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 12, 2026 | GO, SE, TH, TR
Piddling Emperors and Trunkless Legs* Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem God changes not, Eternal lack of feet, Not iron and clay, just iron without a toe, He waits beyond immortal, throne as seat, Unmoving...
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 | 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...
by phillipw | Dec 8, 2025 | CA, CH, GO, JE, WE
Never the Fall Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “there was no more sea” ~ the Disciple whom Jesus loved I never fall in love. I raise my heart And fling it up to soar across loves’ skies So planets, moons...
by phillipw | Dec 3, 2025 | FA, GO
The Prince and the Goblins Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He did not really want to be a prince, But there you have it. He cannot undo His father’s raptures in the queen or rinse Away the off-white...
