by phillipw | Sep 4, 2026 | BO, CH, CR, IR, SP
“Praise for them springing, fresh from the Word” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It turns out there are spirals that are not Quite spirals. See the bobtail squid. Its spots And arms and tentacles are in...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | CH, DE, LO, PA, ST
Liquid Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The light in the cavern is daylight, not fire.” ~ Iris Murdoch, The Sea, the Sea Your loved one’s body, now destroyed by fire And lightning, cannot open as a ghost...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | BU, CE, CH, MI
Silent in Their Silver Sleepless Chambers Military Parade as Palaces Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Their castles in a row wait underground. When men signed up, they thought that they were kings And...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | CH, CR, DE, FA, RE
Needy Need as Doctrine “By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.” ~ Psalm 33:6 Imagine if you couldn’t think, as free As God, the classic God of Christian thought, As if there weren’t the high...
by phillipw | Aug 28, 2026 | CH, LO, ST
The Instant Merman Pulses with Passion Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I saw you and my flesh began to glow Beneath my skin. I saw you and my skin Began to tingle. It began to grow A silver sheen as if a...
by phillipw | Aug 25, 2026 | AB, AN, CH, CR, IN, NI, Sonnet, ST, YA
Slurs and Omissions Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem You know what dreams are like, are like the white Of orchid petals, innocent above The scarlet rose, its stabbing thorns at height Of Lucifer before he...
