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...
by phillipw | Dec 29, 2025 | DE, HA, Uncategorized
Haddocks’ Eyes Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A day of light starts To shine upon the heads of Netted pilchard eyes. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The dawn comes up, so slow, so slow, yet not...
by phillipw | Oct 17, 2025 | CA, FU, HA, JO, RE, SA
Trip Ups Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A ratatouille made of shadows seen Through God’s kaleidoscope is what the faiths Present to us. Religions, each a different scene Of glitters, promise...
by phillipw | Oct 14, 2025 | HA, RO, UN
Decades Later in an Unstained Bed Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The dream erupted in the morning night As nightdreams do. It brought with it a beast, A simulacrum made to give a fright. So long...
by phillipw | Sep 27, 2025 | EP, HA, PO, SO, Uncategorized
Brobdingnag and Lilliput Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When weakness is the power needed, choose The “weakness.” Orchid glory flares too, too Much. Choose the single cherry blossom. Blues Of...
