by phillipw | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
High Mountains of the Indian Spring Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The mountains of the spring are far away From where you stand with tea cup there upon Your Indian verandah. Blossomed spray Of pink on...
by phillipw | Feb 20, 2026 | EP, PO, PR
Where Epics and Divinities Come From Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The reason that the thought of God or gods Arose in man’s existence is like need For poetry. When humankind just plods Along, its heart...
by phillipw | Feb 19, 2026 | BE, EM, PH, PO
Philosophy’s Cave Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Philosophy, the enemy of Keats, Is like an axe to kill that Eden tree, The Tree of Life. The poets, they are cheats, Spews Plato, while they...
by phillipw | Feb 19, 2026 | BU, CA, LA, PH
Small and Large You see the morning Breeze moving the smallest hairs, The caterpillar. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] When smallest things obey the smallest laws, The laws that their small beings want to flee, These beasts fulfill the cosmic, tallest...
by phillipw | Feb 19, 2026 | CA, KI, PR, TU
Prayers Answered Before He Has to Think Such Things Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The melting village Snow tells everyone, release Glad ponies: freedom. ~ Shiki [Englished by Phillip Whidden] The cat...
by phillipw | Feb 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
On the Just and the Unjust Alike Schubert: Ganymed, D.544 – Hermann Prey, 1969 – Philips 6573 010 – YouTube God has this thing S/He chooses to deploy When looking at the cosmos S/He has made. S/He turns it on and off, this thing. S/He’s coy About...
by phillipw | Feb 18, 2026 | AE, AP, BE, BY, CH, ES, LU, MA, RA, UM
Male Gaze Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem You see the people in the April rain. Perhaps they are umbrellas, not much more To you, or raincoats. They are like a stain On retinas and not much more. They...
by phillipw | Feb 18, 2026 | ED, IR, NI, PA, PE, SU
Pedophilia Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Delivery of printed music sheets Is more important than performance, though It’s not clear why. The sweating in the seats Of chasing cars is mindless,...
