by phillipw | Feb 22, 2026 | CA, JE, WI
The Lighthouse Built to Save Mariners’ Lives Helped Pioneer Sisters Stave Off Boredom with a Silly Game Before the Age of TikTok and Instagram Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagine being bored enough to...
by phillipw | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
For Better or For Worse In the evening cool The fish don’t know the water Butt for what it is. ~ Basho [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The octopus trap, Fleeting dreams beneath the moon, The bland summer moon. ~ Basho [Englished by Phillip Whidden] “Perhaps...
by phillipw | Feb 21, 2026 | GA, OM
And God Said, “Let There Be Blight.” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Pure truth does not exist, or when it hits You do not like it, do you? Only death Is purest truth, unequalled in its blitz Across the...
by phillipw | Feb 20, 2026 | CO, CU, FU, SE, Uncategorized
This is a sexually explicit sonnet. Do not read it or look at its illustration if sexually explicit material will offend you. Do not complain since you were warned. Hedonism as Heroic Truth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern...
by phillipw | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
High Mountains of the Indian Spring Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The mountains of the spring are far away From where you stand with tea cup there upon Your Indian verandah. Blossomed spray Of pink on...
