by phillipw | Aug 13, 2026 | CR, DE, ET, TI
Eternity, Tymbals and Mere Time Ecclesiastes 9:5 Though nothing known of death’s forever song Waits over in cicadas’ singing, they Sing on forever in a day as long As days have ever been, as time astray As in eternity. Though time began When Christ spoke light and...
by phillipw | Jul 11, 2026 | AN, CI, DE, IM, IN, SE, SO, Sonnet
John 1:3 Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The insects and the birds sing out their sounds As if to make a choir of imps combined With seraphim all singing separate rounds Together, notes and screes of...
by phillipw | Jun 22, 2026 | DE, LO
Catalepsy State Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagine that you do not die but lie In trance, one unimagined by your mind And eons pass and, still, you hear them cry Beside your deathbed. They remain...
by phillipw | Jun 21, 2026 | BU, DE, EL, PE, RA, SA
The Very Stones Will Cry Out Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem In desert places God is seen and heard. A burning bush appears but does not burn. Mild flames are miracle enough. A bird Sings out some...
by phillipw | Jun 19, 2026 | CA, DE
“The best laid plans of mice and men” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Since death arrives when it will come, you need Not plan as if you know. What happens next Is less important than a ruined seed...
by phillipw | Jun 16, 2026 | DE, EA, EY, JO, KE
An Old Eagle on His Eyrie Above the Pacific “Silent, upon a peak” ~ John Keats The eagle’s talons, firm, still grip, though old. The scales on them clasp hardness there above The ocean. Harsh of voice his throat can scold At everything against his long-term love....
