by phillipw | May 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Blackness Inside the Killer Whale’s Stomach Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem All day no word, no Speaking, the butterflies cast Their unseen shadows. ~ Hōsai (Englished by Phillip Whidden No matter quite...
by phillipw | May 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Truest Things Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The truest things stop mind or heart in mid Thought, beat. They halt the eyes. An April tree Is like the prophet saints who all forbid...
by phillipw | May 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Earthly Passions Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A summer shower washed My face. Earthly passions fell, Gallons dropped away. ~ Kōyō [Englished by Phillip Whidden] What “earthly passions”...
by phillipw | May 26, 2024 | NO, RO, SE
The Pink of Gentle Hermione and White of John Paul II Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The lodger pauses, as he leaves, to gaze At blossoms in the border at the front —...
by phillipw | May 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Last Rose of December The last rose open looks up towards the sky. The sky does not look down but only spreads Itself. The flower unspeaking asks for dry December breezes. Fallen, other heads Speak silently from death and ground to say The coolness...
