by phillipw | Jun 18, 2026 | BE, CH, DO, Ho, JE, RO
The God of Small Things Genesis 1:26-28 The man lifts up the wood of beehive lid And puffs some pine-straw smoke inside the space. In panic bees begin to swarm and skid Around to find escape from fire. No trace Of guilt invades the minds of men who trick These orange...
by phillipw | May 24, 2026 | DO, GR, MA, TR
A Don Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The strength of knowledge is too like an arm With muscles that are honed by taking drugs And gobs of protein, but tremendous harm Can come to strength by...
by phillipw | May 7, 2026 | BR, CA, DO, PH, WH
Bluest Sky “by meer playing go to heaven” ~Henry Vaughan We played beside Canaveral’s shore, the two Of us, he strong and beautiful as men Can be, and me a silly boy, a stretch Too far that sunshine afternoon, and then We strained to life beyond the gilded sand And...
by phillipw | Apr 23, 2026 | BR, DO, PH, Uncategorized, WH
Donald Anthony Whidden and Twenty-six Thousand Days Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The beach of long ago has gone. Long gone The sand and lacy waves are gone because Of life and death. This photo from...
by phillipw | Apr 6, 2026 | DO, WH
Shopping in Le Bon Marché, Galleries LaFayette, BHV Marais, and La Samaritaine after Buying a Tiny Candle Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We light this candle near the nave for one Long gone, long...
by phillipw | Mar 24, 2026 | DO, KO
A Doric Daybreak Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The slightest sign of fright fills up his eyes As briefly diamond flashes glint, white, glint. The fear is one you used to know, surprise At mixture of an...