by phillipw | May 23, 2026 | CH, EA, HA, WA
His Gifts as Though in Bethlehem or Bodh Gaya Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “It will hardly be denied that even in this frail and corrupted world, we sometimes meet persons who, in their very mien and...
by phillipw | Apr 24, 2026 | HA, HE, MI
The Brevity of Erato’s Emotions Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagination’s sea has haar upon It. If the sun is setting, then a red Embraces mist, yet if the sun in dawn Is wooing haze, then varied...
by phillipw | Apr 2, 2026 | HA, HE, SE, ST
The Consummate Flower Girl Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He wishes for a voice as frail as pink In fading peonies except in bed While in her, wants her gestures like a mink Glove rubbing him until a...
by phillipw | Feb 9, 2026 | HA, LO, MO, VI
The Beauty of the Body of Lord Hanuman Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A bird of prey delivered holy food for Anjana. Held up hands received the gift. Her eating of it made her womb to soar There in the...
by phillipw | Feb 2, 2026 | HA, OR, PE, SH
Poem Interpretation Examining three Thousand haiku carefully, The two persimmons. ~ Shiki The reader, far too Western, so it seems, Blinks, flummoxed by the haiku. He or she Can’t grasp how two fruit spheres, unless in dreams Of Japanese imagination, see Their way...
by phillipw | Jan 9, 2026 | AN, BA, BR, FL, HA, IM, LU, VI
Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagine banjos made of silk, their strings Of satin and their cases made of cloth That’s stiffened just enough so music sings Its melodies as if a luna moth Has met the...
