by phillipw | May 20, 2026 | Sonnet
Universal Charity, Agape Love and All That Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If only midges buzzed like Buddhist monks Or like the Jains, so ethical no bites Would stab the skin and flesh. No flaming...
by phillipw | May 20, 2026 | CA
Daydream Uselessness Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He has two giant Oriental fans Propped up beside his bookcase and his main Computer screen. He has to save spread spans From feline selfishness. A...
by phillipw | May 20, 2026 | LU
Heralds Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A butterfly gives beauty, pleasure, grace, All free for us — the beauty in its wings, The pleasure in its flight and floating pace. The beauty of its...
by phillipw | May 20, 2026 | Sonnet
Morning Revelation Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He wakes to beauty in the morning light. He wakes to beauty there above his sheets. It is as if a scene with candlelight Of love has filled his bed and...
by phillipw | May 19, 2026 | BU, LU, MO, PI, Uncategorized
Lepidoptera Pilgrims Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem They flick from flower onto flower, ways And ways, but as a broken way of flicks And flutters, flickering through religious days; Or, if as moths...
by phillipw | May 19, 2026 | AU, BR, BU, FL, Ho
Trying Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The butterfly flicked Along as if it despaired Of this fluttering world. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden] We try to see inside our minds and hearts The buzzing...
by phillipw | May 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Son of a Beekeeper and a Housewife The mare, his mother, Stands her ground beside her foal. He drinks from a stream. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden] Like me you probably remember days On end, clean decades by your childhood’s stream When all was clear, not even...
by phillipw | May 18, 2026 | PO
Quintessential Equine Spring Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The foal sticks out his Pink and brown snout to sniff at Purple irises. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The cosmos brought together...
