by phillipw | Jan 29, 2026 | DI, EM
Mother Superior Marries a Millefeuille Muse Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We do not have an image of her with Her smile. Perhaps this fact, sum zero fact, Has driven her vast anchoress-scene myth....
by phillipw | Jan 26, 2026 | AL, DI, IG, KN, SC, TH
The Crannied Wall Without God Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The sun would scorch, but what if there is no One there to suffer? Sunsets stun away The light, yet what if no one sees that glow? Electron...
by phillipw | Jan 15, 2026 | DI, GO, SU
Omitting Divinities Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem So . . . what if we omitted God, that He Or She (whatever)? What if we should build A temple dedicated to a ski Slope? Maybe we could opt to shape...
by phillipw | Jan 11, 2026 | BA, DE, DI, GO
The Reason Bamboo was Created Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The long thick tubes that rise and dominate Were first created by a certain God, Perhaps an Oriental one whose fate Required him to be oddly...
by phillipw | Jan 9, 2026 | DI
The Carat Rule A diamond mine does not dig up just gems. It mostly yields a heap of rocks, rocks, rocks. The mining urge and effort always stems From greedy, deadly sin. The greed then stalks Poor men to do the drudge of work and if One finds a giant jewel, he does...
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...
