by phillipw | Sep 12, 2026 | Sonnet
Non-identical Twins Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The one withheld, withheld — sensed well The present had to be the future tense. Tomorrow was the place for hardened swell, For force, fulfillment, time...
by phillipw | Sep 12, 2026 | Sonnet
Night, Light, Leaves Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We went sailing at Night — but now with sun on sails — We see shores’ young leaves. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] At night the leaves, child...
by phillipw | Sep 8, 2026 | Sonnet
A Weeping Willow Tree, Fare Thee Well From the willow tree On the road over the moor Day starts to darken. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden to regularize its lineage] As day begins to darken from the grace Of one green willow tree, the poet’s pause Presents an...
by phillipw | Sep 8, 2026 | Sonnet
Plum Blossoms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Every night from now Will turn to dawn from the white Blooms of the plum tree. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] If white is purity, then truth is true...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | Sonnet
Sinister Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem An infestation of a dragon kind Has surged around the town. Because their threat Is scaled, severe, the beasts are in a bind Behind some metal barriers. Fangs...
by phillipw | Sep 1, 2026 | Sonnet
That You Love Me Still the Same [in the voice of CRS about my continued dedication] Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem (73) Balfe: The Bohemian Girl / Act 2: “I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls”...
