by phillipw | Apr 6, 2026 | CH, ME, RE, SA, Uncategorized
Revelation and Satori Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A black night of stars: Cherry petals are falling; Water, rice seedlings. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The black of night with stars implies...
by phillipw | Apr 6, 2026 | PE, PR, SN
Serrated Dew-covered Blossoms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The swaying of the snake across the pond Is beauty as we know it, as we seize The loveliness of life — and death beyond — If such a thing...
by phillipw | Apr 5, 2026 | JU, MO, SA, Uncategorized, WH
And They Despise Villanelles, Too Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The near rectangularity of shape Of sonnets tempts at least a few to scorn Them: “Set too strict!’’ “Too much like freedom’s rape!’’ They...
by phillipw | Apr 4, 2026 | AC, RE
Upon the Stage* Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When people plant the rice in paddies, wade With wider steps among the mud thick rows, The men make wider strides as they evade Too many footsteps in the...
by phillipw | Apr 4, 2026 | AG, AT, BU, HI
The Artistic View Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We work below the clouds but not apart From them. We all are far too much aligned Like rows in planting. We and clouds both start And finish...
