by phillipw | Jul 16, 2024 | AM, AN, DE, HA, PO, PR
Delphi Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem To die while the dew Is yet undried, that would have Meaningless meaning. ~ Kōyō [Englished and twisted by Phillip Whidden; the more correct...
by phillipw | Jul 7, 2024 | CA, DE, OX, PA, PR
Shade The quiet, silent things send echoes through Each other. Rosebush leaves above the tom That naps beneath them are more quiet, strew Their silence down, reverberating calm On nearly silent breathing through his two Pink nostrils held by...
by phillipw | Jun 13, 2024 | EL, PR, RE
No Need to Lament Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Since fire is always chaste, we do not need To know its secret. Smoke is not its soul. Its soul is more a blue and yellow steed That rages...
by phillipw | Jun 11, 2024 | CA, PR
Night and Day a Mystery Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem My cat is twitching on my lap. His dreams Are patent leather to my eyes, more black Than death inside a universe that streams With...
by phillipw | May 21, 2024 | IN, PR
Jehovah Isn’t Buddha with his Prayer Wheels Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem So why do people pray when they want God To give a favor? He is said to be A God of love. Perhaps it is an odd Thing...
by phillipw | Apr 16, 2024 | EI, PR, WH
Above the Big Old White-paged Bible She Held, Though Below It Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem She did not have to breathe. Why breathe when lungs Were lifted into visions and in trance With Christ and...
