by phillipw | Oct 17, 2026 | FA, IM, Sonnet, WH
With the Utmost Violence the Mind Can Defy Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Peonies do not permit Clouds for one hundred miles to Ravage pink petals. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The peonies...
by phillipw | Sep 22, 2026 | AN, CO, IM, RH, SA, TH
“At one stride comes the” Exclamation Mark Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if the cherry flowerings turn At once to fruit, from pink (or white) to red Of dark and gloss, as if the blossoms burn...
by phillipw | Aug 30, 2026 | DO, FA, IM, RE, SO
Choking on Untruth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! Although the holy ones insist that we Extend beyond our bodies and mere time, That we have SOULS and...
by phillipw | Aug 13, 2026 | GO, HA, IM, LO, SU, VE
After Xanadu the Muteness of My Heart Crying for Lucifer Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “If only,” says the lover, “I could dream Again the words of reverie in sleep, If I could capture in my chest the...
by phillipw | Aug 5, 2026 | ET, IM
The Dancer Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This dancer, this one dancer never will Retire, but do not blame him since he can’t. The older that he grows, his dance will spill Along across eternity. The...
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...
