by phillipw | Dec 21, 2025 | BU, Uncategorized
A Plain Cabin, a Pond, a Post Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Plenitude Winter seclusion: Once again I lean against This monk-like black post. ~ Bashô When true simplicity is gained,...
by phillipw | Dec 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Leaves, Limbs and Florida Heat Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The blooms and leaves as symbols do not touch His older brother, Donald, or one gone Last month. The leaves and blossoms settle much Too...
by phillipw | Dec 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Middle Eastern Fan not Japanese: Palistrophes Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Book of Genesis is like a fan, A fan made up of fans, of foreign fans Within one spreading fan. Thus life began In...
by phillipw | Dec 17, 2025 | DE, Uncategorized
Rigor Mortis: Religions Remain Rigidly Wrong Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The list that life provides is brief, not strange. It’s ultra certain: two its items. One Need not be named. The other one...
by phillipw | Dec 15, 2025 | CH, ST, Uncategorized, WH, WO
Not a Care in the World Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Why hast thou dsquieted me, to bring me up? ~ 1 Samuel 28:15 A mother doesn’t wait. She dies. She goes Before, though after father. Both are...
by phillipw | Dec 14, 2025 | AV, EC, MY, SA, TE, Uncategorized
Miracles Greater than the James Webb Space Telescope Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Time telescopes — and Shakespeare travels large To ones who want him. Buddha opens doors Across our centuries. Then...