovers in our minds and spans The spaces far beyond the Hubble eye, Though poetry, a telescope that scans The universe, can take...
by phillipw | May 18, 2022 | DE, MA, WH
Beyond Beyond this writing of ourselves upon Eternity, we need the finite veins Of heart. It teaches love is not withdrawn When we have left. Love hovers leaving stains As breath upon the air of heaven’s light. The light and air both...
by phillipw | May 16, 2022 | DR
The Fix that Wasn’t He made a cup of coffee, cream and mild, So mild that Chuck would not have drunk it. He Preferred it black and strong and bitter, wild As Chuck’s addiction, which was white. The glee It gave him was a feral thrill. It blocked...
