The very word itself is inspiring; it conjures up in my mind a world of infinite wonders that I can only marvel at.  Wonders that my head remind me that nature does not revolve around me, but around a vast universe of possibility.  For whether I acknowledge it or not, Mother Nature and all her diverse energies will continue to exist long after I have evaporated into the sand of earthly time.  She will continue to vibrate at her own frequency ever evolving and enhancing her beauty until she metamorphosis into the star she is meant to be.

The poems and writings on this site and within my books are purposely simple and are meant as building blocks to deeper thoughts (yours not mine).  They are reminders of things that in time have been overlooked or forgotten.

Please accept these little ramblings as signposts to the world you might have left behind in the innocence of yesterday

Remembering This Place Oct 2024.

REMEMBERING THIS PLACE

SPENT FLOWERS IN THEIR SLUMBERS

DROOP AGAINST THE SOIL

EXHAUSTED FROM THEIR EFFORTS

THROUGH SUMMER THEY HAVE TOILED

THE TREES IN SILENT WHISPERS

CAST LEAVES UPON THE GRASS

ANSWERING THE VOICES

THAT SAY THIS SUMMERS PAST

SHRUBS WITH SEEDS ABANDONED

DIG DEEP INTO THE GROUND

WHILE AUTUMN WINDS IN CONCERT

DANCE EACH BOUGH AROUND

THE CLOUDS OBSCURE THE DAYLIGHT

CONFUSING LIGHT AND SHADE

AS IF THE SHOW IS OVER

AND ARTISTS MUST BE PAID

LIKE A THEATRE THAT IS EMPTY

NO SOUND OF LIFES APPLAUSE

JUST THE COMING WINTER

THAT KNOCKS UPON THE DOOR

THIS PLACE IS FULL OF MEMORIES

WHERE LAUGHTER RULED THE DAY

NOW GIVEN WAY TO SLEEPING

UNTIL THE SPRING DISPLAY

REMEMBERING THIS SUMMER

IS JUST A VACANT DREAM

FOR PAST IS PAST FOREVER

AND SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN

Native American & Outside The Now

Two Poems for two weeks…

NATIVE AMERICAN….

DANCING BRAVES

FROM NATURES WOMB

WITH GENTLE SIGHS

AND HAUNTING TUNES

YOU RODE THE PLAINS

WHERE EAGLES SOARED

WHILE CHASING DREAMS

THAT ARE NO MORE

WITH TOTEM POLES

THAT TOUCHED THE SKY

BENEATH THE STARS

EACH NIGHT YOU’D LIE

TO WATCH THE CLOUDS

CARESS THE MOON

AS SEASONS WANDERED

IN GRATEFUL PLUME

THE CAMPFIRE AMBER

WOULD CHASE THE AIR

WHILE ALL AROUND

WOULD PRAISE THE BEAR

BUT HE LIKE YOU

WAS PUSHED ASIDE

SO PICKET FENCES

COULD RESIDE

NO MORE THE BUFFS

WHERE FREE TO ROAM

NOW CAME THE CATTLE

TO TAKE THEIR HOME

BUT GOLDEN SPIRIT

KNOWS YOUR PLIGHT

AND HOPES ONE DAY

TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT

FOR YOU SWEET NATURES JOY 

Outside the now

Sometimes while I’m in motion

I step outside the now

Reflecting on the universe

And wondering where and how

The stars they go in daytime

The moon it disappears

And why the trees in forests

Play noises in my ears

Why do the restless oceans

Keep beating on the shore

And why do tiny snowflakes

Make patterns on the floor

What makes the smiles on faces

At times just disappear

And leave behind a teardrop

To wash away my fears

Why do a babies giggles

Make me glow inside

And when somebody scares me

Why do I want to hide

Why do I chase each moment

As if it were my last

Reflecting on my future

As it repeats my past

Why do I look to heaven

What do I think I’ll see

Maybe God and all his Angels

Just smiling down on me

Thought To Ponder – Power without wisdom collapses under it’s own weight – Horace

Music on You Tube – Wandering Star – Lee Marvin

An Onion 13.10.2024.

AN ONION MY LIFE IS LIKE AN ONION EACH SKIN A DIFFERENT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU PEEL IT IT’S BOUND TO MAKE YOU CRY EACH LAYER HOLDS ITS SECRETS OF TASKS I MUST PERFORM EACH TIME THAT I INCARNATE ANOTHER SKIN IS SHORN YOU THINK EACH SKIN IS SIMILAR THAT NOTHINGS REALLY...

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Reunion .6.10.2024.

Last week I met people I had not seen for 23 years and a few hours in their company cannot tell me enough of what has happened in their lives. But we parted with smiles from remembered moments from the past. REUNION WITH THE GRACE OF TIME WE ALL RETURN TO FACE THE...

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Strong Winds 29.09.2024.

Strong Winds How strong the wind of change does blow And takes those days of youth When every new tomorrow Was one just filled with truth As every new horizon Seemed to hold a clue As to where the path leads Between the old and new The world it looks so different When...

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4 Comments

  1. Tangles

    I always find your poems so refreshing and indeed relaxing. When life becomes a whirl and gets too fast to cope with I just ‘fix’ myself by reading what you bring forward. Indeed a great tonic for me. Thank you Phil x

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  2. Ann Morgan

    Thank you Phil for bringing memories forward and knowledge that everything and everyone is just a thought away !

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    • Tracy Bleasdale

      Hi Phil,

      loving your work!

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      • Phil Todd

        Hi Tracy Sorry I didn’t reply sooner. I hope you and your lovely family are well. I only go into my website on a Wednesday as a rule to update it. The website has a good following and it’s nice that you enjoy my simple poems. x

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I have a firm belief in angels and feel them around me all of the time, especially when I need an extra bit of help in making decisions

Also, as I get older, I have a much better appreciation of the beauty of Mother Nature and enjoy nothing more than to sit in my garden and let her overwhelm me with her many gifts

The poems and writings on this website are reflections of my thoughts on various subjects, as they wander through my mind