by Phil Todd | Sep 8, 2024 | archive
The wind it mocks the flowers And swirls amongst the leaves Tormenting all the rain clouds As from their midst they bleed My footsteps they are silent Against the rushing roar As the breeze without a coaxing Bangs against a wall Soon I’ll reach the safety Soon I’ll...
by Phil Todd | Sep 2, 2024 | archive
A BUBBLE I LIVE WITHIN A BUBBLE THAT FLOATS THROUGHOUT A SPACE IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH ROOM UP IN FACT IT LEAVES NO TRACE THE ONLY WAY YOU’LL FIND IT IS TO LOOK WITHIN YOUR MIND IN PLACES THAT ARE QUIET WHERE SLEEPY THOUGHTS RESIDE THEY DRIFT AND GLIDE TOGETHER...
by Phil Todd | Aug 26, 2024 | archive
SECOND ROSE IN EARLY SPRING YOU SHOWED YOUR WARES WITH DELICATE HUES AND PETALS FAIR YOUR NECTAR DRIPPED FROM FEEDING BEES AS THEY DID SWARM ABOUT YOUR LEAVES THEN FLOWERS STOPPED LIKE LIFE WAS SPENT ALL SUMMER LONG NO JOYS YOU’D VENT TIL ALL AT ONCE WHEN LEAVES DID...
by Phil Todd | Aug 26, 2024 | archive
Safe Haven I’m captured in the forest That gives eternal love The one that sends its mantle Towards the god above With boughs that cover all things And keep them all from harm That holds the leaves of fortune As magic moments farm With fruits of constant caring And...
by Phil Todd | Aug 19, 2024 | archive
This planet that we sit on It likes to spin in space It follows its own pattern As through the dark it wakes The other planets around it Can only watch and stare As it dances through the cosmos Without a single care Its cargo is quite heavy And always moves a round...
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