by phillipw | Feb 24, 2026 | MU
Starcrossed in Translation Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If music be the code of love The word of love is one that must be said More quietly than heart’s own quietest beat. The word is quiet like the...
by phillipw | Feb 11, 2026 | MU, OR, SI
The Nestling Pushing Out the Innocent Eggs Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The singing of the nightingale brings blood To spirit and a pure soprano brings The spirit blood. These two together thud The...
by phillipw | Jan 20, 2026 | AN, AR, MU, PA, SI
Reclining on Clouds Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The angels lie on clouds in paintings, art And poetry. Archangels lead the choir (The speaking choir)* and are the tenor part Declaiming angel stanzas...
by phillipw | Jan 13, 2026 | BL, LO, MO, MU, NI
Assignations Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Assign the fence to mockingbirds in love. Assign the limb to nightingales and moons, The sky to larks in spirals up above, The blackbird’s vapored song...
by phillipw | Dec 16, 2025 | MU, PH, PO, RE
Post-meaningism in Seventeenth-century Japan, Never Mind the Pythia Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Do not follow in the footsteps of the Ancients; seek what they sought.” ~ Bashô If no one follows...
by phillipw | Sep 7, 2025 | HA, MU, UN
Mystic Music, Subjects and Their Answers The hidden unity in music comes From secret truths we seek to find in notes, Though disparate they be. This oneness hums Through life’s apparent clashing din. Notes Are grouped in chords and melodies that hold And do not hold...
