by phillipw | Jan 26, 2026 | CA, SO
Feeble Flame A candle is a solemn thing. It mourns In incense air, on Maundy altars, on The cusp of Crucifixion, crown of thorns And burial without a dreaming dawn. A candle is a solemn thing. A meal With blossoms on the tablecloth and scent Upon her neck and ears...
by phillipw | Jan 17, 2026 | SO, Uncategorized
Who Needs a Non-existent Soul? Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Happiness is no more than good health and bad memory. ~ Albert Schweizer This moment holds the whole of you, your past, And your today. And...
by phillipw | Dec 17, 2025 | PO, SO
Manna Language Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This speaking of a sentence made of lines, Of gems and lines and sonnets, is his way. He tried the normal way but life had mines And not the diamond...
by phillipw | Nov 26, 2025 | NI, SO
Supreme Socrates and Nay-saying Nietzsche Considered in the Context of the Eternal Recurrence Nietzsche in ancient Greek straitjacket as Socrates with hemlock; image produced by Grok AI at the direction of the poet If Socrates had had a watch, he would Have wound it...
by phillipw | Nov 5, 2025 | SO
Heating for the Poor Deplorables Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the almshouses as from rich man’s abode.” ~ Henry David Thoreau, Walden That university...
by phillipw | Sep 27, 2025 | EP, HA, PO, SO, Uncategorized
Brobdingnag and Lilliput Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When weakness is the power needed, choose The “weakness.” Orchid glory flares too, too Much. Choose the single cherry blossom. Blues Of...
