by phillipw | Apr 7, 2025 | BO, CH, FL, SW
Rock Springs near Apopka Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Revelation 21:19 Fresh water gushes up and out. The springs Rush out of rock. The cleanliness is pure, As pure as Heaven wants to be with...
by phillipw | Jan 28, 2023 | DE, SN, SW
Windsor Swans and Stillness Because their silence Broods complete in winter snow, White swans disappear. ~ Phillip Whidden They know themselves. They know their whiteness shines. Perhaps they have a slight acquaintance with The...
by phillipw | Sep 13, 2021 | BR, CH, JO, MA, MI, NU, RU, SK, SW, VI, WO
Skinny-dipping with Rupert Brooke, Sturdy as a Marlowe Stanza or Miltonic Ones, in a Night-time Cambridgeshire Pool Virginia Woolf had seen him. She had seen Him whole. She saw his soul, good-hearted, kind, Substantial. She had seen him leaping, clean, More clean...
by phillipw | Jun 9, 2021 | GA, JU, LE, SW, ZE
The Age of the Gods Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The age of gods remains the same, a still Forever. As they were, they ever are, And ever will be, in a changeless, chill, Transparent medium. ...
by phillipw | Feb 27, 2021 | AE, BE, ES, SW
Above, Beyond The swan does not desire to leave his white On water. Swimming on the surface he Turns neck and head towards his goal with slight Concern for beauty. Serendipity Meanders on the surface. Folded wings Are calmer than the flowing stream he...
by phillipw | Feb 27, 2021 | AE, BE, BU, ES, PH, PL, SW
Solemnity The swan reflects the water. Water’s light Shines off the grace. It moves like moon-drawn flow Up rivers. Streaming feathers claim the white Of foam on ocean waves. The feathers go Where God would go if he were mortal in A world devoid...
