by phillipw | Jan 30, 2026 | PA, SY
Salvific Interdictions Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When colors are not colors but are notes And notes are not the pitches of a song; When shadows are not specters wearing coats Of transubstantiation...
by phillipw | Jan 29, 2026 | OX, PA, SU
More Sacred than Surrealism Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When sun and shadow blend and do not nix Each other; when the smile and frown are one; When symphonies are silence and their mix Is utter — and...
by phillipw | Jan 29, 2026 | DI, EM
Mother Superior Marries a Millefeuille Muse Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We do not have an image of her with Her smile. Perhaps this fact, sum zero fact, Has driven her vast anchoress-scene myth....
by phillipw | Jan 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Operative Sacred Language Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When God is speaking, it is like a stream Of rubies, pearls and emeralds spreading wide Beneath his crystal sea, its bed agleam With spirit...
by phillipw | Jan 28, 2026 | MA
Unknown Hills Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem For Marsyas The many nameless hills around the world Remain unknown to almost everyone, Remain unnamed when spiritually swirled With haar and mist as if the...
by phillipw | Jan 28, 2026 | ST
Temple Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The purpose of a temple is to hide The god. It does this by its splendor, height And ogival stone arches. These forms guide The eyes away from spirit. ...
by phillipw | Jan 28, 2026 | AB, GL, PE
A Trinity Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This Savior has three penis heads above The cloth wrapped round his crotch and hidden hips. We wonder what exactly was the love He died for. Was it...
by phillipw | Jan 28, 2026 | CR, underarm hair, WA
His Shroud on the Mountains Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary po His shroud, the mountain mist, is white as he In glory by the Throne of God. Below, Beside the crossroads, passersby can see Him high and lifted...
