by phillipw | Jan 27, 2026 | PH, RO, SE, SN
Not Exactly Hypatia Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem She struck him as a woman lacking thought, At least no semblance of a thought that she Originated. Taking what she ought To think, she sometimes tried...
by phillipw | Jan 27, 2026 | VE
Murano Master Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It’s like he’s made of real Murano glass (Not made in China), if there’s such a thing Now, but he thinks that we are Plexiglas. He thinks that gods will...
by phillipw | Jan 26, 2026 | CA, SO
Feeble Flame A candle is a solemn thing. It mourns In incense air, on Maundy altars, on The cusp of Crucifixion, crown of thorns And burial without a dreaming dawn. A candle is a solemn thing. A meal With blossoms on the tablecloth and scent Upon her neck and ears...
by phillipw | Jan 26, 2026 | AL, DI, IG, KN, SC, TH
The Crannied Wall Without God Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The sun would scorch, but what if there is no One there to suffer? Sunsets stun away The light, yet what if no one sees that glow? Electron...
by phillipw | Jan 26, 2026 | GA
Digging for Divinity Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Flowers are seen through a crack In the garden gate. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] In Wallingford we passed a house and fence And got a peak...
