Tiny Birds

Tiny Birds

By Lord R.e. Taylor

I can hear you wings

Flittering through the leaves

Flashes of red between the green

And your soft song echoing in the air

You do make me wonder

Why do you always fly so low

Don't you wonder about the treetops

The highest branches you can see

Aren't you curious about the sky above

Or are you happy in your own little world

Without ever knowing what you are missing

Photo by © Greg B. Miles - MMXI

© Poem – I/XXXI/MMXXII

 

His Golden Angel

 

His Golden Angel

By Lord R.e. Taylor

He knew her forever

Saw her in his thoughts and dreams

Always thinking she was perfect

A living piece of art

Carved from the finest ivory

Painted by a master artist

But he never saw her as stone or paint

She was covered in the purest gold

Flawless and beautiful

Just the kind of art he could admire

A perfect golden angel

© Poem – I/XXIX/MMXXII

The Shell Of Lady Liberty

The Shell Of Lady Liberty

By Lord R.e. Taylor

The world’s liberties are dying

Human rights are rotting in the trees

Maybe no one can see what’s happening

Or maybe they just do not care

Either way it is a damn shame

It should be criminal to be ignorant

Time has come for everyone to learn

To realize what the few are doing

Take the world back from the brink

And make Lady Liberty stand proud again

Instead of what she has become now

Just the empty shell of all lost hopes

And the promises which she always stood for

© Poem – I/XXVIII/MMXXII

 

 

Your Ageless Beauty

Your Ageless Beauty

By Lord R.e. Taylor

No one knows your age

That is your very own secret

Now, there is a lot of talk about you

The beauty you were before

Some do not like your looks now

The say that you are old and ugly

Worn out and worthless

With ugly stains and wrinkles

But, I see behind all the trash they say

You already had the perfect beauty

Age has made you so much better

One of a kind with no equal

So, if you do not mind, I will admire you

And the ravishing beauty you have become

© Poem – I/XXVII/MMXXII

 

Travelling Through Realities

 

Travelling Through Realities

By Lord R.e. Taylor

So many worlds

In so many universes

In infinite realities

Some are paradises

Others are barren deserts

Still others cannot support life

All survive and orbit their stars

They exist because someone created them

Some wrote everything about them

Told their many stories

And created creatures which we understood

Those planets all still exist

All you have to do is open a book

It is all there for you to read

Just take the time and make the trip

You won’t regret it

© Poem – I/XXVI/MMXXII

A Universal Process

A Universal Process

By Lord R.e. Taylor

The sunshine follows the moonlight

A universal procedure

Created billions of years ago

It is so simple in its perfection

Nobody wanted to change it

So, it will continue forever

Because there is nothing better

© Poem – I/XXV/MMXXII

 

Without You

Without You

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Together for years

Never a minute apart

But time took its toll

Illness took you away

Now I cannot know

How to be without you

© Poem – I/XXIV/MMXXII

 

We Are Pissed

We Are Pissed

By Lord R.e. Taylor

It really pisses us off

You think we don’t know

We know more than you do

You were the last to be created

So, you are the real animals here

Destroying the world around you

And yet we let you remain here

But that will be coming to an end

We will make sure that you are gone

And that we are the ones left behind

Maybe then the planet can survive

As long as you are all gone

© Poem – I/XXIV/MMXXII

 

Imperfect Me

Imperfect Me

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Someday I will no longer be here

I hope people get together

If they do not…no big deal

You can make fun of me all you want

Just do not praise me

And do not condemn me

I was just a man, no more no less

Just imperfect me

© Poem – I/XXII/MMXXI

 

Tribute To Meat Loaf

Tribute To Meat Loaf

By Lord R.e. Taylor

For more than forty years

He made his life about one thing

Taking us to Hell and bringing us back

And getting us to enjoy the trip

Songs that gave us a new look at the shadows

Showing us what hid deep inside

Sharing the truth about love and life

All while we sang every song with him

Now God has opened His gates

All to welcome a man who was almost a God

A man who we will miss with our hearts and souls

A man who will always be ‘A Bat Out Of Hell’

© Poem – I/XXII/MMXXII

 

The Emperor

The Emperor

By Lord R.e. Taylor

The emperor stands over his land 

Watching the peace before him

He never demands obedience 

Never demands loyalty 

He is just there to care for his citizens

His citizens show him their love

And the land becomes stronger

Just because of who he is

© Poem – I/XXI/MMXXII

 

An Empty Playground

An Empty Playground

By Lord R.e. Taylor

The playground is busy all day

Children screaming and laughing

Never walking anywhere

Always running at full speed

Moms try but they are too slow

But the Sun goes down

And the moms drag their kids home

After all it’s past their bedtime

The playground becomes a desert

No life and just breezes blowing through

And echoes of a million giggles

In the morning the playground still there

Waiting for the children to again come

And the playground will smile

Its cycle begins again and more children can play

© I/XX/MMXXII

 

The Bluebird’s Song

The Bluebird’s Song

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Just far enough away from everything

The sounds of civilization are far behind

Not even a radio station plays there

Only bluebird song fills the air

© Poem – I/XVIII/MMXXII

 

The Sun Rose

The Sun Rose

By Lord R.e. Taylor

The Sun rose again

It was not the shining star

There was no warmth

It was just a grey, cold ball

People came out and stared

Some broke down and wept

Others never noticed

They carried the sunlight with them

Keeping it in their heart and soul

But they are willing to share

And you don’t even have to ask.

© Poem – I/XVIII/MMXXII

 

Big Sister

Big Sister

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Big sisters wait for you to come

They want to show you special things

Magical things only they can do

Treasure your sister because she loves you

© Poem – I/XVII/MMXXII

Shadowlight Publishing

 

A Viking Death

A Viking Death

By Lord R.e. Taylor

For sure he lived a noble life

Defending his homeland

Raising his family as he should

And generally being a good man

That one night he went away

Supposed to only be a few days

As always, he fought well

Killing many men who wanted to kill him

It only took a second or two

Four arrows entered his body

And went straight into his soul

Angels from his goddess, Freya, came to welcome him

And to take his soul to Ásgarðr

Where he can celebrate thy life, he lost

Remember the battles he had won

And morn the loved ones he left behind

The only way a Viking can die

© Poem – I/XVI/MMXXII

 

Some People

Some People

By Lord R.e. Taylor

What have some people been doing

Chasing innocent people 

Those of us with normal feelings

We are being forced to hide

Being told if we use their minds

Ignoring everything we are told

That we will no longer exist

But some of those people are really cowards

With no power to show anyone

So, think what you want and do the same

Laugh at what is funny

Feel free to speak out

Then tell them to kiss your ass

And just watch how fast they run

© Poem – I/XIV/MMXXII

 

Open Beauty

Open Beauty

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Sometimes, somewhere

A beauty is created

A beauty never seen before

It could be a natural painting

Or a sculpture created alone

But we are the ones who benefit

The ones who see the miracles

The ones who love nature

And the ones who will protect them

© Poem -  I/XII/MMXXII

 

She Became Who She Was

She Became Who She Was

By Lord R.e. Taylor

She made her choice

It was long after childhood

She found that nine to five would not work

She learned how to paint

Writing poetry came easy to her

She found that creation was perfect for her

It became who she was

© Poem – I/XII/MMXXI

 

I Am An Ass

I Am An Ass

By Lord R.e. Taylor

You may not know me

Maybe you do not want to

I am not quite normal

Not what you would expect

I am really quite strange

If you ask anyone who knows me

They would all agree

They also feel free to call me names

I have been called a smart ass

I have been called a dumb ass

But just to let you know

I am neither one of those

I am just an ass, pure and simple

Not dumb and not smart

Like it or not, I am just me…an ass

© Poem – I/XI/MMXXI

Shadowlight Publishing

 

He Keeps Waiting

He Keeps Waiting

By Lord R.e. Taylor

He has been waiting so long

Watching time pass him by

Not liking what came before

Unhappy with what may come

But he cannot do anything

So, he just sits and he waits

And waits and waits and waits

Artwork by Meraki

© Poem – I/IX/MMXXI

 

We Don’t Lose

We Don’t Lose

By Lord R.e. Taylor

More than a hundred years

Death has been waiting

He patiently watched

So many diseases came and went

But there was no extinction

Finally, the time came

He watched while we fought

We never ever gave up

In the end we are winning

And Death will have to wait some more

Maybe he'll be luckier in 2120

But probably not

We do not like to lose

© Poem – I/VII/MMXXI

 

He Played Her Song

He Played Her Song

By Lord R.e. Taylor

He played her that song on that day

She was born barely alive

After that he performed it every day

It was never played before an audience

That was a special gift between them

Even when he died with her at his side

She could hear the song playing in her ears

The day when she finally died

She wore her father’s favorite evening gown

And he played his song for her one more time

It was his way of saying that she was home

© Poem – I/VI/MMXXI

 

Boyhood

Boyhood

By Lord R.e. Taylor

He was a boy

Just a normal boy

Full of fun

A touch of mischief

And a bit of sass

Modern times killed him

And ruined boyhood forever

© Poem – I/VI/MMXXI

 

The Space Between Us

The Space Between Us

By Lord R.e. Taylor

I know the chasm is wide

We knew it when we met

Still, we fell in love with each other

As one we will overcome the distance

Our dreams and wishes will build a bridge

We will be together for the rest of our lives

All it will take is our love

© Poem – I/IV/MMXXII

 

Wide Awake Jingle Bells

Wide Awake Jingle Bells

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Jingle Bells

Woke people smell

They all just need to get laid

All ignore what they say

No one is allowed any fun

They shout out of their bum

But no matter how hard we pray

They are never going to go away

So, we will just have to ignore

And drown them out with our snores

Once we get them on the run

Then our work will be done

And Jingle Bells will ring again

© Poem – I/III/MMXXII

Lord R.e. Taylor

 

Still Happy

Still Happy

By Lord R.e. Taylor

He saw the girl

Stopping in front of him

He looked at her

She looked at him

He asked her what she knew

Without saying a single word

She simply smiled and walked away

He never learned the answer

But it never mattered

It just was not that important

He was still a happy man

© Poem – I/II/MMXXII

 

Waiting

Waiting

By Lord R.e. Taylor

They met so long ago

Different types of people

They quickly fell in love

Marriage came within weeks

Sadly, their family never came

She died one night in her love’s arms

Their love was too strong

Neither death nor Heaven could hold her

She stays with her first love

Watching over him and keeping him safe

Waiting for him to join her

So, they can be happy once again

© Poem – I/I/MMXXI