by phillipw | Aug 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
What the Seeker for the Truth Must Sell Sell all you have and give the proceeds to The poor? The poor in what? The poor in mind And spirit? Or perhaps we misconstrue The Gospel. Only Christians seem too blind To see the truth about the riches of The world. They...
by phillipw | Aug 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
“One Glimpse of Celestial Is-ness”* I AM THAT I AM Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The awkward turning from the ancient Greek Might trouble Aristotle since he cared About the literary, such as bleak...
by phillipw | Aug 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Heavy Gold Mask Will Be To No Avail Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He’s like a mummy speaking to the gods Through gauze wrapped round his eyes and mouth and face. The gooeyness has dried, but still...
by phillipw | Aug 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
No Shield The loading of a soul that goes to death, Goes down to death with sewage burdens, weight Of stuff like guilt, is far too like Macbeth Crushed down in evil, but some souls have hate Enough held hard against their shoulders, hearts...
by phillipw | Aug 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Mozart K. 515 Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if he died before he wrote His string quintets. What evil killed his heart We cannot know that they all bloat With not just life...
by phillipw | Aug 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Higher Still Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If Zen means moving while yet standing still Or standing still while moving, most of us Have tried to hard to make the standing fill It, make...
