by phillipw | Oct 9, 2026 | BU, DE, RE
Kyoto Shrines Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Inside the temples there beneath the trees Love’s lights remain aglow. Beside the eaves Of holy places as if under seas Religion offers solace as from leaves...
by phillipw | Oct 8, 2026 | JA, RE
Sacred Sects and Shinto Shrine Because of Grief and Woe Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagine living where a street is lined With temples and with weeping willows, range Of willows and of temples, life...
by phillipw | Oct 2, 2026 | AG, EX, IN, LO, MY, RE
Outer Space and Inner Truth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem From everlasting to the Everlast Of time saints name Eternity, the time Outside of time exploding now, with past And all futurity, the stretch...
by phillipw | Sep 21, 2026 | RE, SP
The Logarithmic Twirls on the Buddha’s Scalp and on the Center of His Belly are Mystically Everywhere Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Buddha’s belly button and his hair, Hair, hair are chocolate...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | CH, CR, DE, FA, RE
Needy Need as Doctrine “By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.” ~ Psalm 33:6 Imagine if you couldn’t think, as free As God, the classic God of Christian thought, As if there weren’t the high...
by phillipw | Aug 30, 2026 | DO, FA, IM, RE, SO
Choking on Untruth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! Although the holy ones insist that we Extend beyond our bodies and mere time, That we have SOULS and...
