by phillipw | Oct 21, 2026 | CH, EA, IS, LO, PE, SH
Preacher Paradox To the white candle The white peony is death, Moving still as death. ~Kyoroku [Englished by Phillip Whidden*] ~ Ecclesiastes 1:2 The peony and candle both seem still, But “seeming” never/always still contains Un(numb)ered movements. Particles feel...
by phillipw | Sep 28, 2026 | AL, BA, GA, PE, SH
Golden Guys “sneer of cold command” Young Alexander conquers most of known Harsh kingdoms, harshly. Now we ask, “So what?” So what if his brutality has grown A realm that Ozymandias could not Have dreamed of? Each one was a clot of vile And vicious violence of...
by phillipw | Aug 16, 2026 | CR, DE, PE, RE, SH
The Ultimate Spectrum Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A painter moves a pink skinned pear inside A still life scene and starts to paint again. Another painting comes. Dress up the bride In black and...
by phillipw | Jun 21, 2026 | BU, DE, EL, PE, RA, SA
The Very Stones Will Cry Out Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem In desert places God is seen and heard. A burning bush appears but does not burn. Mild flames are miracle enough. A bird Sings out some...
by phillipw | May 25, 2026 | CO, MA, ON, PE, SE, TE, TH
Him to Hymn Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “I am driven to a fine extremity; this limb of mine is mine own.” ~ Merry Wives of Windsor, III, sc. 5 His Him parts cause the hymn. You...
by phillipw | May 25, 2026 | PE, RO, Sonnet
Imagination Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We build up fancies in our minds too much, Like sonnets in a sequence, or a plot Inside a Mills and Boon romance. A touch Of madness like divine ideas is...
