by phillipw | Sep 7, 2026 | PR
Brutus, the Armored Stoic The axe bites the trunk Of the cherry-blossom tree; The snail moves, serene. ~ Baishatsu [Englished by Phillip Whidden This snail inside its moving home in rain Or sunlight crawls as calm as cherry blooms. S(h)e never broods on jealous...
by phillipw | Sep 7, 2026 | BE, NI, PA
Blonde Rosebuds Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Beyond the rosebuds or the deaths in gas In Auschwitz and beyond translucent trails Snails leave behind, beyond the ice crevasse Of Everest and beyond black...
by phillipw | Sep 7, 2026 | EP, OD
Achilles Drags the Body of Hector Behind Bad Battle Chariot Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Truth’s poetry is wider than the range Of science, breadth’s tall theories and facts. To disagree with this you...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | CH, TI
U. S. Highway One North of Titusville Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The concrete church, Christ white, could not afford A steeple pointing up to crystal sea. The concrete blocks could only whisper,...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | Sonnet
Sinister Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem An infestation of a dragon kind Has surged around the town. Because their threat Is scaled, severed, the beasts are in a bind Behind some metal barriers. Fangs...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | CH, MU, TR
Smoke and Leaves Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A mountain cone quite bare of trees on one Side seems to know a secret totem, true. You read it if you will. Of course the sun Is part of it; with wings...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | BU, CO, EN, ME, TR
Twenty-four-carat Godlessness: True Thoughts Make Words and Gold Superfluous Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The statue sits in contemplation of The cosmos. Round the room here all is gold, Real...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | FU, KI, SE
Arches of Blood by Killer Whales Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem https://iere.org/what-animal-eats-fur-seals/ How complicated can a whale’s mind beat If it is made of kill, kill, kill, not love At all...
