by phillipw | Aug 19, 2026 | Sonnet
Prospero Howling at Death Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He loved to fight. He fought with other cats. He brought home wounds from tenor snarls and paws. To us they seemed like little feline spats, But...
by phillipw | Aug 19, 2026 | CI
Regret Harsh cicadas with Heat—I wished to cut Down their pine chorus. ~ Yayu [Englished by Phillip Whidden] When cold times come, I Wish that they live on, at least One in its autumn. ~ Yayu [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The combination of the August heat With...
by phillipw | Aug 19, 2026 | OS, SH, SY, WI
Shakespeare and Mellow Synesthesia Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Our poetry allows the best of realms. Vanilla taste is heard and seen. Rhyme’s smell Can be a velvet touch. At poets’ helms Directions...
by phillipw | Aug 18, 2026 | CL, FE, GI, MA, OR, PU, SE, SY
Conflated Conception Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A cicada cries And cries. It is an orangey Red paper windmill. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The windmill blades in swirl become the swish Of...
by phillipw | Aug 18, 2026 | CH, ST, WE
Waste Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Weeping Cherry” by Charles Randall Stanfield He wasted mornings in his day. He kissed Away the moment where he could have set A sonnet on the cosmos. ...
by phillipw | Aug 18, 2026 | LO, OS, SE, WI
I Do “To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.” ~ Oscar Wilde The others have not ever felt the way I do. At least I think that they have not. How could they? I am me and they are they. Their hearts are theirs. My mind has never taught Me how to read...
by phillipw | Aug 18, 2026 | CH, ST
As It Ever Was, Has Ever Been, and As It Ever Shall Be, A Man Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Our meetings are beginnings of God’s end. The lives of men are all endurance till They part. He raised his...
by phillipw | Aug 17, 2026 | CE, CR, GA, GR, LA, OL, SP
“As if you could kill time without injuring eternity” ~ Henry David Thoreau, Walden Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Whatever can it be that people do When not composing poetry or songs, Sung sonnets,...
