by phillipw | Jul 3, 2026 | EV, GA, SE, SN
Galatians 6 verse 7 (KJV) Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “because talking about the Way makes it not the Way” ~ Sôshi When poets think they have poetic rights To talk about the sonnet form as if It were...
by phillipw | Jul 3, 2026 | Sonnet
Maine Sea Quack: a Great Disappointment Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Electric was the rock that hit her head; Like levitation, lights inspired her brain, Like little comas knocking her near dead....
by phillipw | Jul 1, 2026 | Sonnet
Surrealism as Spirituality Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The voiceless things, insensate willow trees, Volcanoes, constellations and their sky Sing like an anchoress with galaxies Instead of throat and...
by phillipw | Jun 29, 2026 | MY, SA, SE
Helpful Hands Instead of Punctured Stigmata Palms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If mystical or sentimental, go Away. Don’t wallow with those graceful trees, The weeping willows. Stop your Eckharts’...
by phillipw | Jun 28, 2026 | AI, AR, BI, WO, WW
Sinicon Valley Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “have corrupted themselves” ~ King James Version We worship, tranced, around the golden calf, The Web, AI, and now are in its wide Dunes, desert wastes,...
by phillipw | Jun 27, 2026 | Sonnet
Words, after all, are not only words “Words: Which have no words” ~ Shelley Not much imagination is required To start a sonnet. Find your courage. Start. The words and scheme take over. As desired They soon possess you like a demon. Heart And mind aren’t...
by phillipw | Jun 27, 2026 | EM, HE, TH, WA, WH
Eyes for Seeing The curse, the pang with which they died, Had never passed away; I could not draw my eyes from theirs, Nor lift them up to pray. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge Their eyes still stare through death that you and I Cannot...
by phillipw | Jun 27, 2026 | Sonnet
Where Colorlessness Comes From Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The silence comes as The maple or chestnut leaf Sinks through pond water. ~ Shôhaku, Englished by Phillip Whidden A red and yellow maple leaf...
