by phillipw | Jan 7, 2026 | BU, PI, SA
But Monks are Getting Rich The Great Buddha, bronze, Is dozing, but not even That this April day. ~ Shiki [Englished by Phillip Whidden] It’s been a long, long time since Buddha had A dream. He sits there with his eye slits closed, But dreams and nightmares...
by phillipw | Dec 14, 2025 | AV, EC, MY, SA, TE, Uncategorized
Miracles Greater than the James Webb Space Telescope Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Time telescopes — and Shakespeare travels large To ones who want him. Buddha opens doors Across our centuries. Then...
by phillipw | Dec 7, 2025 | AM, GR, LU, PR, SA
By Reason of Thy Brightness Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If we attain exactly everything, Yes, even far beyond what we have dreamed, Our wishes filled with sex and love on wing In Heaven’s flight, if...
by phillipw | Dec 6, 2025 | AD, ED, LU, MO, SA, WH
Guardian Angels God Will Send Thee / Dark the Path that We Are Treading Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The moon in the creek shines upon the breeze in the pine-trees” ~ Wang Wei “The white horse...
by phillipw | Oct 17, 2025 | CA, FU, HA, JO, RE, SA
Trip Ups Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A ratatouille made of shadows seen Through God’s kaleidoscope is what the faiths Present to us. Religions, each a different scene Of glitters, promise...
by phillipw | Sep 29, 2025 | BE, DA, EN, SA, Uncategorized, VI
Enlightenment in One Nothing-like Moment in Nowhere Michigan Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The earliest of light, a line across The sky, the thinnest strip of sacral light Above the past’s horizon,...
