Short Phyllis Poems

Pretty perky
Hardworking
Yellow golden hair
Loving
Laughing
Intelligent, industrious
So cool...

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pure pristine magic place
untouched by humans...
delicate balancing seasons



Phyllis Babcock
Aug. 5 2012...

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The sun comes up in the eastern sky.
Touching the earth with a warmth glow.





By Phyllis Babcock
for Constance mini blog...

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The tree shuttered in the cold
It had to be so darn bold
It lost the leaves that adorned
Naked, now forlorn



by Phyllis Babcock
20/02/121...

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Phyllis comes today
Will not have time to play
Lunch will take my time
It could be a total grind

Oh the joy 
When she walks in
Gracing my day
With her stay...

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Phyllis Diller
Had a laugh that was killer.
Funky clothes and crazy hair,
A cigarette holder added flair.

9/27/12
For Andrea Dietrich's A New Crop of Clerihews contest....

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Spring harkens the sun
Kaleidoscope of colors
harmoniously dance
Enchanting the woodland glow
An explosion of prisms pool.


5/14/12


Phyllis Babcock
for Carolyn's contest...

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A beautiful, caring daughter
Eager, farming girl, hardworking.
If justice knows life, may niceties overflow.
People quarrell reasons, sounded though unspoken
verily will x your zion....

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Phyllis Phyffer phoned a friendly farmer,
And proffered a mere pittance for his land.
"Phooey!" fumed the fairly livid farmer,                     
And dropped the phone receiver from his hand....

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With faith... lies
all hope
be thankful for all
we have
***we are truly
blessed***
It is the small
things in life
that we should
cherish the most.


6/16/12
Copyright  2012 Phyllis Babcock...

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warm heat radiates
baking the soft fertile soil
regeneration


casting bright shadows
 over sphere covered earth's crust
illumination


the brightness of day
a stark contrast to the night
rays versus moon beams



Phyllis Babcock...

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Hoar frost **** 
                      gently dressing up the barren trees****
                                                                               in coats of white.****



By Phyllis Babcock
Monoku 
For Constance's contest...

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Phyllis Upman was a young maid
When she learnt the rules of her trade:
Show men what they want
Behave nonchalant
And be sure to pull down the shade! 

n.b.  Window shopping in 
Amsterdam is a more popular
tourist attraction than tulips ...

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Glow of lights dancing in the sky
Flow of movement in twilight
Grow visions of colorful hues
Throw star dust into the night.

Night prevails in magical glow
Height of perfection patterns appear
Lights radiant reflect in the sky
Sight exquisite~ our heavens near.




04/04/13
Phyllis Babcock

Lento form...

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How her VOICE, in Our ears like
a bell would be chiming
As she belted out the lyrics like
KANYE be rhyming
To the top of the charts, was she
as a result, climbing
Until, she came to a catastrophic
end like the late Frankie Lymon
Talk about FATE and its having
bad timing
Such was the life of the great,
Phyllis Hyman
(May She, RIP)...

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The child that lies inside of me
Being so blind that it cannot see.

That inner child refuses to grow
In growing, maturity, you show.

Baby steps, makes you grow, you see
It is easy like A, B, C.

The child was in a playful mood
I laughed until it felt so good.

I will grow up one of these days
For now, I will remain this way.




Phyllis Babcock
1/20/12...

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Phyllis with passion
of love not hate
Phyllis with joy
that words can create
Phyllis with love
being more than just kind
Phyllis with happiness
just like wine
Phyllis with compassion
for our fellow man
Phyllis with sympathy
so we will lend a hand
Phyllis with pride
so we will not stand aside
And Phillis with the Holy Spirit
so our God will be near by...

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Phillida a variation of Phyllis, defined as a green leaf.
In Greek mythology Phyllis is the daughter of Lycurgus, king of Thrace and wife of Demophon 
king of Athens.
Goddess of spring, trees, wisdom, geneitc knowledge contained in seeds and women's 
secrets.

Another famous Phyllis Brooks was born 1914, and is an actress who starred in Old Chicago.

From wikepedia...

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Doris
Sensitive, caring, bigger than life, artistic
Sister of Tommy Lee Jr and Phyllis Gail.
Lover of family, peace and acceptance.
Who feels happiest when I owe no one, am able to give and please God.
Who fears loss of independence, loss of family and venomous snakes.
Would like to see Canada, Mexico, and The Red Wood Forrest.
Resident of sulltry Georgia, USA
Culverhouse...

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her name is Phyllis now
she was captured as a child
rounded up like cattle

arrived on a slave ship
was sold to a rich family
they taught her to read

and to write
she took their religion
and their language

she learned to speak of her soul
And she threw in Jesus
her savior 

Phyllis Wheatley
First published African Poet in Western Literature
She came on a slave ship...

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Your friendship has touched my heart
Forever near, never far apart.
       
As another birthday has drawn near
Wishing you the best in this coming year.  
          
Your friendship has meant the world to me
We both have been blessed you see.

That was the way it was meant to be
One part you--- one part me.

 *** FRIENDS for eternity***

Phyllis Babcock 16/02/14
For Sharon on her 60th birthday...

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quote by Phyllis McGinley (1905-1978)
“Time is the thief you cannot banish”

Eternity waits:  Your end, tyrannish.
“Time is the thief you cannot banish.”
Days then weeks begin to vanish;
whole months stolen in a span
as your brain turns to bran.
You don't remember
whence December.
Who am I
to die?
Aye.

November 10, 2020

contest:  Writing Challenge
hostess:  Constance La France
a rhymed etheree...

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Water wheel running
cascading over slate rocks
the water pours fast
down the mini waterfall
into the large pond below.

Gold fish are thriving
nine fishes swim in this pond
from the gazebo
watching them dart in the pond 
chasing each other around.

Raspberry plants grow
along with my small garden
the potted flowers
sit high on my five foot deck
where they survey my back yard.




Phyllis Babcock
Sept 14 2011...

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"Time is the thief you cannot banish."

                                   Phyllis McGinley, Writer,  1905 - 1978


Time 
Is but, 
A theif too
Sly for its age, 
Stealing away all the seconds in one's
Life, Making it shorter by each day, time
With stealth, begets
Eden in, 
It's own, 
Nest. 


11/11/20
Writing Challenge - Quote Inspired - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France...

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(In memory of the late Phyllis Hyman)

Dear Angel,
On the Moon
Come back to
see Us, real soon
For We miss your
harmonious tune
Long to fall for you
like a drifting balloon
Hang onto your Melody
as a lovesick buffoon
By storm, did you take
Us, just like a typhoon
Dropping lyrics that were
Powerful, as a tycoon
So, entertain Us, why don't
you, as would a cartoon
And, start Spreading your
Wings to leave the Cocoon...

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