by phillipw | Aug 19, 2026 | CI
Regret Harsh cicadas with Heat—I wished to cut Down their pine chorus. ~ Yayu [Englished by Phillip Whidden] When cold times come, I Wish that they live on, at least One in its autumn. ~ Yayu [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The combination of the August heat With...
by phillipw | Aug 13, 2026 | AN, CI
August Exultation Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Cicadas sing as if pure piping is The only thing. It is their only thing. They use their tymbals to produce their zizzzzzzzzzzzzzz Unceasing in their...
by phillipw | Aug 3, 2026 | BY, CI, KE, SE, SH
Balancing Ballads with Ballsiness: Poets Need Whores and Holes, not Mercy Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cicada is Seen when it stops its crying, Flying in silence. ~ Shiki [Englished by Phillip...
by phillipw | Jul 11, 2026 | AN, CI, DE, IM, IN, SE, SO, Sonnet
John 1:3 Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The insects and the birds sing out their sounds As if to make a choir of imps combined With seraphim all singing separate rounds Together, notes and screes of...
by phillipw | Jun 21, 2026 | CI, ED, MU, PA
Haunted Love Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Cicadas — sing — with — single-minded — zeal, — Their — passion — pushed, — pulsed — through the leaves and trees. Their song is sung so loudly that its...
by phillipw | Dec 17, 2025 | CI
Circle Set of Circles Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The snowdrop is the spring, the daffodil The trumpet spring . . . and peony the full Completion: birth, then childhood and the spill Of life in...
