by phillipw | Apr 28, 2026 | SI, SO
Pawn Chorus Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The animals produce their poetry: The whales sing out slow-motion melodies Across the ocean depths and widths; the sea Spreads out the song, the chanting...
by phillipw | Apr 22, 2026 | AU, GA, LA, NI, SI, TI, WH, WI
Lagrange Cemetery Waiting for Death Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The shadows of the trees and Spanish moss Fall down upon the gravestone and the grass. Those shadows, almost ghost-like, fall across The...
by phillipw | Apr 21, 2026 | CH, JE, LU, SI, Uncategorized
Lucichrist Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He spoke that single word to me and all The universe was swallowed in a blink. He spoke. All other words became a sprawl And then I knew I had no need to...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2026 | BL, PR, SI, SK, SO
Remember. Singing Goes on at Funerals. At day-break the song Of the skylark is ringing In the midst of rain. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden The skylark chooses song despite the rain. The lark is dreaming of the sky when night And rain surround him. He refuses...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2026 | DA, LA, SI, SK
Composition Ex Nihilo Ah! Singing skylark! The tail-end of the forest Lingers in dakness. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The larks embark on song while in the dark Of groves before these larks begin to see First glimmers from the dawn. An unknown spark...
by phillipw | Feb 11, 2026 | MU, OR, SI
The Nestling Pushing Out the Innocent Eggs Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The singing of the nightingale brings blood To spirit and a pure soprano brings The spirit blood. These two together thud The...
