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 | May 7, 2026 | BR, CA, DO, PH, WH
Bluest Sky “by meer playing go to heaven” ~Henry Vaughan We played beside Canaveral’s shore, the two Of us, he strong and beautiful as men Can be, and me a silly boy, a stretch Too far that sunshine afternoon, and then We strained to life beyond the gilded sand And...
by phillipw | Apr 23, 2026 | BR, DO, PH, Uncategorized, WH
Donald Anthony Whidden and Twenty-six Thousand Days Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The beach of long ago has gone. Long gone The sand and lacy waves are gone because Of life and death. This photo from...
by phillipw | Mar 28, 2026 | BR
Breezes Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A breeze arises in the morning air, Caressing cheek and eyelash. Then the breeze Reeds, Grass, Wind. Free Stock Video – Pixabay Might touch and lift the...
by phillipw | Mar 7, 2026 | AR, BR, EL, MA, MI, MO, Ta, Uncategorized
Beauties and the Beasts Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Jean-Paul Belmondo, Barbra Streisand, such As these hold up the hope that ugly folk Can be attractive, sexy just as much As Doris Day and Rock. An...
by phillipw | Feb 25, 2026 | BE, BR, DE, LO, Uncategorized
For Love and Worse Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The old, the old, they sit, required to keep Their lips sewn tight. The old, the old, they sit And stare at walls where men, the men, would sleep Before...
