by phillipw | Oct 9, 2026 | AU, CA, SI, WH, WI
Glorious Cape Canaveral Soprano Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He finds himself unable to construe The dead gardenia plant among the stone Grave markers any other meaning’s true Construction than a...
by phillipw | Aug 26, 2026 | AU
Uncertain Omens on a Dry Pond, Georgia Farm with American Beauty Berries Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Aunt Ruby turns the light on in the room And suddenly the garden twilight burns To darkness. This...
by phillipw | May 19, 2026 | AU, BR, BU, FL, Ho
Trying Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The butterfly flicked Along as if it despaired Of this fluttering world. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden] We try to see inside our minds and hearts The buzzing...
by phillipw | Apr 22, 2026 | AU, GA, LA, NI, SI, TI, WH, WI
Lagrange Cemetery Waiting for Death Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The shadows of the trees and Spanish moss Fall down upon the gravestone and the grass. Those shadows, almost ghost-like, fall across The...
by phillipw | Apr 2, 2026 | AU, FA, FL, GI, IN, SU, WI
If Only Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If only girls were more like flowers, their hands Like petals gesturing in breeze-blown loves Of innocence that burn like harmless brands, Or dressed in...
by phillipw | Mar 27, 2026 | AU, CA, LO, Uncategorized, WI
Cypress, Jasmine, Orange Blossoms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cypress tree that raises roots above Those swamps beyond the space port launch and far Away from gantries and gigantic shove Of...
