He’s Asleep

He’s Asleep

It doesn’t matter if the sun is up

He’s asleep

Let the air heat up as far as it will go

He’s asleep

Or let the Arctic send down its cold

He’s asleep

Let a burglar break into the house

He’s asleep

Or let a fire start in the bedroom

He’s asleep

But, open a bag of potato chips

He’s awake and running around the house

You got to love that dog of yours

Because God knows he loves you

When Are You Needed

When Are You Needed

I do not know you

But I have imagined you

Sometimes as a warrior

Fighting dragons and trolls

Saving those who needed saving

And never asking anything in return

All you were doing was making a life

In a story hundreds of years old

Or are you from today

A woman who fights wrongs

Stands up for others in need

And not needing a name to remember

As long as someone somewhere gets helped

Maybe you are from a future time

Where you will help the planet

Or a country which needs you

Or maybe just a baby who was left to die

Either way in any time you are needed

The Magic Of A Child’s Smile

The Magic Of A Child’s Smile

By R.e. Taylor

You love to see a child's smile

It is a very precious thing

Something you’ll remember

And it Only takes a few minutes

All it takes is a mommy or daddy

To tell the child a story

Play a game of peek-a-boo

Or maybe a raspberry on their tummy

But most of all it takes the love we have

A kiss or a hug or just an “I love you"

Well, that could be just the thing for a smile

But if you really cannot do that

If you cannot give the love they need

Do not harm them or take their life

It was never their fault they came to you

Let someone else raise them

Let someone else tell them a story

Or play peek-a-boo or give raspberries

Please, just give the child a chance to smile

And a chance to hear, “I love you"

The Edge

The Edge

She will go to the edge

It is a place she knows well

She never looks up

She never looks down

She knows there is no Heaven

And there is no Hell

That is how she believes

So, she stands there and just looks

Knowing there is no reward

And knowing there is no punishment

She does what she wants

But she enjoys the view from the edge

You will see her looking again

Because that is what she enjoys

And that is good for her

I Just Don’t Care

I Just Don’t Care

I used to care

Everything mattered to me

There was a lot that bothered me

Maybe that was just silly

Or maybe it was the demon of youth

A demon I killed off years ago

Now, in the years since then

I realized some things I didn’t know

There is nothing to be bothered by

Nothing really matters

And everything will just pass by

So, now I can say I really don’t care

And I can mean it

One Chance

One Chance

He spent years looking for love

Going to places he would never go

Meeting so many that he didn't love

So many he could never love

Finally, he saw a name which interested him

An older woman with a heart of gold

He knew he could never resist her

He tried and tried again to just say hello

But even though his heart wanted to

His mind would not allow it

He knew that she was too good for him

So, he just looked at her name

Wondering the whole time if he was right

He saw her and all of her beauty

She was truly a creature created in Heaven

So, he just walked away, never looking back

Later he died all alone

He never knew that she was thinking of him

Staring at his name hour after hour

All it would have taken was just one word

If either of them would have just said hello

They both would have found the love they wanted

But, as with so many “would have" controlled them

So, they both died alone

So, if you find a “would have” moment

Go for it and don’t look back

That way the best will happen from just one choice

It Didn’t Take Long

It Didn’t Take Long

It didn’t take too long

Only a couple hundred years

Long enough for the world to change

The world’s forests and fields

Once fed the entire world

Gave air for everyone to breathe

And just beauty for all to admire

But overnight man’s course changed

Factories replaced the forests and fields

People scampered into cities

Leaving the food in the farms to decay

The animals no longer have a place to live

And the trees can no longer give us air

But even now, after two hundred years

Factories have begun dying themselves

Rusting and decaying as they sit ignored

Their land is returning to the forest

So the world is being restored

Love Is An Orchid

Love Is An Orchid

The beauty of a rare orchid

Something taking years to be created

And if you are lucky enough to see it

It will last you for as long as you live

But, within moments the beauty can die

Oft times as it stands before you

Unfortunately, love is much like and orchid

Beautiful and it truly takes years to find

It can last you for as long as you live

Or only last a few mere moments

Dying so fast you never see it coming

Love like an orchid is meant to be treasures

Never to be ignored or forgotten

I Wish I Knew You

I Wish I Knew You

I can feel you

Watching me

Staring at me

From your hiding place

I do not know you

And you do not know me

But there is an energy

Coming from your soul

And shining from your eyes

Someday I am sure we will meet

And my heart will fill with energy

When that second happens

I will love you for forever and a day

That I can promise you

Art In Heaven

Art In Heaven

I have been alive for three score and two

I’ve seen so many beautiful things

And places which could only be paradise

But there is a beauty which comes to you

All you have to do is look into Heaven

Taking time to watch the artwork passing by

Look and see things that you want to see

Misty gifts from Mother Nature or God

Whomever you wish to thank

Remember that they do it just for you

And you never even had to ask

Lavender Paradise

Lavender Paradise

Leave the city behind

Take time and get away

There are places around

Ones where people dream of

A soft blanket of violet

Blowing in [rt1] summer breezes

Walk out into the open

Away from all buildings

Turn your back on distant trees

Then just lie down and look at Heaven

Let the soothing scents surround you

Close your eyes and just let go

Enter a paradise you never expected

If you do, if you can

You will never be the same again

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A Starving Mother

A Starving Mother

I do not like having to beg

The world around me

It forces me to do what I must

If I can find a crust of bread

Or maybe some leftover milk

I think I have my best day

Am I proud of begging on the streets

Honestly, yes, I am

If my child can eat just a small bit

I am proud even if I never eat

My child will live another day

What more could I want

Tell Extinction No More

Tell Extinction No More

The world is big enough for everyone

Both Human Beings and Animals

We should be able to live together

But extinction reaches out its finger

Watching what Humans do to the world

All it takes is even the smallest mistake

And extinction reaches down to Earth

Touching one member of a species

And too soon every one of them is gone

Gone but hopefully not forgotten

And Humans will find a way to tell extinction

We will not accept you taking any more creatures

And after all time we will live together

Emphasis on the word LIVE

The Ugly Dog

The Ugly Dog

I know I am not beautiful

You cannot even call me pretty

I guess I may be downright ugly

But I know one thing you may not

Under my Anne Burrell haircut

I have a heart bigger than the universe

I will sit on your lap when you get home

I will give you more kisses than you want

And I will even sleep right next to you

So, just look into my eyes and see me

I will be a great member of your family

Please just take me home with you

And give me one chance

Dryades

Dryades

 

I have seen you when you never saw me

Just slight glimpses from the corner of my eye

Of you running through the forest

Or standing on the shore of the lake

But I never knew if I was seeing you

Or if my mind was just creating a dream

I knew that I could never talk to you

Really, I would not know what to say

What I would like to tell you

It is so far out of my place

After all how do you speak to a goddess

A Rock In The Void

A Rock In The Void

When the times comes

And Earth takes its final breath

I do not want to be among the first

I want to watch as the heavens descend

And the air fills with fire and smoke

Everyone will pray to a god

The one who left us long ago

The one who sent the fire upon us

All of the prayer will rise into the sky

And float off into a cold uncaring universe

Never will they be answered or even heard

All of us will die as He watches

Every person, animal and insect gone

The earth will be a dead rock

Devoid of everything that made it unique

Just a speck of rock in an endless void

Nothing more…nothing less

Believe In You

Believe In You

From the first step you took

You began to move to the music

Even then you knew

You were going to be a dancer

Years and years, you studied

Learning moves and motions

Some easy and some hard

But you never gave up

You never listed to anyone

The ones who said you couldn’t do it

That it was all just a waste of your life

Now you dance every night

With a thousand people watching only you

You learned what most people never will

Do not listen when you are told you can’t

Know in your heart that, no matter what

You can and will do anything

As long as you try and you believe in you