ANZACS

ANZACS

by Lord R.e. Taylor

They were never asked

All they saw was that their country needed help

Trained for weeks and shipped off

No one knew what would happen

But everyone knew what could happen

Thousands of young men fought

Many died a death never dreamed of

After years of fighting and death

Most came home as heroes

Others are buried in the land they defended

They are all truly remembered one day a year

We make sure that Anzac Day will never be changed

And that we will never forget

© Poem – XXV/IV/MMXXVI

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Fire In My Mind

Fire In My Mind

by Lord R.e. Taylor

There is a fire always burning

It has very little heat

And even less smoke

Yet it destroys my thoughts

Tears them to pieces right before me

I pray to God to extinguish the flames

Maybe allow my mind to work as it should

I am not asking to have it back forever

Just an hour or even just a moment

Long enough for me to have a single thought

Long enough for me to remember you

And some of the love I had for you

That would be all I would ever need

And all I would ever want

Is that too much to ask for

I do not think so

© Poem – XIII/IV/MMXXVI

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Her Unique Place

Her Unique Place

by Lord R.e. Taylor

I do have to admire you

You can be so relaxed

Not a thing will bother you

It is as if nothing exists around you

Your entire world is the warm sun

The sound of the birds in the trees

And the cool breeze caressing your face

Somehow, you have found what we all want

A unique place in reality

A minute away from everything

And your very own one-of-a-kind happiness

Please do not let the universe take it away

You may never get it back

That would destroy your very soul

© Poem – XVI/IV/MMXXVI

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The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Pathways thousands of years old

Walked by so many people

Shaded by a tropical canopy 

With wildlife watching from everywhere

Legends are spoken of sparsely 

Some are better left to the vault of the ages

Yet everyone knows they are safe 

Blessed by idols created when the world was young

Three massive towers of stone

Eternally guarding the valley

The Three Sisters watch for you

They will always protect you

That is their promise and their purpose

© Poem – XIII/IV/MMXXVI

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That Lonely House

That Lonely House

by Lord R.e. Taylor

That old house

Tattered and shredded

She may have been abandoned 

So many years ago

She has been left to decay

By people who just didn't care

I found her on a long ride

Sitting there, I could hear it crying

It never asked to be built

Now, all it wants is someone to drive up

Maybe walk on her porch

Or look in the dirty windows

I knew at that moment she was to be mine

Now, she is the one place on the whole planet

The one place my heart can be at peace

Just relaxing in the most beautiful place ever

© Poem – VIII/IV/MMXXVI

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One Country, One Saviour

One Country, One Saviour

By Lord R.e. Taylor

The world is falling apart.

Allied leaders stand back,

Calling it someone else’s problem.

History remembers when that happened last—

When Germany and Japan advanced unchecked.

Europe might speak German today.

Australia might speak Japanese.

But one nation intervened,

Turning the tide without complaint.

Now those same nations turn away again.

Next time, that nation may not answer.

And only in its absence

Will they understand what they lost.

© Poem – VI/IV/MMXXVI

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My Love For You

My Love For You

by Lord R.e. Taylor

All it takes is a small flame

It could be nothing more than a spark

Just enough light to see each other

To see the beauty in your eyes

To feel the soft beat of your heart

And dream of hearing your voice

That small flame is so much more to me

It opens the gateway to my Heaven

And allows my love for you to grow

© Poem – XXVII/III/MMXXVI

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