by phillipw | Jul 9, 2026 | BE, SE, SN
Grave Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem the empty words of a dream Remembered on waking ~ Robert Bridges, “I Love All Beauteous Things” Too much like words of Lucifer who wakes From falling...
by phillipw | Jul 3, 2026 | EV, GA, SE, SN
Galatians 6 verse 7 (KJV) Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “because talking about the Way makes it not the Way” ~ Sôshi When poets think they have poetic rights To talk about the sonnet form as if It were...
by phillipw | Apr 6, 2026 | PE, PR, SN
Serrated Dew-covered Blossoms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The swaying of the snake across the pond Is beauty as we know it, as we seize The loveliness of life — and death beyond — If such a thing...
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 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 | Dec 25, 2025 | SN
The Truth Floats More Like Murk Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contempverse morary odern poem contemporary poem In the evening mist the frogs are loud. ~ Yamabe Akahito The mist that rises from the water lures The sentimental mind to turn to wings Of...
