by phillipw | May 21, 2026 | AN, DE, DI, GO, RE
Pilgrims at Terror Creek “There is no effort on my brow, I do not strive,* I do not weep; I rush with the swift spheres and glow In joy, and when I will, I sleep.” ~ Matthew Arnold [speaking in the voice of Nature], Mortality Decaffeinated nature...
by phillipw | May 10, 2026 | PR, RE
The Lipless Mask Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Unspoken and unspeakable it comes, The answer, though no question has been asked. The deepest, pre-dawn half-light answer thrums Unspeakably. Religions...
by phillipw | Apr 10, 2026 | PH, RE, SA
Clear Blue and Clear White Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “from everywhere, from nowhere” ~R. H. Blyth Sometimes it seems the universe is clear In what it says. A daybreak comes in blue Of almost...
by phillipw | Apr 6, 2026 | CH, ME, RE, SA, Uncategorized
Revelation and Satori Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A black night of stars: Cherry petals are falling; Water, rice seedlings. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The black of night with stars implies...
by phillipw | Apr 4, 2026 | AC, RE
Upon the Stage* Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When people plant the rice in paddies, wade With wider steps among the mud thick rows, The men make wider strides as they evade Too many footsteps in the...
by phillipw | Mar 8, 2026 | BU, CH, FA, HI, IS, JU, OR, PR, RE, TR
The Spider Webs of Fibers Finer than Charmeuse Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We find ourselves between the basest hopes And silliest of fears. When still we find Ourselves despite religions and those...
