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...
by Phil Todd | Dec 22, 2025 | archive
Where ever you are in the world I wish you a peaceful and loving Christmas Lanzarote RIBBON OF LIGHT To dance with thoughts That reflects the light To walk on earth And do things right These are the quests Of all who live Along with all The joys they give And all...
by Phil Todd | Dec 9, 2025 | archive
The next post will be in 2 weeks The Couple Their fingers touched so gently You really could not tell The thoughts that passed between them As if it were a spell You may have seen them often Strolling around the town But now their gait is slower At eating up the...
by Phil Todd | Dec 2, 2025 | archive
THE OPERA REACHES THE OPERA REACHES IT’S FINAL SCENE LEST I FORGET JUST WHAT HAS BEEN TALES OF GREED LOSS AND PAIN FOR LOVE TO RISE ABOVE AGAIN HERO OR VILLAIN WHAT SHALL I BE LETS WATCH THE LAST ACT SO YOU CAN SEE NOW I BOW TO COLLECT APPLAUSE I FORGET REHEARALS THAT...
by Phil Todd | Nov 25, 2025 | archive
Two very different poems one the joy of a new day, the other a laugh at myself. In the freshness of the morning I gazed up to the sky And watched the early sunrise As it passed me by I heard sweet nature’s music That lilted through the trees And saw the dripping...
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