by phillipw | Jan 24, 2021 | DI, NO, ON, PH, UN
Diversity Does Not Equal Ontological Division Since all are different, they are all the same. If there were some exceptions to this rule, Just two would do, then these two sames would shame The thoughts of Monism. This ridicule By sameness would destroy the doctrine,...
by phillipw | Jan 24, 2021 | MO, O, RO, UN
The Creed of Unitarian Roses and Unitarian Wind Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The roses move, though in their nature they Are stillness all, except in growth and death. They vary in their colors. ...
by phillipw | Jan 18, 2021 | GR, MO, ON, PE, PR, UN
Monism Teaches Oneness 一如 (Ichinyo) Shirobotan aru no tsuki ni kuzurekeri The white peony; At the moon, one evening, It crumbled and fell. ~Shiki Translations are quite tricky things. They ask For huge commitment from the ones who try To make them. Those...
by phillipw | Dec 4, 2020 | DR, FR, SU, UN
Self-examination: Sapphire Nightmares, Indigo Ink on Pages By moving closer in my self, I learn. A dream or nightmare rises from the deeps As in the night I move in nearer, burn Their meaningless meanings from dungeon keeps Of soldered down subconscious. Sigmund...
by phillipw | Nov 27, 2020 | AR, GA, HE, Ho, LO, MA, PA, RI, ST, UN, VE
Wedded Love vs. Armpit Stench Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Romances sans Paroles (by Verlaine) has a “consistently high standard … and reflects his troubled emotional state over the rupture...
by phillipw | Nov 24, 2020 | DR, EZ, RE, SU, UN
Holiness of Rationality Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If we could ripen sleep to more than dreams And nightmares—visions verified by veiled Ezekiels, Isaiahs, or the beams Of truth from...