by phillipw | May 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
A Mosquito Sucking Nutrients from a Copperhead Moccasin Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem If only life were quite as clear, precise And simplified as Henri Rousseau’s views, The jungle edges sharp and...
by phillipw | May 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Aunt Wilma’s and Aunt Ruth’s Mother not Even Worth a Yawn Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Forgotten ones are lost in and stare out From sepia. They do not matter, not At all. The photo albums almost...
by phillipw | May 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Paradox Through Divinity Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The mountain range as strict as only rock Would be is mirrored by the shadow splayed By peaks. More like a ragged tomahawk Of flint the...
by phillipw | May 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Blackness Inside the Killer Whale’s Stomach Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem All day no word, no Speaking, the butterflies cast Their unseen shadows. ~ Hōsai (Englished by Phillip Whidden No matter quite...
by phillipw | May 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Truest Things Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The truest things stop mind or heart in mid Thought, beat. They halt the eyes. An April tree Is like the prophet saints who all forbid...
by phillipw | May 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Earthly Passions Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A summer shower washed My face. Earthly passions fell, Gallons dropped away. ~ Kōyō [Englished by Phillip Whidden] What “earthly passions”...
