My Palace

My Palace

by Lord R.e. Taylor

My palace

A place for just me

A nice soft bed

With fluffy pillows

No lights or windows

Just a single candle

Burning faintly on my nightstand

Barely enough light to reach the walls

Still, I lay alone in my bed

Looking at the flickering flame

Watching the candle become nothing

I mourn for the loss

But, I also mourn for me

My heart feels a deep emptiness

Knowing that I am losing my one friend

And knowing that it can never return

© Poem – I/VI/MMXXVI

LRET

 

Never To Say Goodbye

Never To Say Goodbye

by Lord R.e. Taylor

The call came in the evening

So many friends were around

My family all left

Heading for the hospital

Left alone I knew something

But there was no way to be sure

In that time she took her last breath

Her heartbeat softened and ended

Then my mom was gone

And I never got to say goodbye

© Poem – XXX/V/MMXXVI

LRET

 

Opal

Opal

by Lord R.e. Taylor

I look at that flower

Just outside my door

A beautiful bluish rose

Seeing it makes me remember

The first time I saw your eyes

As blue as the most perfect opal

The first words we ever said

And the look when I first kissed you

I remember all of that and so much more

Everything that makes you who you are

A proud, independent woman

One the world should be proud to have

And the woman I am honoured to love

© Poem – XXX/V/MMXXVI

LRET

 

An Uneasy Morning

An Uneasy Morning

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Usually morning is a symphony

Leaves rustling in the breeze

Kids on their way to school

And millions of birds

Every species all together

Owning every tree you can see

But there is a scary side to mornings

Those rare mornings with no breeze

No kids laughing and playing outside

And the trees dead silent with no birds

Even your heartbeat and breathing are silent

It is then when if feel like world ended

Or maybe you have left that world behind

But if you have patience the world will return

The breeze will blow, the kids will play

And the birds will once again wake you up

Then your life will be normal

And you WILL be happy

© Poem – XXVI/V/MMXXVI

LRET

 

She Came From The Fog

She Came From The Fog

by Lord R.e. Taylor

She stepped out of the fog

I never heard her coming

Turning around, she was there

She walked to me as if she knew me

Touching my shoulder, she smiled

Then she said something I didn't expect

She told me that my life was perfect

It was full of love and creativity 

She added that the Fates were watching

Setting everything in motion

Pushing me forever forward

Then she stepped back into the fog

Entering without a sound

Yes, she was gone

But knowing her for even a moment

That made my life so much better

I thank the gods for that little horned girl

© Poem – XXVI/V/MMXXVI

LRET

 

When the Mind Wanders

When the Mind Wanders

By Lord R.e. Taylor

He never knows when it will happen

Maybe when he is in bed, barely sleeping

Sitting in his office, while he works

Or even if he is doing nothing at all

His mind starts to wander 

Not to unknown fantasies

Rather, to memories he did not seek

Scenes lost to years past

Still, he remembers each of them

And he looks back on them in amazement

Because he knows they are a part of him

Parts he will always treasure 

© Poem – XXII/V/MMXXVI

LRET

 

Jimmy Didn’t Understand

Jimmy Didn’t Understand

by Lord R.e. Taylor

The child was about three years old

Not even old enough for school\

But he knew his Mommy and Daddy were good people

They would never, ever harm him

But one day he found a new “toy”

Daddy must have been playing with it

Sadly, that day he forgot to put it away

Little Jimmy knew how to play with it

He had seen Daddy playing with it before

He knew just how to hold  like Daddy did

Daddy wasn’t home but Mommy was

Jimmy was holding his new toy

Mommy let out a scream

The toy exploded with a loud crack

And Mommy fell to the floor

Jimmy tried to wake her but she was going

She looked at him and said, “I love you”

He really had no idea what he had done

He just knew that Mommy was sleeping

Jimmy was sad as she “slept”

He couldn’t understand that she would never wake up again

Hopefully Daddy will still love him when he gets home

After all, it was not little Jimmy’s fault

© Poem – XXI/V/MMXXVI

LRET