by phillipw | Feb 14, 2026 | BE, JO, KE
The Museum of Music in Brussels Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem As spring is leaving, The weight of the biwa grows Too heavy for my ears. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] (The biwa, a Japanese...
by phillipw | Feb 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Clash of Slumbers Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When he had finished sleeping in a stew Of nightmares, in a spider’s web of dreams The Id imposed, or soup of silk with glue To grasp and grip him in a...
by phillipw | Feb 13, 2026 | DE, FA, GE, RO, SA
Railway r׀g׀d׀ty Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this life”? [or something like that] Life has this way of wrangling men to do The things...
by phillipw | Feb 13, 2026 | DE, DO, JA
Both Doll and Girl Have Hair of Jet Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The childless woman, How tender she is to black Hair on little dolls. ~ Ransetsu [Englished by R. H. Blyth and Phillip Whidden] The...
by phillipw | Feb 12, 2026 | DE, NA, SW
The Holiest of Holies Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The temple’s Holiest of Holies space Behind the hallowed curtain’s yarns implies The truth about the sacred spirit race Archangels Gabriel and Michael...
by phillipw | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Texts and Pretexts Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Hindus, like the other faithful fools, Deny that death is death. It only seems. It seems like deserts’ quavering, mirror pools. Mirages, waver; that...
by phillipw | Feb 11, 2026 | LE
That Evil Uncle Sam Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He brought her lei leis from Hawai’i to Her nursing home in Florida before Departings, first by him for when he flew Away and later as the open door Of...
by phillipw | Feb 11, 2026 | MU, OR, SI
The Nestling Pushing Out the Innocent Eggs Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The singing of the nightingale brings blood To spirit and a pure soprano brings The spirit blood. These two together thud The...
