by phillipw | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Not as a River The seasons do not flow along as streams Or rivers. Seasons flow as rigid, straight As light. They move more smoothly than your dreams But like them turbulent as rapids late In nights, in nightmares. Streams are often swerved Like light through...
by phillipw | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Hike to the Ultimate Nowhere Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He walks alone along the “path,” well, route Since it is he who chooses how to make His way among the stones as if a scout To emptinesses...
by phillipw | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Acetylene the Eyes Are Hell in Heaven Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Jim wonders if they see the two as one, One beauty. Blondness beauty sits beside Him in the café light on M Street, sun And gold this...
by phillipw | Feb 16, 2026 | PE
It Does Not Waver in the Penance Air Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Solemnity is what one wax flame holds. Although the light is solemn, it holds weight. The white of candle with the flame enfolds The...
by phillipw | Feb 15, 2026 | PA, SC, TR
The Several Are One Scam Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Two, you and I, are both too straight in mind To think like Buddha in the Eastern way, Conflating opposites as one. We blind Ones, Westerners,...
by phillipw | Feb 15, 2026 | DE, FA, SE, SP
The Breath of Pearls in April Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It is as if departing April held Late cherry blossoms, hesitating with Them in reluctant arms. She feels compelled By threat of summer with...
by phillipw | Feb 15, 2026 | CH
No Contradiction Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Spring feels that it will last forever, pure As April air. It feels this way and yet It yearns for summer in itself. The cure For evermore is change. To...
by phillipw | Feb 14, 2026 | SE
Winds of Seasons MTheodern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The winds that pass never return. The wind of wilt-washed spring departs and, weak, Goes dying into summer. Grass and leaves And blooms give in...
