by phillipw | Oct 29, 2025 | BR, CO, DE, DI, MA, WH
Stepping Into the Ambulance that Would Take Her to the Thames Valley Hospice Margaret Arbuckle Paterson Graham Whidden When I love thee not, Chaos is come again. ~ Shakespeare, Othello “Courage is life, living. Life is change; change is suffering; the will to...
by phillipw | Oct 27, 2025 | AD, BR, CH, CR
“One world at a time” ~ Henry David Thoreau Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Crown of thorns with breathing diamonds Too many of the world’s religions, faiths, Philosophies (like Buddha’s) spurn square...
by phillipw | Oct 26, 2025 | BR, DO, FL, IV, LO, PH, RO, SI, SU, TI, TO, Uncategorized, WE, WO
Lone Ranger Sunshine Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Some buttered beams of light assured him that His world was not just treacly tombstone jewels. The shafts were shining from a cowboy hat Of boyhood...
by phillipw | Aug 29, 2025 | BO, BR, CH, FL, HE, WH, WO
PerpetualPerpetualPerpetualPerpetual Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “little unremembered acts of kindness and love” ~ William Wordsworth The blessing of the morning sun on lochs And bens is like a...
by phillipw | Jul 17, 2025 | BR, SA
“The Foolishness of Unbreeching” ~ San Polo; Stigmatization Leading to Stigmata on Naked Torso and Hands and Feet Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Saint Francis gave his father’s clothes straight back To...
by phillipw | Jun 16, 2025 | BR, EL, RO, T, Uncategorized
“gentle shock of mild surprise” ~ Thomas De Quincey A piece of writing that delivers mild Enjoyment must appeal to some like those Who study T. S. Eliot. A wild Container holding gooseberry jam glows For some, though palely, I suppose. A taste Can be developed for ....
