It Ain’t Happening

It Ain’t Happening

by Lord R.e. Taylor

So many voices

From all over the world

Warnings repeated

But the authorities ignored them

Ignored the terrorists coming in from other lands

Ignored the man and his son

And the four guns they had

They also ignored the explosives

Luckily, they were not used

Fifteen people died that day

Thirty-eight people were wounded

The shooters even killed a ten-year-old girl

All because the authorities didn’t care

The time has come to change things

Make people pay attention

And do something to keep people safe

Because it sure ain’t happening now

© Poem – XX/XII/MMXXV

LRET

Dedicated to the souls lost and those wounded

at Bondi Beach.

 

The King’s Exit

The King’s Exit

by Lord R.e. Taylor

A doorway exiting the castle

Ancient, when the land was still young

You can imagine the king

Stepping from his only sanctuary

Leaving his world and all his people

To whatever fate has planned

He does not look back

His kingdom was great at one time

Now it is no more 

Both it and its people

Destroyed and left to rot with time

While he lives in paradise

© Poem – XIX/XII/MMXXV

LRET

 

Magical Bees Of Oz

Magical Bees Of Oz

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Some say they are real,  

Others say imagination.  

No one has ever seen one—  

Yet they are bees, after all,  

Drifting through the garden,  

Touching every bloom they find.  

Still the legends echo, year by year:  

The rare blue bees of Oz.  

Magical, beautiful,  

A secret part of nature.  

Fake or not, they deserve our wonder—  

For they are so impossibly cute.

© Poem – XVII/XII/MMXXV

LRET

 

The Endless Valley

The Endless Valley

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Walk down the endless valley

No roads or pathways there

Not even the faintest animal trail

Trees so thick that there is no forward or back 

No right or left that you can see

The sky will be non-existent 

No sunlight could ever get through

Eternal night is your blessing and curse

Someday, you may find the end of the valley 

But you know that you cannot celebrate 

You still have to find your way back 

© Poem – XIV/XII.MMXXV

LRET

 

Tears From The Future

Tears From The Future

by Lord R.e. Taylor

You came from the future

We know you have seen everything

The good things that we have done

And all of the bad things too

You are not here to warn us

Not that we would ever listen to you

So you just watch us and cry

But believe me we have cried just as much

We know all that we have lost

Let’s hope that you learn from us

And the next generation will not cry for you

© Poem – XV/XII/MMXXV

LRET

 

Love Lost To The Moon

Love Lost To The Moon

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Once each month, he stands in the light—

The silver cast of the full moon.

He lifts his gaze to its eyes,

And prays, and weeps, yet does not move

From that sacred place, he knows.

He remembers only one truth:

On a night just like tonight,

He kissed the first love of his life,

Promising forever.

But that was the night she left him,

Her last breath dissolves into light.

Now he prays to join her there,

In the moon’s eternal glow.

And every night he pleads,

But the moon only lets him wait—

As he has waited,

For fifty long years

© Poem – XIII/XII/MMXXV

LRET

 

The Natural Garden

The Natural Garden

by Lord R.e. Taylor

In the beginning, God created a garden

A place where all life began

Ever since that day a long time ago

People have created gardens

Working hours or even their lifetime

Just to make everything look perfect

Flowers, trees, and beautiful statues

Everything their hearts want to have

Still, sometimes the most beautiful is not quite right

Forests located far away from people

Where only nature and God make the design

May those gardens last forever

We cannot afford to lose their natural beauty

© Poem – XII/XII/MMXXV

LRET