by phillipw | Jun 13, 2025 | AE, BU, ES, IM, SA, Uncategorized
Sabi and “Kubla Khan” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “withered the health and the spirits of his bride” ~ Edgar Allen Poe, “The Oval Portrait” The poet left his lines unfinished—and Unfinished it...
by phillipw | May 31, 2025 | BU
Buddha Solidifying from Incense Caused by Bing’s AI as instructed by the sonneteer. The sounds of worshipers and tourists fade As evening tidies up. From in the pond A quiet rises through the temple shade. Perhaps a twilight meaning from beyond The monks...
by phillipw | May 30, 2025 | BU, CH, HI, MY, TR, UN
Concord Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The two are two resoundingly. The two Are one resoundingly. The two are one In Buddha, indivisibly, as blue Is yellow, hues invisibly, haar one...
by phillipw | May 23, 2025 | BU, EN, EY, SA, Ta, TR, Uncategorized, ZE
Zen and Lucas Samaras’s Inner Mirror Cube Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Note: If you step into this cube and the entry door is then closed, you will understand this sonnet… and perhaps much else about...
by phillipw | May 9, 2025 | BU, RA, RO, SC
Though ’Twere Then Thousand Smiles Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Scots have learned to smile at sadness. Where Else? Maybe happiness can come apart From sorrow for the Sassenach. In Ayr The...
by phillipw | Apr 20, 2025 | BU
Perspectives in the Plaza de Toros Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Slim, slim the waist of matadors, as slim As trickle of the blood from bull; thin, thin The satin silk of jacket; bulge of him In...
