by phillipw | Aug 17, 2026 | BE, CH, DE, LO, ST, UG
Twirls Lacking in Lost Trees Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Entering the summer Grove, he finds no trace of Charles. No hint remains. None. ~ Shiki [Englished by Phillip Whidden Just once I went with...
by phillipw | Aug 16, 2026 | BR, Ho, SE, TI, UG
Amid the Reek of Rotting Seaweed from the Indian River Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We know a certain awe when summer comes, When hot months come with sweat and heat among The trunks, the limbs and...
by phillipw | Aug 16, 2026 | BU, TO, UG
Hobbled Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Yes, even ugly ones, this mud-like one, This toad partakes of pure divinity. He hauls himself from hunkered shade to sun And shows his lug-skinned grin. The...
by phillipw | Apr 8, 2026 | UG
Singing Synaesthesia Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The warbler stands upon the blossom branch, The beak so tiny that a miracle Alone might clarify the avalanche Of bloom-like melody, of lyrical And...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | JA, SP, UG, Uncategorized, WA
In Time and Times and Out of Time Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The white of the camellia is white, As white as white has been for eons long Before a woman or a man had sight To worship it. Pink sits...
by phillipw | Mar 13, 2026 | BE, DE, UG
Virginia Oldoini Rapallini, Countess of Castiglione Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A room without a single mirror or Reflective surface held the countess firm Within her life but not forever, for...
