by phillipw | Aug 29, 2025 | NO
Keikai Suru Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem ō The dancing of that night upon Nō stage Left opera, its trivialities, Behind. It lifted up Medea’s rage. It forced us into brute realties, Forever true,...
by phillipw | May 28, 2025 | AB, MU, NO, Uncategorized
Hard Produces Hard and Soft The poet is just plain peculiar if He opposes cosmic law. Unique Is what that law requires. If there’s a whiff Of uniformity, a tiny tweak Is DNA-deployed. This law insists On freaks. No perfect copy is allowed. There always have...
by phillipw | Jan 1, 2025 | NO, OR, RE, SU
Red Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The red around us means STOP, DANGER, NO If it is human-made. Perhaps it hints Some other code in nature. In the glow Of skies at sunset,...
by phillipw | May 26, 2024 | NO, RO, SE
The Pink of Gentle Hermione and White of John Paul II Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The lodger pauses, as he leaves, to gaze At blossoms in the border at the front —...
by phillipw | Feb 8, 2024 | DR, FA, GR, NO
Creature of Compassion Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Although in worlds outside of Asia some Might think that pink and green are linked to love Of softness, few think dragons might succumb To...
by phillipw | Jan 14, 2024 | GA, HA, HE, NO, ST
The Female Pheasant’s Handsome Lover Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Noh fan opens out upon the stage. The female pheasant’s lover is the point. Her attitude to beauty makes her sage: When males are...
