by phillipw | Jun 15, 2025 | BE, CO, Uncategorized, YO
Travesty of Singing from the Stage Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Just screaming and then shouting—not like jazz Or any type of music—that is what We suffer. Gone are bourbon razzmatazz STREET MUSIC...
by phillipw | Jun 15, 2025 | CO, WO
Pseudo Homers and Pseudo William The beauty of the early haiku men, Of Basho, Buson, best of pioneers, Is their disciples followed them; true men Loved learning from these poets lacking peers, But devotees of Western poets failed To happen, not in masters’ times. ...
by phillipw | Jun 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Haiku Aims at Contemplation A “person” like Caligula or Trump Might want his spaces filled with gold (or gilt On everything), turn elegance to dump Of tastelessness and never know core guilt. He thinks that poetry is lyrics from A rock song, if he thinks at all....
by phillipw | Jun 14, 2025 | PO, TR, Uncategorized
“rule them with a rod of iron” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem FIRST WITCH Where the place? SECOND WITCH Upon the heath. The mistiness that many readers think That poets and their mountains should...
by phillipw | Jun 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
“the quiet of a loving eye” ~ Lord Byron In Zen’s “the quiet of a loving eye” The stress is on the quiet. Loving slips To second place or lower. In the sky Of Zen the moon sails silent, though love’s hips Are in its realm. A haiku doesn’t see The lips of geishas...
