by phillipw | Sep 3, 2024 | HE, RE, SA
Avila Cathedral Interior by Heinrich Hermanns Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal” Imagine turning richness into haze Of mystic light and...
by phillipw | Aug 14, 2024 | BU, RO, SA, Uncategorized
Petrified Voices in the Verses Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The older voices call in me. The smell Of marble mined for sculptures, dust of stone Is in the words. White bearded throats compel...
by phillipw | Aug 12, 2024 | CH, CO, FR, KN, RE, RO, SA, SU
Compostela or Knock — Wherever Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The saints are dressed in all their silks and gems As never in their holy lives before Their martyrdoms or whatever. The hems Below...
by phillipw | Jul 21, 2024 | CL, JA, LO, NE, SA
New Orleans Drinking Whiskey Neat that which halts itself dreams. ~ Lorca, “Running” (“Corriente”) A sonnet lends a pause. It brings a halt To Tuesday stuff. It enters...
by phillipw | Jul 20, 2024 | CA, PO, SA, SM
Dusk on Cape Canaveral Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem That which travels ...
by phillipw | Jul 19, 2024 | HA, PI, SA, TH
James and Thomas, Ordinary, Homely Names Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem That which travels Clouds itself. ~ Lorca, “Running,” (Corriente) The pilgrimage to Santiago or To Canterbury tries to clear the...
