by phillipw | Feb 21, 2026 | GA, OM
And God Said, “Let There Be Blight.” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Pure truth does not exist, or when it hits You do not like it, do you? Only death Is purest truth, unequalled in its blitz Across the...
by phillipw | Nov 2, 2025 | OM
He Always, Always, Always Felt the Pain Upon the Cross and in the Life of Unnumbered Creatures like You Even in the mind Of the mindless one Arises grief When the snipe wings up In the autumn evening. ~ Saigyō, translated by R. H. Blyth If, as the theologians say,...
by phillipw | Apr 26, 2025 | GO, HA, HE, OM
Omniscience Leading to Agape Love Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem God’s understanding looms so large it seems To be much more, because if He knows all It’s said he knows, his wisdom must be beams Of love...
by phillipw | Jun 30, 2020 | MA, OM, RI, SE
Constitutional Slaughter: Connecticut, Nevada, Florida, Texas, Texas Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse “Stronger than lover’s love is lover’s hate.” ~ Medea, Euripides The women don’t do this, except that queen. It’s mostly males who...
by phillipw | May 10, 2020 | BU, DI, EM, EZ, JO, KE, KH, OM, OR, PE, PO, RA, RO, SA
The Bones of Orpheus, the Hair of Keats Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If we collected poets’ body parts And put them in glass cases, would the world Adore them there like saints? Pickled hearts Of...
by phillipw | Oct 3, 2019 | GO, OM
If God Foreknows Everything, He has Already Agonized for an Eternity No rebel myth of iron, or lead, or gold Presumes that we should feel a molten ruth For God. No revolt, even in one fold Of plot or detail, hides a prophet’s truth That pity for Almighty God...
