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The Cratered Moons are Truer

    The Cratered Moons are Truer Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary p BBC News – Solstice Strawberry Moon: June full Moon rises behind Greece’s Temple of Poseidon – BBC News...

To Hold Infinity in the Eyelids

To Hold Infinity in the Eyelids Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem    The carved Buddha lies, His eyelids in a straight line To infinities. ~ Seiho [Englished by Phillip Whidden] Do straight lines lead to...

Like the Matron Not Even Noticed at the Wedding

Like the Matron Not Even Noticed at the Wedding Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  There’s nothing sentimental in these blooms. Chrysanthemums are only that, not filled With red romance like roses. ...

An After-sunset Avenue in Montpelier, Vermont

An After-sunset Avenue in Montpelier, Vermont Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  For Linda Pervier   The arc lights in the darkness of the street Create an eeriness in time.  The leaves Fall through them...

Aliens

            Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  We live and move with beings who have not Revealed their hidden histories to us, These humans hiding narratives whose plot We never guess unless we try succuss...

Kimberley Pickaxing

         Kimberley Pickaxing Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem  Two younger readers of the poet ask Him how he wangles quite so many lines, So many sonnets, villanelles.  That task Is not so great.  He just...