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...
by phillipw | Apr 6, 2026 | PE, PR, SN
Serrated Dew-covered Blossoms Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The swaying of the snake across the pond Is beauty as we know it, as we seize The loveliness of life — and death beyond — If such a thing...
by phillipw | Apr 5, 2026 | JU, MO, SA, Uncategorized, WH
And They Despise Villanelles, Too Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The near rectangularity of shape Of sonnets tempts at least a few to scorn Them: “Set too strict!’’ “Too much like freedom’s rape!’’ They...
by phillipw | Apr 4, 2026 | AC, RE
Upon the Stage* Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When people plant the rice in paddies, wade With wider steps among the mud thick rows, The men make wider strides as they evade Too many footsteps in the...
by phillipw | Apr 4, 2026 | AG, AT, BU, HI
The Artistic View Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem We work below the clouds but not apart From them. We all are far too much aligned Like rows in planting. We and clouds both start And finish...
by phillipw | Apr 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
Pitiless Rows of Wheat Around the World Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The clouds aloof they Toil on in paddies under The Southern Mountains. ~ Shiki, Englished and reconceived by Phillip Whidden The...
