by phillipw | Sep 25, 2026 | AM, BI, CH, DE, DR, FR, HE, LO, LU, MA, SE, ST
Black Buckles Black No Matter What Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The grief for him does not belong to you Alone, though now you are alone, much more Alone. Black curly hair forever true Belongs to...
by phillipw | Sep 17, 2026 | DE, Ho, OL, SP
Ναυτίλος [Nautilus] Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “dim dreaming life” The Greek word Ναυτίλος means “seaman” or A “sailor,” not just seashell on the beach Or on your bathroom shelf. Within the core Of...
by phillipw | Sep 16, 2026 | BE, CH, DE, ET, LI, SP
The Swerving Through the Deep Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The shell is more than spiral only, more Than time, mere time. The nautilus lies curled In time and in eternity, the shore Between them where...
by phillipw | Sep 12, 2026 | AE, DE, Ho, TH
Never Mind Esthetics, Guys Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if Christ has no sense of hues, As if the color wheel does not exist. It is as if he doesn’t understand that blues Don’t go with...
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 | 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...
