by phillipw | Aug 9, 2026 | Sonnet
Waiting for the Moving of the Water, Step Through, Step In Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cicada’s shell; The creature sang away his Self, his utterness. ~ Bashô [Englished by Phillip Whidden]...
by phillipw | Aug 8, 2026 | AB, LO, Sonnet, YA
“I talk of dreams” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “guard your person while you take your nap” ~Shakespeare ~ The Tempest, Act 2, sc. 1 “Well, I’ll fetch my nap...
by phillipw | Aug 8, 2026 | Sonnet
Philosophical Dog Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When Major saw a rabbit on the verge, He leapt straight off the truck bed in pursuit. Not very wise, he could not crush his urge And so was dragged along,...
by phillipw | Aug 7, 2026 | Sonnet
Knights, Queens and Pawns Carved from Walrus Tusk Beneath Green and Lavender Skies Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Dimensions of your life push like those chess Boards stacked in three dimension or...
by phillipw | Aug 7, 2026 | Sonnet
Carved in Stonelessness Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A spirit splayed through vacuum,* a ghost Through heavens, long filled up eternity And spacelessness. The cosmos is engrossed In this. This splay...
by phillipw | Aug 6, 2026 | Sonnet
Tidy Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem For William Louis Hunter V ”I’m trisexual. I’ll try anything once.” ͂ Bill Hunter So clean that he was dirty was revealed. You...
