A Sad Life

A Sad Life

How sad it must be

When a life is nothing

Except a train ride through time

With no stops

And only fleeting views of the world

No chance to stop and look

No way to meet anyone new

No chance to learn anything

No way to have any experiences

How sad it must be

To have a life but still not live

The Weeping Angel Of The Forest

The Weeping Angel Of The Forest

She was placed there so long ago

Her job was to protect an ancient forest

But man came in and saw the beauty of the land

The forest was not something they wanted

So, they came in with saws and axes

Cutting down the trees by the hundreds

And when they finished only a very few were left

The angel still watches over her charges

But now her eyes are full of bitter tears

Instead of the life and hope they once held

She will remain in the forest she loves

Surrounded by the children she has protected

Always showing the mourning she feels

She has been given a name which truly fits her

She is The Weeping Angel Of The Forest

And her remaining children are safe as long as she lives

The Right Moment

The Right Moment

It has been a long time

The feelings I have had

Wanting to live

Yet wanting to see it end

There are so many places

Where the choice is so easy

Swim out beyond the waves

And let the cool water envelope me

Or make a salad with sweet hemlock flowers

So easy to do

Especially when there is no one around

No one to tell you to stop

Bit there is always a doubt

A question if this would be a good time

Or if another would be better

So, I wait and dream

Waiting for when my heart says it is right

If it ever does

Eternal Desire

Eternal Desire

For so many eternities

I have been searching for you

Looking for the feel of your cold touch

The scent of your black blood

As it flows through your veins

A few times I have seen you

But a blink of my eyes and you were gone

Just a misty dream which can never be caught

Or the darkest nightmare I shouldn't try to

Either way, I know what my heart commands

And I will hunt for you until my final moment

Dreaming of the second we will be one

And I will cease to exist

The Brown, Brown Grass Of Home

The Brown, Brown Grass Of Home

By R.e. Taylor

As long as she remembered

Home was filled with green grass

And so many flowers they could not be counted

Those memories stuck with her

Through her many years away

But the sun began shining more

The clouds never came over the hills

And the flowers never bloomed

Now, she comes home to a new world

Where her treasured plants don’t exist

So she writes her feelings, her loss in a poem

She titles it “The Brown, Brown Grass Of Home”

And she signs it with a tear and a sigh

Over her world which is no more

A Proud Aborigine

A Proud Aborigine

He wasn’t very old

Not a child but not yet a man

He lived a good life

But he was doing something wrong

His Mum was black, and his Dad was white

A crime in the eyes of way too many

So, the Government took him away

He was given away to an unknown family

Rich and white

The best Australia has to offer

He was taught how to be white

And taught to forget being black

His culture was lost

The Dreamworld was lost

The language was lost

Still he lived and grew into manhood

Learning his heritage as he grew

And one day he will return

No longer carrying a European name

He once again will become a proud Aborigine

Magic Of The Lake

Magic Of The Lake

He called off work on a Friday morning

Left his family behind

And he just walked off into the forest

So many miles he walked

Beyond the dirt roads and trails

In a world of total solitude

In that world he found what he seeked

A lonely wooden dock

Not touched by anyone in many years

Slowly he walked onto its crumbling timbers

Checking each one to make sure it was safe

At the end he looked into the coolness of the water

Thought about his life and everything in it

How easy it would be to just sink away

But, he remembered his little girl’s smile

So, he just sat and dangled his feet over the side

And, in that moment all his stress and sadness faded

The magic of the lake worked

Because of it he lived happily ever after

That One Moment

That One Moment

Moment by moment

Day by day

Year by year

Time passes

We are not able to stop it

Or even slow its passing

So we grumble and complain

Asking where did the time go

But we look back

Seeing moments long gone

Most times in fondness

As long as we know that one moment is there

The one we cannot live without

We do not mind the flow

We cannot live without it

Even if it is just for the single moment

Summer Will Return

Summer Will Return

Summer is nearly gone

Only a few days left

And the Sun will pass the equator

Pools will empty

And parkas will come out

Replacing the swimsuits

While the days continue to shorten

Memories will remain

Of the Summer just pass

But remember

Always remember Summer will return

A Lost Girl

A Lost Girl

She spent her life

Hiding in the shadows

She never knew who she was

She was only someone’s daughter

She knew so many things

Could do so much

But, no one encouraged her

So, she faded away

Locking away the person she was

No one ever saw that beautiful girl

No one knew what she had to offer

And the talents that were lost

After so many years she died alone

That was a sad moment for the world

But no one ever cried

Fly My Children

Fly My Children

My children

I have loved you for so long

From the moment I first saw you

You changed and grew

Became more beautiful every day

Spreading your wings

The time finally came

And you were free to live your lives

So, fly away into your future

And become who you were meant to be

Password To My Heart

Password To My Heart

I have kept to myself

My heart locked away

Avoiding any pain

I was happy with that

Then I met you

With your perfect smile

And your haunting heart

You saw right into me

The locks I set up

Designed to keep you away

But you looked

Saw my deepest secret

And, without a single word

You guessed my heart’s password

And you opened the locks

One by one they all fell away

At that moment you entered my soul

And I fall in love you