by phillipw | Jan 7, 2026 | IN, PO
He Has a Hidden Argo and Not in Monaco Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem ‘‘Without going out of his door, he [the sage] knows everything in the world; without looking out of his window, he knows the Way of...
by phillipw | Dec 18, 2025 | BR, FL, Ho, NE, OR, PO
They More Royal than Her Majesty Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The orange grove is far from shrouded with The fragrance of the orange blooms. They Are wrapped in rhapsody of bees. The myth Is nectar,...
by phillipw | Dec 17, 2025 | PO, SO
Manna Language Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This speaking of a sentence made of lines, Of gems and lines and sonnets, is his way. He tried the normal way but life had mines And not the diamond...
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 | Dec 15, 2025 | AP, PO, VE
Docility Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The statues of the heroes and the gods Stare straight. Immortal marble makes them stare. Though they were painted once against the odds Of transience, the...
by phillipw | Dec 5, 2025 | MY, PO, RE
Gold, Frankincense and Blur Ambivalence is what it’s all about. The certainties that you were taught with kids Around you in the Sunday School, now shout As ambiguities., our sleds on skids. The certainties have turned to shades of gray, Those things once colorful...
