by phillipw | Feb 11, 2021 | CR, GA, Ho, PU, SE
Edinburgh Eden The day lily blooms, But bluebells long ago, how, How to forget them? ~ Phillip Whidden Day lilies bloom, but bluebells long ago Are what the man relives. The lilies die The same day that they open. Petals grow Their orangeness, their...
by phillipw | Feb 11, 2021 | BO, MO, ON, PE, SA
“Zen” * and Ichinyo (如) Aikiya The brief and long are similar — the same, Says Buddha. Bonsai in its little dish And Peony in vase have both one aim. This goal is much, much more than just a wish. Both items are the same, Gautama says. He knows the blossom has been...
by phillipw | Feb 7, 2021 | AU, FA, FU, MU, Uncategorized
Curve, Raggedness, and Tininess Squared Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The thusness of the mushroom is increased By one orange leaf which falls upon it, so, An autumn colored cloth a Druid priest...
by phillipw | Feb 1, 2021 | CI, MA, OV, PE
Oxymoron The mystery of a circle makes not quite A mystery. Circles are a perfect shape And with ideals, so like the Phoenix’ flight, Renewals endlessly, the mind must gape. Since circles are, each one, a flawless line, The only way that they can be the nth...
by phillipw | Jan 31, 2021 | PE
“All Too Short a Date”: A Sonnet Sequence about Peonies Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem 1 Peonies, Agamemnon, and the Iliad The peonies hold on in night-time dark. They fade and slacken...
by phillipw | Jan 30, 2021 | HA
Fathoms of Purple Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The master poet Comes out from the deep purple, The evening glory. ~ Chora The depth of purple comes in many modes. It comes in purple plush for...
by phillipw | Jan 30, 2021 | DA, JA, MO
Phases Fading Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The passing rain is Drying on the day-glory Which will die tonight. ~ Shiki The rain takes little care while dropping on The blossoms of the...
by phillipw | Jan 30, 2021 | DA, JA, MU
January Daffodils The daffodils are shouting up above Midwinter snow. They shout Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! HA! And Happy! Happy! HAPPY! All in love With yelling yellow, filling snow with awe Of promises of spring, blooms feel quite smug That they have sprung up there...
