by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | GA, MA
The Truth is Harder than Marble Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When they were finished with the robber, he Was shoved down in a hole they dug beside The place they killed him. No ceremony Marked off the...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | JA, SP, UG, Uncategorized, WA
In Time and Times and Out of Time Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The white of the camellia is white, As white as white has been for eons long Before a woman or a man had sight To worship it. Pink sits...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | FO, FU, PO
Muskrat Mourning Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When warmer spring weighs in, she puts away Her winter furs. The spring makes storage sad. Unlike her neighbors, then she feels the sway Of minor...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | OX, PA
Pasts Go into Present Living Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Our past goes into present, living, past And living both combined, combined as one, Continuous from primal first to last Divided not and...
by phillipw | Apr 7, 2026 | AE, BE, ES, SH
The Valley of Love and Delight Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Shakers knew it. Most of us have tried To realize it, hold the notion real, That beauty comes, its rules are satisfied, When even...
by phillipw | Apr 6, 2026 | DO, WH
Shopping in Le Bon Marché, Galleries LaFayette, BHV Marais, and La Samaritaine after Buying a Tiny Candle Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We light this candle near the nave for one Long gone, long...
by phillipw | Apr 6, 2026 | BL
An Excellent Critic The author criticizes poetry, Strict haiku lines, and sonnets, such like things. He does not write about crap floetry Because he has some taste. He writes with wings About the words that take to wing and fly But most importantly his mindful prose...
by phillipw | Apr 6, 2026 | CH, ME, RE, SA, Uncategorized
Revelation and Satori Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A black night of stars: Cherry petals are falling; Water, rice seedlings. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The black of night with stars implies...
