by phillipw | Feb 3, 2026 | GA, SE, SN
Feral Nature Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem In Japanese the word for petals on The ground is “chiri” — mud. The apple tree, And cherry tree are now no longer dawn Of beauty; dropping petaled...
by phillipw | Jan 30, 2026 | ID, SA, SE
Idol, Slick Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The mist refuses to enhance the power Or beauty of the mountain or the hill. Their granite beauty is a gray, white tower Above such silliness. They hulk...
by phillipw | Jan 27, 2026 | PH, RO, SE, SN
Not Exactly Hypatia Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem She struck him as a woman lacking thought, At least no semblance of a thought that she Originated. Taking what she ought To think, she sometimes tried...
by phillipw | Jan 21, 2026 | CH, SE, TI
“all / ye know on earth, and all ye need to know” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When cherries bloom around the Basin, wings Are in the air and on the water, but The tourists do not see them. iPhone...
by phillipw | Jan 17, 2026 | DE, ES, SE
Stronger than the Impossible Situation Houdini Escaped From Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem This morning of this spring just passed is past. It always can’t return, not ever. Then The day when it’s...
by phillipw | Jan 12, 2026 | GO, SE, TH, TR
Piddling Emperors and Trunkless Legs* Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem God changes not, Eternal lack of feet, Not iron and clay, just iron without a toe, He waits beyond immortal, throne as seat, Unmoving...
