by phillipw | Jan 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Ever Old the Spring, Ever New the Spring Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Spring is when the oldest meanings all become The ever new, are ever new because They will not be destroyed. The winter, numb With...
by phillipw | Jan 27, 2026 | PH, RO, SE, SN
Not Exactly Hypatia Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem She struck him as a woman lacking thought, At least no semblance of a thought that she Originated. Taking what she ought To think, she sometimes tried...
by phillipw | Jan 27, 2026 | VE
Murano Master Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It’s like he’s made of real Murano glass (Not made in China), if there’s such a thing Now, but he thinks that we are Plexiglas. He thinks that gods will...
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 26, 2026 | AL, DI, IG, KN, SC, TH
The Crannied Wall Without God Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The sun would scorch, but what if there is no One there to suffer? Sunsets stun away The light, yet what if no one sees that glow? Electron...
by phillipw | Jan 26, 2026 | GA
Digging for Divinity Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Flowers are seen through a crack In the garden gate. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] In Wallingford we passed a house and fence And got a peak...
by phillipw | Jan 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Foolishness of Christian Preaching Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem 1 Corinthians 1:21 I have two favorite men in Bracknell. Both Are not what most would think of when they think Of Christians, but...
by phillipw | Jan 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dream Boy, Dream Girl, Dream It Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The child you long for will not ever be. Instead the semen of a man and egg In you will come up with a far proximity Of what you yearn...
