by Phil Todd | Feb 4, 2026 | archive
Dusk descends in a whispered calm The rush of the day Now gives way to the dark The heat that had conquered Now sleeps until the dawn And the stars in their stations At last twinkle their form In quiet reflection The moon gifts her light For she is the beacon To guide...
by Phil Todd | Jan 28, 2026 | archive
Some people just see sunshine While others only rain Why they think so differently I really can’t explain For one they say is positive With a cup half full with light While the other they say is negative And only sees the night Though black and white surround us And...
by Phil Todd | Jan 21, 2026 | archive
The Rivers Source We found the rivers source Where it wept out in the sun To think we’d found the place Where its life had just begun The start of something special The flow of life itself A fissure in the rock face Regurgitating wealth We looked beyond its birthplace...
by Phil Todd | Jan 14, 2026 | archive
I just thought a nice poem about warmer days in past might bring back pleasant memories. Palm Tree So tall and long and slender Before she shows her palms No branches like convention And that is just her charm Her roots they feel so sandy You’d never have a clue That...
by Phil Todd | Jan 6, 2026 | archive
It would not matter what flower I use in the picture below because the poem is not really about flowers.. INNOCENCE HOW INNOCENT IT SEEMS NOW TO PLAY IN NEW MOWED GRASS TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE WE’D HOPED WOULD COME TO PASS BUT LIFE IS LIKE A FLOWERBED NO FLOWER IS...
by Phil Todd | Dec 30, 2025 | archive
I will never get to see the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, but the Laburnum Arch at Bodnant Gardens North Wales is very impressive. I stopped on the road to Babylon To catch up with my breath And sit beside the Euphrates To wash my feet and rest My search was almost over...
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