by phillipw | Jan 19, 2026 | DA, IN, TO
One as Plural “see, collected in tranquility” [or something like that] ~ William Wordsworth For poetry he dives like Baja boys For pearls but leaps through eyeballs like young Tom From heights. He dives through lenses and the noise Of life and finds our spheres. He...
by phillipw | Jan 18, 2026 | WH
A Mystic Reality Show We want to put a special room inside The White House and without a trace of gilt Within. We want this room filled, side to side And top to bottom, with a total tilt For decent people, filled with them indeed. In Indian thought this room could be...
by phillipw | Jan 18, 2026 | CA, CO, PA, PE, SA
The Flame of Modesty Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Some Catholic priests must savor losing face, The screened confessional providing Christ’s Humility for them. His helpful grace Gives pious...
by phillipw | Jan 18, 2026 | FR, Uncategorized
“And there will be no more sea” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem For Abhishek Yadav You know why Crusoe felt a terror when He saw that footprint. He had been alone So long, had learned to love the lack of...
by phillipw | Jan 18, 2026 | SI
Eternity and Time An honored author says eternity Would have no meaning if there were no time In parallel with it. Supernity Of always and forever needs no slime Of molecules and energy. They, mere, Subsist. Eternity was long before. These details with their large...
by phillipw | Jan 18, 2026 | AS, PH, Uncategorized
The Yum Under Wordsworth’s Words “Swallowing is nature’s quest.” ~ Phillip Whidden The barley field is straight, its edges straight And they are not. Its rows are straight and not, Not really. Truth in nature is its hate Of straightness, strictness. Those are items...
by phillipw | Jan 18, 2026 | PE
144,000 Is a Perfect Biblical Number Trying to Camouflage as Lucifer Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When people love to make things more correct And lovely, this opposes truth. That trick shows sillies...
by phillipw | Jan 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
“Even such is Time” ~ Sir Walter Raleigh Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem At first time gives us youth and youthful joys Without harsh hair, but when that grows we pay For it with harsh intensity. Our...
