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...
by phillipw | Jul 16, 2024 | DA, FL, GA, OR, PO, SA, SN, SU
Weird Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem How strange these bright orbs seem beneath the snow Of Florida. The rarity should be The flakes heaped up on an orange van Gogh Might...
by phillipw | Apr 9, 2024 | CO, PU, SN
Meaningless in French Restaurants With grace in every part the snail moves, fast Like all perfections, fast in nature, form And beauty. Snails do not want meanings vast And mystical. The snail is not a warm Enlightenment from Zen, sparrows picked By Christ for...
