by phillipw | Sep 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Fathers and Sons When faiths omit the facts, the truth, they kill Religion. When they make that sacrifice, It’s Abraham and Isaac sent to trill Away the obvious. Religions slice Away at sacred things like sons to please Some god imagined by a mindless...
by phillipw | Sep 21, 2025 | BE, MA, Uncategorized
God, Christ and Adam First of All Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A place that never saw the beauty of A man, the beauty, masculinity— The beauty of his manhood—cannot love The truth of God’s and Christ’s...
by phillipw | Sep 21, 2025 | AM, CH, FE, HE, RE
A Faith’s Pure Shrine Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem That rhyming verse which makes a big romance Of stuff besmirches truest poetry. It’s like Gestapo jackboots in a dance On heaps of bones...
by phillipw | Sep 18, 2025 | ES, M, PH
The Ultimate Equation a la Escher Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagine you could see yourself as God Sees you. Imagine that your eyes could see As if they might go far beyond an awed Enlightenment in...
by phillipw | Sep 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Whirl of the Aria Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem What Soul wants, that is life for you before You ever know it. It is like the cue Behind the curtain, actors waiting for It. This is like...
by phillipw | Sep 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Millefeuille and Croissants Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The crescent gives its flakiness to teeth. The leaves and butter touch the tongue raised up To saintliness. Saint Mary’s bridal wreath...
by phillipw | Sep 16, 2025 | AC, CH, RE, SE, ST, Uncategorized
C.R.S., P.W.W., Continuation of Death Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem His tree is here. His tree is here. Long years Before we met, the redwood soared above Our heights, combined, and now long years,...
by phillipw | Sep 15, 2025 | LO, MY, RA, RE, SC, Uncategorized
Saint Teresa of Avila Being Penetrated by Her Vision in Her Holy Levitation and Transverberation Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern...
