by phillipw | Feb 4, 2026 | CH, LA
The Good Shepherd Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The shepherd waits in patience by the rock And semi-arid plants. He looks beyond His sheep to skies. He cares about his flock Since some of them are...
by phillipw | Feb 4, 2026 | CH, LO, RO, ST
Purgatory or Hell Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When I am dead, I want to be a hot, Hot, hotter kind of smoke, the hottest smoke A ghost can be. I want this smoke, and not, For only you. I want to...
by phillipw | Feb 4, 2026 | CH, ST
Feral Nature and Feral God Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem And God smote him ~ 2 Samuel 6:7 Two things of beauty smashed by lighting, split From life, are proof that God does not exist. The tree was...
by phillipw | Jan 30, 2026 | CH, SH, ST, Uncategorized
Jesus and I Lose Him in the Fumes that Rise above the River Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When I looked around Over my shoulder, the man Was lost in his mist. ~ Shiki [Englished by Phillip Whidden] He...
by phillipw | Jan 24, 2026 | CH, DE, Ho, ME
Death, Prepare the Cosmic Shroud Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem All beauties that desire to grow accept The iron* law of change, for growth is change. The holy monkish spiritual adept** Presumes this...
by phillipw | Jan 21, 2026 | CH, SE, TI
“all / ye know on earth, and all ye need to know” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When cherries bloom around the Basin, wings Are in the air and on the water, but The tourists do not see them. iPhone...
