by phillipw | Feb 6, 2026 | PY
Asymmetry and Symmetry Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The snow has melted On the right-hand shoulder of The Great Bronze Buddha. Shiki [Englished by Phillip Whidden] Asymmetry is strong in nature’s plan,...
by phillipw | Feb 6, 2026 | DE, SA
Vampire Zone Colors Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem How clear will colors be while you recall Them when you lie within the satin cloth Inside your coffin underground? How small Will scarlet be when...
by phillipw | Feb 5, 2026 | IR, LO
The Good God a tsunami of love Tornado twists and terrors kill two score In trailer parks and maybe elsewhere. Storms Like hurricanes with evil eyes kill more. Typhoons like Oriental eyes in gods with forms With slanted vision kill as many in Their bamboo...
by phillipw | Feb 4, 2026 | CH, LA
The Good Shepherd Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The shepherd waits in patience by the rock And semi-arid plants. He looks beyond His sheep to skies. He cares about his flock Since some of them are...
by phillipw | Feb 4, 2026 | OU, RO, TI
Forget about Newton, Einstein and All That Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee to-night.” 5.1.34 Who cares about infinity of space, If space is infinite? The mind may...
by phillipw | Feb 4, 2026 | CH, LO, RO, ST
Purgatory or Hell Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When I am dead, I want to be a hot, Hot, hotter kind of smoke, the hottest smoke A ghost can be. I want this smoke, and not, For only you. I want to...
by phillipw | Feb 4, 2026 | CH, ST
Feral Nature and Feral God Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem And God smote him ~ 2 Samuel 6:7 Two things of beauty smashed by lighting, split From life, are proof that God does not exist. The tree was...
by phillipw | Feb 3, 2026 | GA, SE, SN
Feral Nature Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem In Japanese the word for petals on The ground is “chiri” — mud. The apple tree, And cherry tree are now no longer dawn Of beauty; dropping petaled...
