by phillipw | Apr 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Milton, We Have Need Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He lives in realms of poetry. He sleeps When others are awake. He writes when they Are having nightmares, nightmares in the deeps Of prose-filled...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2026 | BL, PR, SI, SK, SO
Remember. Singing Goes on at Funerals. At day-break the song Of the skylark is ringing In the midst of rain. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden The skylark chooses song despite the rain. The lark is dreaming of the sky when night And rain surround him. He refuses...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2026 | DA, LA, SI, SK
Composition Ex Nihilo Ah! Singing skylark! The tail-end of the forest Lingers in dakness. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The larks embark on song while in the dark Of groves before these larks begin to see First glimmers from the dawn. An unknown spark...
by phillipw | Apr 14, 2026 | LO, SA, SK
Love is as Strong as Death Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The reason that the skylark sings and sings And sings and sings is since the sky is wide And high. He thinks this means his song and wings...
by phillipw | Apr 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Single-hearted Soul The skylark is a single-hearted soul, A Christian soul in that one aspect, pure In major key devotion, song its whole Obsession as its soaring, one sect pure In melody and purpose. Shakers could Not in their dancing and their simple song...
