by phillipw | Feb 22, 2026 | BU, NI
The Unreality of Anything as Unimportant as Just Death Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Buddha and true Buddhas theorize That death is nothing we should grieve about Because it’s just appearance, just...
by phillipw | Feb 18, 2026 | ED, IR, NI, PA, PE, SU
Pedophilia Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Delivery of printed music sheets Is more important than performance, though It’s not clear why. The sweating in the seats Of chasing cars is mindless,...
by phillipw | Feb 9, 2026 | ET, NI
The Message of the Eternal Transference Tells You to Go to the Hopeless Hermitage of Life and Death There is no bridge where The sun is setting again. Ah. The spring water. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The sun of our life is setting, we are all on our last...
by phillipw | Jan 24, 2026 | ET, FR, NI
Time-limited Desire Of course we all might hesitate before We think and act. We know this since The end of every action is ordained, is sore With doom. Our destinies will always mince Our thoughts and actions when the cosmos can. It chows on them and will not try to...
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 | Jan 13, 2026 | BA, JE, MO, NI
Fantasias versus “Free Verse” (prose) Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem brother james air – YouTube The birds are happy with their songs. They sing Them yet again, again. Unchanging through...
