by phillipw | Feb 22, 2026 | CA, JE, WI
The Lighthouse Built to Save Mariners’ Lives Helped Pioneer Sisters Stave Off Boredom with a Silly Game Before the Age of TikTok and Instagram Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagine being bored enough to...
by phillipw | Feb 19, 2026 | BU, CA, LA, PH
Small and Large You see the morning Breeze moving the smallest hairs, The caterpillar. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] When smallest things obey the smallest laws, The laws that their small beings want to flee, These beasts fulfill the cosmic, tallest...
by phillipw | Feb 19, 2026 | CA, KI, PR, TU
Prayers Answered Before He Has to Think Such Things Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The melting village Snow tells everyone, release Glad ponies: freedom. ~ Shiki [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The cat...
by phillipw | Feb 17, 2026 | CA, PO, WH, WO
The Poor Boy and the Poor, Poor Joe* Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The little boy, not more than that, took out His gun to hunt for family’s food. The dirt Patch farm was even worse than dirt. Its...
by phillipw | Feb 10, 2026 | AL, CA, LA, PA, SH, Uncategorized
Topsy-Turvey Mumblings of Deities Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When you are near enough to God, your Your true identity is scraped as if Divine A.I. is scanning you, one pure, Most wise identity, each...
by phillipw | Feb 3, 2026 | CA
Feral Cats Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Stray cats are not poor fellows who would live, Or, rather, they are more than that. They sleep In sunlight where they find it and forgive The Great Cat God...
