The Beauty Of Embers

The Beauty Of Embers

by Lord R.e. Taylor

The fires died long ago

Ember keeps the night warm

But darkness surrounds it

Allow the song of nature to play

And the lights of a billion stars to shine

Even with all of that happening all around

The soft glow of the fading embers shines

Letting the world know that flames are not the only beauty

The lack of a living flame may be as beautiful

Maybe even more so on a warm summer evening

When the stars, the sounds, and the darkness

They all combine with the soft red glow

And together they make a perfect scenery

© Poem XXV/I/MMXXVI

LRET

 

Minnesota

Minnesota

By Lord R.e. Taylor

He is watching you, Minnesota

All the theft and murder you allow

Crimes committed by those who do not belong

Your governor supports evil

Protecting it as it runs your streets

The lead retard gives them shelter

Hiding them from the righteous warriors

But the righteous will find them

You cannot hide from his vision

He is always watching you

But he is going to keep watching you

Waiting until you destroy yourselves

And he will watch the reckoning 

The one you’ve summoned for yourselves

© Poem – XXI/I/MMXXVI

LRET

 

Baby, Please Stay Safe

Baby, Please Stay Safe

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Little one, do not look around

Stay in your mother’s embrace

Even though your world is gone

Destroyed all around you

She will keep you healthy and safe

It is her job to allow you to grow up

And wander the world all alone

When the time comes, remember her

And how tightly she held you

You should do the same for your children

And she is sure that you will

After all...you learned from your mother

The best teacher you could ever have

© Poem – XVIII/I/MMXXVI

LRET

 

The Train Station

The Train Station

by Lord R.e. Taylor

He was just a child

He would watch the trains

Every night at the same time

It was never more than ten minutes late

That was how he learned to tell time 

They became his life

Then the day came when the trains stopped

It had been so many years

No one knew it was going to happen

But one day it was gone

Now he is an old man

That train stop is still making a few memories

But he does have one wish

When he dies, please let him die on that lonely bench

That way, it will be his first step to heaven

© Poem – XIV/I/MMXXVI

LRET

 

Your Treasured Rain

Your Treasured Rain

by Lord R.e. Taylor

You have been sitting for so long

The rain hits your bare skin

Your eyes closed, so you treasure the feeling

You are not paying attention to anything else

So, you just sit and enjoy the special rain

Until a boat must rescue you from the flood

© Poem – XIII/I/MMXXVI

LRET

 

Chances

Chances

by Lord R.e. Taylor

The air seems too quiet 

Almost as if nothing else ever existed

But even the smallest pebble can make a change

It might be a change we all would want

Or a change that would destroy everything 

Sadly, we do not get to make a choice

The pebble and the water make the choice for us

All we can do is watch and see how it turns out

And hope we will be able to be happy again

But that is all up to chance and the mood of a stone

© Poem – IX/I/MMXXVI

LRET

 

Will It Ever Stop

 Will It Ever Stop

by Lord R.e. Taylor

So many people all together

Not an angry word can be heard

Everyone is getting along fine

But there are a few

They hate some group of innocent people 

Feeling that they are right

They start screaming and fighting

Attacking anybody whom they consider lesser life

It could be race or religion

Maybe where they were born

Something just makes them worse than us

Makes their lives totally worthless

Most people do not hate

But it only takes a few assholes

Armed with guns and bombs

And too many are victims

Wounded and murdered in just mere moments

Massacre added to the list

And more families in grief

All because of unnecessary bigotry and hate

And we cannot say stop

© Poem – X/I/MMXXVI

LRET