by phillipw | Jun 21, 2024 | BO
Several Mysteries from Nowhere to Nowhere Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem While walking on a small-town sidewalk he Observes a local druggie drunk who picks From off the ground a bit of life’s debris, A...
by phillipw | Mar 26, 2024 | BO, CH
The Boy Jesus When Not Working in the Carpenter Shop Unthinking grace is like a child at play. The hummingbird in hover, April flight, Does not consider gracefulness in sway Of gorgeousness or whether beauty’s height Is being skated through the blossom air. The cat...
by phillipw | Feb 24, 2024 | BO
Inklings of Immortality Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Perhaps these stones are where the gods sit when We spend mere time away from boulders, waste Our spirits. Rocks like these wait not...
by phillipw | Oct 18, 2023 | BO, EN, Uncategorized, ZE
Tuesday as Spiritual Breakthrough Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The master teacher of the Zen monks tells One monk to jump to foaming whirlpool waves. He jumps and finds himself in no deep wells...
by phillipw | May 31, 2023 | BO, IV, WH
The People Who Too Easily are Bored The people who too easily are bored Have boring minds, my brother Ivan says. When brains were given out, too many scored At low IQs. Not one of them’s a wizz At anything except their boredom. If They sit alone without their...
by phillipw | May 29, 2023 | AL, BO, DO, LO, OS, WI
BruteBitchBastard Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “like murdered singing birds” Lord Alfred turned to singing something worse Than that monstrosity, that attic room Abomination. He became...
