by phillipw | Apr 16, 2026 | OP
Operatic Revelation The skylark never has desired to hide Himself in blue or in the realm of white And blue. He simply rises like a bride To consummation. It is at its height The songster disappears to eyes that seek Him, longing for the speck to show again How...
by phillipw | Apr 16, 2026 | BA, FA, ST, Uncategorized
Ghost-like Skylark Singing Fills the Air Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Before he finds the firmament his voice Has disappeared and he has disappeared. The purity of cloud has forced his choice To wrap...
by phillipw | Apr 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Since Music Be the Food of Love Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The skylark hatchlings feel anxiety When melodies from father up above Become more faint because he rises free Of them in singing, but his...
by phillipw | Apr 16, 2026 | SK
The Male Skylark and Love Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The skylark sings alone but not to be Alone. He sings to find true love for then He sings above his chicks. This male makes free With...
by phillipw | Apr 16, 2026 | AL, DA, SK, Uncategorized
Paradiso, xx, 73-75 is Wrong Modern poetryParadiso, xx, 73-75 is Wrongmodern verse contemporary poetry contemporaryz verse modern poem contemporary poem “And the lark’s in the clear air singing.” ~ Sir Samuel Ferguson It seems, though only seems, perhaps, the lark...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Milton, We Have Need Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He lives in realms of poetry. He sleeps When others are awake. He writes when they Are having nightmares, nightmares in the deeps Of prose-filled...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2026 | BL, PR, SI, SK, SO
Remember. Singing Goes on at Funerals. At day-break the song Of the skylark is ringing In the midst of rain. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden The skylark chooses song despite the rain. The lark is dreaming of the sky when night And rain surround him. He refuses...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2026 | DA, LA, SI, SK
Composition Ex Nihilo Ah! Singing skylark! The tail-end of the forest Lingers in dakness. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The larks embark on song while in the dark Of groves before these larks begin to see First glimmers from the dawn. An unknown spark...