by phillipw | Sep 2, 2026 | BL, SA, SP
Black Holes Are Stars of Collapsed Flame Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Those tiny things expected haven’t come. This stretches out elastic heart and mind As if Creator God has shunted from Desired...
by phillipw | Aug 25, 2026 | FR, SA
Ardent Anthesis Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He sublimates as if he is a monk In black and white (or gray), as if he swears Off ordinary life, as if life’s junk Is on Transfiguration’s Mount. Despair...
by phillipw | Aug 16, 2026 | BE, BI, CO, GA, PO, RE, SA, SE
Slave Owner Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “whipping Courtenay in some posture or another” The Gothick lover Beckford bends to whip His boy. The whipper bends himself in shape That shocks...
by phillipw | Jun 29, 2026 | MY, SA, SE
Helpful Hands Instead of Punctured Stigmata Palms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If mystical or sentimental, go Away. Don’t wallow with those graceful trees, The weeping willows. Stop your Eckharts’...
by phillipw | Jun 21, 2026 | BU, DE, EL, PE, RA, SA
The Very Stones Will Cry Out Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem In desert places God is seen and heard. A burning bush appears but does not burn. Mild flames are miracle enough. A bird Sings out some...
by phillipw | Jun 18, 2026 | AS, SA
Cloth of Gold Silk Satin Spirituality Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Saint Francis hit the nail right smack upon Its head. He sloughed off everything, not just His clothes before his town. He spread a...
