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 18, 2026 | CA, CO, PA, PE, SA
The Flame of Modesty Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Some Catholic priests must savor losing face, The screened confessional providing Christ’s Humility for them. His helpful grace Gives pious...
by phillipw | Dec 16, 2025 | CA, PR
Art and Music Asleep He lies stretched out, as stretched as white coast strands On Caribbean beaches, but though stretched He lies as calm as palm tree islands’ sands. His calm is comfort, watercolor sketched In softness, softer than an etching’s...
by phillipw | Dec 14, 2025 | CA, DI, GA, GO, ST, WA, WH
Only a God Would Think of Gilding a Cavern Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Divine I am, inside and out, and I make holy whatever I touch or am touch’d from” ~ Walt Whitman “Divine I...
by phillipw | Dec 8, 2025 | CA, CH, GO, JE, WE
Never the Fall Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “there was no more sea” ~ the Disciple whom Jesus loved I never fall in love. I raise my heart And fling it up to soar across loves’ skies So planets, moons...
by phillipw | Dec 4, 2025 | CA, DR, NI, SU
Mishmash Manifestations Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Dreams come. Dreams come and as caverns and as peaks, As Everests in the sunrise and as seas At sunset. Each dream comes to you unique, Unique...
