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Or Tied to the Mast

            Or Tied to the Mast You know the meaning of the paradise Of love.  You sailed there with the ocean realm Around it, deep.  You lost the map that eyes Provided, Paul’s or Pearl’s.  The wheel and helm Were yours—you thought.  Since heart sailed there before,...

Widespread Love

               Widespread Love Those lovers who love love are killers of It often, often as Black Widows eat The eagerness and guts of males who love Them, giving up their sperm and lives, complete The sacrifice to love and life.  Love such As this is like Medea’s,...

Never Mind Astrophel and Stella

          Never Mind Astrophel and Stella Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem http://www.phillipwhidden.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/star-exploding-208576_large.mp4 If sonnets are supposed to be about Love,...

Never Still but Still

       Never Still but Still How dangerous a poet set in Zen Might be is shown:  erased Komachi mossed In centuries knowing all too well how men And women lose their love, how love is lost In bed — and everywhere, in incense burned More hotly than their lovers’ bodies...

 Shiva Mahadeva

           Shiva Mahadeva Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  The warrior, Mahadeva, holds his love Upon his thighs, and nearby on a pond The lotuses bloom, pink.  Nearby, above Them in a Hindu heaven space,...