by Phil Todd | Apr 22, 2019 | archive
An audience of flowers watch my every move As I till the soil with gusto making way for something new Perhaps I’ll plant a foxglove that grows so very tall Whose flowers in their glory become a huge food store Or maybe I’ll just grow roses to wander across the scene...
by Phil Todd | Apr 17, 2019 | archive
I’M THE WHISPER OF A PROMISE AS IT DRIFTS BETWEEN THE TREES I’M THE BLESSING OF A FLOWER CASTING SCENT OUT TO THE BREEZE I’M THE CALL OF NESTING LOVEBIRDS AS THEY WARBLE THEIR LAMENT I’M THE STAR THAT GUIDES THE SAILOR AS THE AUTUMN STORMS RELENT I’M THE TINY LITTLE...
by Phil Todd | Apr 15, 2019 | archive
We all climb a mountain from the day we are born Some can do it quickly other more foot worn We wander up the incline with scarce a look behind Until we meet a problem that stops us in our stride We take a rest to think through what course we now must take Then carry...
by Phil Todd | Apr 14, 2019 | archive
I’D BE LOST WITHOUT MY ANGELS WHO GUIDE ME THROUGH EACH DAY THEY SPREAD THEIR LOVE AROUND ME IT’S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY THEY COMFORT ME IN SAD TIMES AND CHUCKLE WHEN I LAUGH THEY EVEN JUST IGNORE ME WHEN I’M BEING DAFT IT’S SUCH A JOY TO HAVE THEM NO MATTER WHERE I...
by Phil Todd | Apr 8, 2019 | archive
The sun shows us her colours With a rainbow in the sky For each one is a signal Of what she has inside Her red is like a furnace That burns eternal light While her orange in its glory Beams out upon its flight The yellow is her blessing That all is well and good Her...
by Phil Todd | Apr 5, 2019 | archive
Those overlapping emotions Like waves upon a shore Drift across my vision In a way I can’t ignore For nothing in this moment Is quite the way it seems For am I really here Or is it just a dream Do I live a story Which I alone can tell A heaven in the making Or maybe...
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