Select Page

Clair de Lune

Clair de Lune Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When evening creeps on earth, the skylarks drift Below their highest singing.  They sink down And change their sound and slowly, sadly shift To gentlest...

Joie de Vivre

     Joie de Vivre Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We might forgive ourselves for thinking larks Do not consider self at all.  Instead They think of hen and chicks and send out arcs Of music leaving...

Tinily Yet Endlessly across Millions of Years

Tinily Yet Endlessly across Millions of Years Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Skylarks go soaring, Stepping on clouds and breathing Eons’ mist and haze. ~ Shiki [Englished by Phillip Whidden;...

No Need for Seeing Eyes

 No Need for Seeing Eyes Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Bird thou ever wert You do not need to see the lark when song Fills air and sky.  His voice alone prevents That need.  His strength alone pulls...

Nevertheless

     Nevertheless Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The skylark sining ripples the clouds.  ~ Seien The skylark penetrates the clouds or mist Not just with beak and body, feathers, wings And even claws. ...